It was thought that possible shortages in stockings might affect habits in supporting garments. All women interviewed were therefore asked:
“Do you wear stockings as much as you used to?”
Occupation
Yes
%
No
%
Total
Housewives
793
78.3
219
21.6
1012
Light Engineering
753
79.6
193
20.4
946
Textiles
877
86.6
136
13.4
1013
Clerical
867
78.5
237
21.5
1104
Shop Assistants
394
87.7
55
12.3
449
Other Factories
308
81.0
72
19.0
380
Transport
111
94.1
7
5.9
118
Agriculture
19
22.1
67
77.9
86
Total
4122
80.9
986
19.3
5108
All subjects answering No to this question were asked: “Do you wear corsets or belts when not wearing stockings?”
Occupation
Yes
%
No
%
Total
Housewives
102
57.9
74
42.1
176
Light Engineering
81
44.0
103
56.0
184
Textiles
67
61.5
42
38.5
109
+
9
Clerical
92
42.3
126
57.7
218
+
7
Shop Assistants
22
44.9
27
55.1
218
+
14
Other Factories
43
67.2
21
32.8
64
+
12
Transport
3
-
5
-
8
Agriculture
16
24.3
50
75.7
66
Total
426
49.7
448
50.3
874
It will be seen that in the first table significant differences appear as between textiles and shop assistants and the other occupation groups. Differences in the second table are subject in several cases to a wide margin of possible error. Regional analyses of these figures are given in the section on regional differences.
32.
Stocking Habit in Different Age Groups
“Do you wear Stockings as much as you used to”?
Age
Yes
No
Total
40 and over
1,139
90.5
119
9.5
1,258
30 - 39
1,247
84.4
230
15.6
1,477
20 - 29
1,358
75.5
440
24.5
1,798
Under 20
380
65.5
200
34.5
580
TOTAL
4,124
989
5,113
All Subjects answering ‘NO’ to this question were asked “Do you wear corsets or belts when not wearing Stockings?”
