A History of the Ministry of Information, 1939-46

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CONTENTS

RG/23/5

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  • Introduction and Summary i

  • Diagram of main findings of the Survey iii

  • Section i. Report on Potential Interviews

    • Questionnaire 1

    • Proportion of total contacts who had registered 3

    • Willingness to join Services, or do other War Work 4

    • Objections to War Work, or to joining a Service 6

    • Choice of Service, or other War Work 7

    • Reasons for choice of War Work or Service 8

    • Objections to War Work (in factory or office) 9

    • Objections to Women’s uniformed Services 10

    • Objections suggested by other people 11

    • Choice of work companions 12

    • Attitude to Compulsion 14

    • Newspaper Readership 16

    • Favourite times of listening to Radio, Weekdays and Sunday 17

    • Recollection of relevant advertising 19

    • Adequacy of information about Services 21

  • Section 2. Report on Opinions of Relatives and Friends

    • Questionnaire 22

    • Proportion advising against joining Services 23

    • Objections to and appreciations of the Women’s Services 25

  • Section 3. Report on Interviews with A.T.S. Personnel

    • Questionnaire 28

    • Reasons for joining 30

    • What the A.T.S. like about the Service 32

    • What the A.T.S. do not like about the Service 33

    • Suggested improvements 36

    • Public Opinion according to the A.T.S 38

    • Proportion of A.T.S. wishing to leave 40

    • Reasons for leaving 41

    • Influence of advertising on A.T.S. personnel 42

    • The A.T.S. sample 44

  • Section 4. Report on Interviews with Labour Exchange Officials 45

    • Appendix

      • Allocation interviews 49

      • Instructions to Investigators 50

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