A History of the Ministry of Information, 1939-46

37.

Regional Difference in Personal Habits relating to Foundation Garments.

(A) “Do you mend your own Corsets or Belts”?

Yes No Total
South 1,679 86.7 256 13.3 1,935
Midland 1,963 86.5 306 13.5 2,269
North 744 84.2 140 15.8 884
Total 4,386 702 5,088

It will be seen that no considerable differences emerge.

(B) “Do you wash your own Corsets or Belts”?

Included in the ‘Yes’ answers to this question are those subjects who said that garments were washed by Laundries. The ‘No’ answers will then, for the greater part, be made up of those NOT having corsets or belts washed.

Yes No Total
South 1,768 91.5 164 8.5 1,932
Midland 2,003 88.2 267 11.8 2,270
North 787 89.0 97 11.0 884
TOTAL 4,558 528 5,086

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