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Wartime Social Survey
RG 23/6 - Foundation Garments: A Survey of Eight Occupation Groups for the Board of Trade, December 1941
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Introduction
Distribution of the Main Types of Supporting Garments
Garments worn at time of interview - Housewives
Garments worn at time of interview - Light Engineering
Garments worn at time of interview - Textile workers
Garments worn at time of interview - Shop Assistants
Garments worn at time of interview - Clerical Workers
Garments worn at time of interview - Other Factory Workers
Garments worn at time of interview - Transport Workers
Garments worn at time of interview - Agricultural Workers
Brassieres
Corsets and Belts worn during interview
Corset worn at time of interview - Analysis by number of children
Corset worn at time of interview - Analysis by age
Prices
Supply Difficulties.
The effect of difficulties in supply - Analysis by occupation groups
Supply Difficulties analysed by type of garment worn at interview.
Buying Habits, June, 1941 - June, 1942
Changes of habit arising out of occupation or recent developments
Changes in Stocking Wearing
Housewives - Social Analysis
Regional Differences in Foundation Garments
Regional Differences in Wearing of Trousers
Regional Difference in Personal Habits relating to Foundation Garments.
Appendix I
Appendix 2
Appendix 3
Instructions to Interviewers
9.
Transport Workers 118 Interviews
Garments worn at time of interview.
No.
%
Suspender Belt
Boned
6
5.1
Unboned
21
17.8
Pull-on Elastic Belt
Boned
8
6.8
Unboned
24
20.4
Rubber Corset
Boned
2
1.7
Unboned
1
0.8
Other types of Corset
Boned
42
35.7
Unboned
3
2.5
Corselette
Boned
5
4.2
Unboned
3
2.5
Expectant Mother’s Corset
1
1.0
Surgical Corset
-
-
No Corset or Belt
2
1.7
% Possessing Garments
98.3
TOTAL
118
One Other
Two Others
Three or more others.
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
Suspender Belt
Boned
1
0.9
-
-
-
-
Unboned
10
8.5
7
-
1
-
Pull-on Elastic Belt
Boned
5
4.2
1
-
1
-
Unboned
9
7.6
4
-
2
-
Rubber Corset
Boned
-
-
-
-
-
-
Unboned
-
-
-
-
1
-
Other types of Corset
Boned
15
12.7
4
-
-
-
Unboned
1
0.8
-
-
-
-
Corselette
Boned
2
1.7
-
-
-
-
Unboned
4
.34
1
-
-
-
Expectant Mother’s Corset
-
-
-
-
-
-
Surgical Corset
-
-
-
-
-
-
No Corset or Belt
71
60.1
101
85.6
112
94.9
% Possessing Garments
39.9
14.4
5.1
TOTAL
118
118
118
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Introduction
Distribution of the Main Types of Supporting Garments
Garments worn at time of interview - Housewives
Garments worn at time of interview - Light Engineering
Garments worn at time of interview - Textile workers
Garments worn at time of interview - Shop Assistants
Garments worn at time of interview - Clerical Workers
Garments worn at time of interview - Other Factory Workers
Garments worn at time of interview - Transport Workers
Garments worn at time of interview - Agricultural Workers
Brassieres
Corsets and Belts worn during interview
Corset worn at time of interview - Analysis by number of children
Corset worn at time of interview - Analysis by age
Prices
Supply Difficulties.
The effect of difficulties in supply - Analysis by occupation groups
Supply Difficulties analysed by type of garment worn at interview.
Buying Habits, June, 1941 - June, 1942
Changes of habit arising out of occupation or recent developments
Changes in Stocking Wearing
Housewives - Social Analysis
Regional Differences in Foundation Garments
Regional Differences in Wearing of Trousers
Regional Difference in Personal Habits relating to Foundation Garments.
Appendix I
Appendix 2
Appendix 3
Instructions to Interviewers
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