HOUSEWIVES’ STATEMENTS OF THEIR PREFERENCE FOR BUYING CARPETS OUTRIGHT OR ON THE HIRE PURCHASE SYSTEM
The 557 housewives in need of room-carpet(s) and the 410 housewives in need of stair-carpet(s) were asked whether they would want to buy them outright or on the hire-purchase system.
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Room-Carpets
The answers with regard to room-carpets are given as Table 35, both in Total and as analysed by economic group.
Table 35
Economic group
SUMMARY
Up to £3
Over £3-£4
Over £4-£5.10
No.
%
No.
%
No.
£
No.
£
Hire purchase
159
29
24
28
50
27
84
29
Outright
358
59
43
51
107
59
177
62
Don’t know
40
7
5
6
14
8
19
7
No answer
30
5
13
15
10
6
6
2
All who need room-carpet(s)
557
100
85
100
181
100
286
100
It will be noticed that the percentage who say they intend to use hire-purchase is constant throughout the income-groups.
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Stair-carpets
The answers with regard to stair-carpets are given similarly as table 36