A History of the Ministry of Information, 1939-46
Week of Inquiry | Neath | Llanelly | Morley | Batley | Total | |||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||||
No | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2nd Oct. - 8th Oct. | 3 | 6 | 50 | 10 | 50 | 7 | - | - | 133 | 6 |
9th Oct. - 15th Oct. | 61 | 11 | 64 | 13 | 56 | 8 | 35 | 11 | 216 | 11 |
16th Oct. -22nd Oct. | 27 | 5 | 27 | 5 | 69 | 10 | 43 | 14 | 166 | 8 |
23rd Oct. - 29th Oct. | 94 | 17 | 71 | 14 | 52 | 8 | 43 | 14 | 260 | 13 |
30th Oct. -5th Nov. | 49 | 9 | 36 | 7 | 34 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 131 | 6 |
6th Nov. - 12th Nov. | 99 | 17 | 60 | 12 | 110 | 16 | 25 | 8 | 294 | 14 |
13th Nov. - 19th Nov. | 88 | 15 | 65 | 13 | 74 | 11 | 35 | 11 | 262 | 13 |
20th Nov. -26th Nov. | 71 | 13 | 60 | 12 | 101 | 15 | 59 | 19 | 291 | 14 |
27th Nov.-3rd Dec. | 41 | 7 | 35 | 7 | 94 | 14 | 42 | 14 | 212 | 10 |
4th Dec.-10th Dec. | 1 | - | 30 | 6 | 45 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 89 | 4 |
11th Dec.-17th Dec. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
SAMPLE | 565 | 100 | 498 | 100 | 685 | 100 | 307 | 100 | 2055 | 100 |
Wage rate of main Wage earner | Neath | Llanelly | Morley | Batley | Total | |||||
No | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
Unclassified | 2 | - | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | - | 16 | 1 |
Under £2.10.0 | 64 | 11 | 53 | 10 | 133 | 19 | 76 | 25 | 326 | 16 |
£2.10.0-£3.12.0 | 134 | 24 | 103 | 21 | 152 | 22 | 73 | 24 | 462 | 22 |
£3.12.0-£5.0.0 | 276 | 49 | 278 | 56 | 298 | 44 | 131 | 43 | 983 | 48 |
£5.0.0-£10.0.0 | 81 | 14 | 55 | 11 | 79 | 12 | 26 | 8 | 241 | 12 |
Over £10.0.0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 2 | - | - | 27 | 1 |
SAMPLE | 565 | 100 | 498 | 100 | 685 | 100 | 307 | 100 | 2055 | 100 |
Housewife working | Neath | Llanelly | Morley | Batley | Total | |||||
No | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
Full time | 46 | 8 | 23 | 5 | 77 | 12 | 37 | 12 | 183 | 9 |
Part time | 27 | 5 | 22 | 4 | 55 | 8 | 27 | 9 | 131 | 6 |
Not at all | 477 | 84 | 441 | 89 | 538 | 78 | 235 | 76 | 1691 | 82 |
No answer | 15 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 50 | 2 |
SAMPLE | 565 | 100 | 498 | 100 | 685 | 100 | 307 | 100 | 2055 | 100 |
Age of Housewife | Neath | Llanelly | Morley | Batley | Total | |||||
No | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
Up to 24 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 53 | 2 |
25-34 | 115 | 20 | 82 | 17 | 108 | 16 | 51 | 17 | 356 | 18 |
35-49 | 213 | 38 | 214 | 43 | 216 | 31 | 90 | 29 | 733 | 36 |
50-64 | 155 | 27 | 149 | 30 | 212 | 31 | 102 | 33 | 618 | 30 |
65 and over | 55 | 10 | 26 | 5 | 115 | 17 | 44 | 14 | 240 | 11 |
Age unclassified | 8 | 2 | 21 | 4 | 18 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 55 | 3 |
SAMPLE | 565 | 100 | 498 | 100 | 685 | 100 | 307 | 100 | 2055 | 100 |
No. in household | Neath | Llanelly | Morley | Batley | Total | |||||
No | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
1 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 81 | 12 | 47 | 15 | 151 | 7 |
2 | 112 | 20 | 117 | 23 | 200 | 29 | 93 | 30 | 522 | 25 |
3 | 159 | 28 | 134 | 27 | 186 | 27 | 82 | 27 | 561 | 27 |
4 | 121 | 21 | 108 | 22 | 110 | 16 | 50 | 16 | 389 | 19 |
5 | 83 | 15 | 79 | 16 | 65 | 10 | 19 | 6 | 246 | 12 |
6 | 46 | 8 | 32 | 6 | 25 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 115 | 6 |
7 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 2 | - | - | 37 | 2 |
8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | - | 3 | 1 | 19 | 1 |
9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | 10 | 1 |
10 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | ||||
11 | 1 | - | 1 | - | ||||||
12 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | ||||||
SAMPLE | 565 | 100 | 498 | 100 | 685 | 100 | 307 | 100 | 2055 | 100 |
Vegetables grown | Neath | Llanelly | Morley | Batley | Total | |||||
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
Yes | 224 | 40 | 192 | 39 | 217 | 32 | 53 | 17 | 686 | 33 |
No | 285 | 50 283 | 57 464 | 68 | 249 | 81 | 1281 | 62 | ||
D.N.A. * | 50 | 9 | 17 | 3 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 71 | 3 |
N.A. ** | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 17 | 1 |
SAMPLE | 565 | 100 | 498 | 100 | 685 | 100 | 307 | 100 | 2055 | 100 |
Gardens/Allotments | Neath | Llanelly | Morley | Batley | Total | |||||
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
Allotment | 42 | 7 | 26 | 5 | 56 | 8 | 21 | 7 | 145 | 7 |
Garden | 150 | 27 | 148 | 30 | 145 | 21 | 25 | 8 | 468 | 23 |
Allotment and garden | 23 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 48 | 2 |
N.A. ** | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 1 |
Window boxes, pots, Greenhouse | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 5 | - |
TOWN | No. | % | ||||||||
Neath | 565 | 27 | ||||||||
Llanelly | 498 | 24 | ||||||||
Morley | 685 | 33 | ||||||||
Batley | 307 | 15 | ||||||||
SAMPLE | 2055 | 100 |