I - Facilities for Growing Vegetables

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I Facilities for Growing Vegetables

Housewives were asked first whether they had a garden or an allotment.

	%
Garden only	49.9
Allotment only	4.9
Garden and allotment	8.6
No garden or allotment	36.2
No information	.4
Sample:	2535

As might be expected more households had facilities for growing vegetables in the country than in towns.

	Urban	Rural	Total
	%	%	%
Garden only	46.8	68.2	49.9
Allotment only	4.6	7.1	4.9
Garden and allotment	7.3	16.5	8.6
No garden or allotment	41.0	7.4	36.2
No information	.3	.8	.4
Sample:	2170	365	2535

Breakdown by area is as follows:-

	Scotland	North of England	Midlands & Wales	South, S.W. & E. Angila	London	Total
	%	%	%	%	%	%
Garden only	44.1	46.2	60.0	57.1	36.1	49.9
Allotment only	3.7	4.9	5.9	6.6	2.2	4.9
Garden and allotment	2.2	5.1	9.4	17.0	5.7	8.6
No garden or allotment	49.6	43.7	24.2	18.5	56.0	36.2
No information	.4	.1	.5	.8	-	.4
Sample:	268	699	555	595	418	2535

It should be noted that of the rural interviews 71% were made in the Southern regions, or putting it another way 43.5% of the interviews made in the Southern area were in rural districts and 19.1% of those in the Midland area.

A considerably higher proportion of households in the Midlands than in other areas possesses a garden.

In the Southern regions a high figure would be expected as the bulk of the rural sample is included here. The figure for allotments is also high in this area. London show the lowest proportions having any facilities for growing vegetables.

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