A History of the Ministry of Information, 1939-46

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13b.

Corset worn at time of interview

An analysis of the type of garment worn according to age of woman interviewed

40 and Over 30-39 20-29 Under 20 Total
Suspender Belt
Boned 24 1.9 61 4.0 114 7.0 33 5.6 232
Unboned 27 2.1 119 9.7 286 15.7 112 19.1 544
Pull-on Elastic Belt
Boned 33 2.6 57 3.7 90 4.9 23 3.9 203
Unboned 35 2.8 147 9.7 372 20.4 147 25.0 701
Rubber Corset
Boned 13 19 3 2 37
Unboned 10 9 6 2 27
Other types of Corset
Boned 941 74.1 856 56.9 684 37.7 173 29.5 2,654
Unboned 26 2.0 36 2.3 37 2.1 9 1.5 108
Corselette
Boned 103 8.1 130 8.6 92 5.0 39 6.6 364
Unboned 23 1.9 29 1.4 38 2.0 10 1.7 100
Expectant Mother’s Corset - - 3 .2 7 .4 - - 10
Surgical Corset 21 1.7 9 .5 3 .2 - - 33
No Corset or Belt 13 1.0 22 1.4 89 4.9 37 6.3 161
Total 1,269 24.5 1,497 28.9 1,821 35.2 587 11.3 5,174
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