A History of the Ministry of Information, 1939-46

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Housewives 1021 Interviews

Garments worn at time of interview.

No. %
Suspender Belt Boned 32 3.1
Unboned 52 5.1
Pull-on Elastic Belt Boned 33 3.2
Unboned 72 7.0
Rubber Corset Boned 13 1.3
Unboned 7 0.7
Other types of Corset Boned 625 61.2
Unboned 34 3.3
Corselette Boned 75 7.3
Unboned 26 2.6
Expectant Mother’s Corset 9 0.9
Surgical Corset 16 1.6
No Corset or Belt 27 2.6
% possessing Garments 97.4
TOTAL 1,021 100%
One Other Two Others Three or more others.
No. % No. % No. %
Suspender Belt Boned 10 1.0 6 - - -
Unboned 44 4.3 9 - 2 -
Pull-on Elastic Belt Boned 19 1.9 4 - 2 -
Unboned 37 3.6 13 - 6 -
Rubber Corset Boned 7 0.7 1 - - -
Unboned 1 0.1 - - - -
Other types of Corset Boned 279 27.3 43 - 8 -
Unboned 18 1.8 2 - - -
Corselette Boned 42 4.1 8 - - -
Unboned 12 1.2 10 - - -
Expectant Mother’s Corset 3 0.3 - - 1 -
Surgical Corset 5 0.5 - - - -
No Corset or Belt 544 53.2 925 90.6 1,002 98.1
% possessing Garments 46.8 9.4 1.9
TOTAL 1,021 1,021 1,021
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