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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
8.
Other Factory Workers 386 Interviews
Garments worn at time of interview.
No.
%
Suspender Belt
Boned
19
4.9
Unboned
33
8.5
Pull-on Elastic Belt
Boned
9
2.3
Unboned
43
11.2
Rubber Corset
Boned
2
0.5
Unboned
2
0.5
Other types of Corset
Boned
215
55.7
Unboned
15
3.9
Corselette
Boned
29
7.5
Unboned
10
2.6
Expectant Mother’s Corset
-
-
Surgical Corset
-
-
No Corset or Belt
9
2.3
% possessing Garments
97.7
TOTAL
386
One Other
Two Others
Three or more others.
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
Suspender Belt
Boned
6
1.6
2
-
2
-
Unboned
10
2.6
3
-
3
-
Pull-on Elastic Belt
Boned
8
2.1
1
-
-
-
Unboned
20
5.2
3
-
1
-
Rubber Corset
Boned
1
0.3
-
-
1
-
Unboned
2
0.5
-
-
-
-
Other types of Corset
Boned
115
29.8
4
-
2
-
Unboned
7
1.8
-
-
-
-
Corselette
Boned
15
3.9
3
-
1
-
Unboned
7
1.8
-
-
1
-
Expectant Mother’s Corset
-
-
1
-
1
-
Surgical Corset
-
-
-
-
-
-
No Corset or Belt
195
50.5
369
95.6
374
96.9
% Possessing Garments
49.5
4.4
3.1
TOTAL
386
386
386
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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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