A History of the Ministry of Information, 1939-46
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Vegetables seldom or never used - by Income Group
Cabbage | Beans, R.F. | Cauliflower | Sprouts | Leeks | Carrots | Swedes, Turnips | Potatoes | SAMPLE | ||
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% | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |||
£5 and more | 3 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 40 | 16 | 26 | - | 637 |
Up to £5 | 4 | 35 | 45 | 15 | 7 | 58 | 21 | 29 | - | 1,939 |
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Vegetables seldom or never used - Urban working and not working and Rural
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Vegetables seldom or never used - by Region
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Do you use vegetables in made-up dishes last week?
Income Group
Yes | No | No answer | SAMPLE | |
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% | % | % | ||
£5 and more | 83 | 15 | 2 | 637 |
Up to £5 | 77 | 21 | 2 | 1,939 |
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Did you use vegetables in made-up dishes last week?
Urban working and not-working, and Rural
Yes | No | No answer | SAMPLE | |
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% | % | % | ||
Urban working | 74 | 24 | 2 | 401 |
Urban not working | 79 | 18 | 3 | 1,791 |
Rural | 79 | 20 | 1 | 384 |
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Did you use vegetables in made-up dishes last week?
Region
Yes | No | No answer | SAMPLE | |
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% | % | % | ||
Northern | 76 | 20 | 4 | 1,124 |
Midland and Eastern | 75 | 23 | 2 | 722 |
Southern | 85 | 14 | 1 | 730 |
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How do you prepare carrots?
Income Group
£5 or more | Up to £5 | |
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% | % | |
Peel them | 36 | 41 |
Scrape them | 60 | 56 |
Cook in skin | 3 | 2 |
Don’t know, or no answer | 1 | 1 |
ALL USERS | 536 | 1,524 |
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How do you prepare potatoes for boiling?
Income Group
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How do you prepare carrots?
Region
Northern | Midlands and East | Southern | |
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% | % | % | |
Peel them | 44 | 40 | 32 |
Scrape them | 53 | 56 | 65 |
Cook in skin | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Don’t know, or no answer | 1 | 2 | 1 |
ALL USERS | 951 | 505 | 604 |
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How do you prepare potatoes for boiling?
Region
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How do you prepare cabbages? - Urban, Working, and not working Rural
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How do you prepare cauliflowers? - Urban, Working, Rural
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How do you prepare cabbages? - Region
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How do you prepare cauliflowers? - Region
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Size of pieces cut? - Urban, Rural, Working
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Size of pieces cut? - Region
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Size of pieces cut - Income Group
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How do you cook the following vegetables? - Income Group
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How do you cook the following vegetables? - Region
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How much water do you put in the pan? - Income Group
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How much water do you put in the pan? - Region
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Do you put these vegetables in hot or cold water? - Income Group
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Do you put these vegetables in hot or cold water? - Rural, Urban, Working
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Do you put these vegetables in hot or cold water to boil? - Region
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Do you use a lid in boiling? - Income Group
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Do you use a lid in boiling? - Region
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How long does it take you to cook vegetables? - Income Group
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How long does it take you to cook vegetables? - Rural, Urban, Working
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How long does it take you to cook vegetables? – Region
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If vegetables cannot be served immediately, do you keep them warm or reheat them? - Income Group
£5 AND MORE | UP TO £5 | |||
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Keep warm | Reheat | Keep warm | Reheat | |
% | % | % | % | |
Yes | 20 | 20 | 22 | 25 |
SAMPLE | 637 | 637 | 1939 | 1939 |
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Do you cook vegetables for more than one meal at once? - Rural, Urban, Working
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Do you cook vegetables for more than one meal at once? - Region
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What do you do with your vegetable water? - Income Group
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What do you do with your vegetable water? - Rural, Urban, Working
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What do you do with the vegetable water? - Regions
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Do you use soda or bicarbonate when cooking green vegetables?
£5 AND MORE | UP TO £5 | |||
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Soda | Bicarbonate | Soda | Bicarbonate | |
% | % | % | % | |
Sometimes | 6 | 14 | 7 | 12 |
Regularly | 8 | 19 | 19 | 28 |
Never use | 86 | 67 | 74 | 60 |
SAMPLE | 637 | 637 | 1939 | 1939 |
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Do you use soda or bicarbonate when cooking green vegetables? Rural, Urban, Working
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