A History of the Ministry of Information, 1939-46
THE SOCIAL SURVEY
APPENDIX 2
N.S.80
The Questionnaires
RECRUITMENT TO THE CIVIL SERVICE I
To Clerks and Professional and Technical. Workers aged under 30.
(i) Clerical....1 Professional and Technical...2
(ii) Interviewer....
(iii)Town... Date....
(iV)Region 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
(V) Urban...Y Rural...X
| (vii) Examination | |
| Higher Certificate or Intermediate | 2 |
| School Cert. or Matric. | 3 |
| Neither | 4 |
| If Neither: Left school at Post S.C. form. Y S.C. from. Below. 0 | X |
| (xii) Economic Group (Wage rate of C.W.E.) | |
| Up to £3. | 1 |
| Over £3. - £4. | 2 |
| Over £4. - £5. 10. | 3 |
| Over £5. 10. - £10. | 4 |
| Over £10. | 5 |
(xiii) Occupation of C.W.E.
(xiv) Exact Occupation of Informant .........
(xv) Firm or Place of Work .........
(xvi) Previous Occupation (if any).........
TO ALL
1. How did you come to take your present job?
TO ALL
2. When you (or your parents) were choosing your career did you ever think of entering the Civil Service?
3. If YES in Question 2
Why did you not enter it?
| DO NOT PROMPT | Examination difficulty | 1 |
| Dislikes office work | 2 | |
| Knew little job about it | 3 | |
| Another job turned up. Could not wait | 4 | |
| Other reason(specify) | 5 | |
| N.A. | 0 |
4. If YES in Question 2
Was there any difficulty about the Exam.?
DO NOT PROMPT.
| Had to wait to take it | 1 |
| Didn’t think would pass high enough | 2 |
| Wanted more subjects | 3 |
| Entrance fee or travelling expenses | 4 |
| Took it and failed | 5 |
| No difficulty | 6 |
| Other difficulty(specify) | 7 |
| N.A. | 0 |
5. TO ALL
What do you consider to be the main advantages and disadvantages of the Civil Service as a career?
DO NOT PROMPT
Advantages
| Security, safe job | 1 |
| Good pay | 2 |
| Pension | 3 |
| Good hours | 4 |
| Social standing | 5 |
| Prospects & Promotion | 6 |
| Holidays | 7 |
| Other (specify) | 9 |
| Don’t know | 0 |
| N.A. | X |
Disadvantages
6. In making up your mind about a career which of these considerations would you think very important, fairly important and not so important?
| Very Important | Fairly Important | Not so Important | ||
| Prompt | Pay | Y | X | 0 |
| Working hours | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| Holidays | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| Interest of work | Y | X | 0 | |
| Prospects & Promotion | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| Security | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| Social side of job | Y | X | 0 | |
7. From what you know, in which of these respects do you think that conditions in the Civil Service are satisfactory?
| Satisfactory | Not satisfactory | Don’t know | ||
| Prompt | Pay | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Working hours | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| Holidays | Y | X | 0 | |
| Interest of work | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| Prospects & Promotion | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| Security | Y | X | 0 | |
| Social side of job | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
8. When you are choosing a job, do you think it very important to work in your home town?
IF YES
If there were well-equipped hostels in which to live, with opportunities for social activities would you still dislike –
(a) Going to work in London Yes....4 No....5 Already lives in London
(b) Going to work in some other town Yes....7 No....8
TO ALL
9. Do you think that the Civil Service appeals to a certain type of person?
What type?.........
10. Do you think that Civil Servants are subject to any particular restrictions as regards their personal lives?
Yes....1 No....2 D.K.....3
IF YES, What? .........
11. Do you think you yourself are eligible for any grade of the Civil Service?
12. Is there any information you would like to have about the Civil Service?.........
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13. Would you yourself like a job in the Civil Service if you could get one?
Yes....5 No....6 N.A.....7
IF NO What is the main reason why you feel you would not like to work in the Civil Service?.........