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18.
Supply Difficulties.
An attempt was made to assess difficulties encountered in buying supporting garments. The question was asked:
“Have you had any difficulty in getting any types of supporting garments in the last few months?”
No suggestions were offered and the replies are analysed below.
Difficulties in Securing Corsets and Belts
|
Occupation Groups
|
|
|
No difficulty
|
Have not tried lately
|
Prices too High
|
Type wanted not available
|
Coupon difficulty
|
Other Comments
|
Total
|
|
No.
|
%
|
No.
|
%
|
No.
|
%
|
No.
|
%
|
No.
|
%
|
No.
|
%
|
|
|
Housewives
|
319
|
31.4
|
470
|
46.0
|
37
|
3.6
|
126
|
12.3
|
57
|
5.6
|
12
|
1.2
|
1021
|
|
Light Engineering
|
361
|
37.2
|
295
|
30.5
|
18
|
1.9
|
213
|
22.0
|
61
|
6.3
|
21
|
2.2
|
969
|
|
Textiles
|
456
|
44.7
|
380
|
37.2
|
11
|
1.1
|
126
|
12.4
|
16
|
1.6
|
31
|
3.0
|
1,020
|
|
Clerical
|
396
|
35.4
|
425
|
38.0
|
26
|
2.3
|
210
|
18.8
|
44
|
4.0
|
17
|
1.6
|
1,118
|
|
Shop Assistants
|
180
|
39.9
|
161
|
35.7
|
8
|
1.8
|
70
|
15.5
|
25
|
5.5
|
7
|
1.6
|
451
|
|
Other Factories
|
144
|
37.3
|
124
|
32.1
|
5
|
1.3
|
93
|
24.1
|
14
|
3.6
|
6
|
1.6
|
386
|
|
Transport
|
37
|
31.4
|
48
|
40.6
|
-
|
-
|
16
|
13.6
|
16
|
13.6
|
1
|
0.8
|
118
|
|
Agriculture
|
27
|
31.4
|
44
|
51.2
|
-
|
-
|
8
|
9.3
|
5
|
5.8
|
2
|
2.3
|
86
|
|
TOTAL
|
1,920
|
37.2
|
1,947
|
37.9
|
85
|
1.7
|
862
|
16.7
|
238
|
4.6
|
97
|
1.9
|
5,169
|
19.
Difficulties in Securing Brassieres
|
Occupation Groups
|
|
|
No difficulty
|
Have not tried lately
|
Prices too High
|
Type wanted not available
|
Coupon difficulty
|
Other Comments
|
Q.not asked(Do not wear Brassiere)
|
Total
|
|
No.
|
%
|
No.
|
%
|
No.
|
%
|
No.
|
%
|
No.
|
%
|
No.
|
%
|
No.
|
%
|
|
|
Housewives
|
170
|
16.7
|
183
|
17.9
|
14
|
1.4
|
33
|
3.2
|
26
|
2.5
|
4
|
0.4
|
591
|
57.9
|
1,021
|
|
Light Engineering
|
292
|
30.2
|
162
|
16.7
|
7
|
0.7
|
68
|
7.0
|
36
|
3.7
|
-
|
-
|
404
|
41.7
|
969
|
|
Textiles
|
241
|
23.6
|
168
|
16.5
|
3
|
0.3
|
36
|
3.5
|
3
|
0.3
|
2
|
0.2
|
567
|
55.6
|
1,020
|
|
Clerical
|
268
|
24.0
|
262
|
23.4
|
8
|
0.7
|
98
|
8.8
|
18
|
1.6
|
9
|
0.8
|
455
|
40.7
|
1,118
|
|
Shop Assistants
|
113
|
25.0
|
90
|
20.0
|
-
|
-
|
33
|
7.3
|
16
|
3.5
|
1
|
0.2
|
198
|
44.0
|
451
|
|
Other Factories
|
92
|
23.8
|
63
|
16.3
|
-
|
-
|
19
|
4.9
|
4
|
1.1
|
-
|
-
|
208
|
53.9
|
386
|
|
Transport
|
22
|
18.6
|
32
|
27.1
|
-
|
-
|
6
|
5.1
|
12
|
10.7
|
-
|
-
|
46
|
39.0
|
118
|
|
Agriculture
|
26
|
30.3
|
36
|
41.8
|
-
|
-
|
7
|
8.1
|
6
|
7.0
|
-
|
-
|
11
|
12.8
|
86
|
|
TOTAL
|
1,224
|
23.7
|
996
|
19.3
|
32
|
0.6
|
300
|
5.8
|
121
|
2.3
|
16
|
0.3
|
2,480
|
48.0
|
5,169
|
