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WARTIME SOCIAL SURVEY
FUEL RATIONING
NEW SERIES REGIONAL S.1.

Interviewer:

Date:

Town......... Urban 1. Rural 2. Region: 1 to 12

Sex: Male 1 Married 1
Female 2 Single 2
Widow 3
Age: Under 20 1
20-30 2
30-45 3
45-65 4
Over 65 5
Industrial Groups: 1
Housewife 2
Agriculture 3
Mining 4
Heavy industry (Factory) 5
Light industry (Factory) 6
Building and roads 7
Transport and public services 8
Clerical 9
Distributive 10
Miscellaneous services 10
Managerial 11
Professional 12
Retired and unoccupied 13
Housewives only Class
A 1
B 2
C 3
D 4

Others:

Occupation

1. Have you read or heard of the fuel shortage? ( If NO, explain)

Yes 1
No 2

2. Do you approve or disapprove of rationing as a way of dealing with the fuel shortage?

Approve 1
Disapprove 2
Indifferent 3

3. If disapprove: Why do you disapprove?......

4. If fuel is to be rationed, would you approve or disapprove if a points scheme were brought in ?

Approve 1
Disapprove 2
Indifferent 3
Oppose rationing 4

If DISAPPROVE

5. Why would you disapprove?..........

6. Would you rather some other method were used?

Yes 1
No 2
Don’t know 3

7. What other method?......

If No

8. Have you ever read your own gas or electricity meter?

Yes 1
No 2

9a. Do you think you could learn to read it?

9b. If no, why not?

Yes 1
No 2
Don’t know 3

10. Has any other member of your family ever read the gas or electricity meter?

Yes 1
No 2
Don’t know 3
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