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WARTIME SOCIAL SURVEY
INVESTIGATION INTO THE CONSUMPTION OP OATMEAL AND POTATOES
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Name of Interviewer

Date

Town

Urban 1

Rural 2

Working 3

Composition of family

Children up to 14

Adults

Total in family

Income Group:
Over £10	1
£5 - £10	2
£3.12. - £5	3
£2.10. - £3.12	4
Up to £2.10	5

Housewife's Age
Up to 30	1
31 - 50	2
Over 50	3

Husband's Occupation

A. OATMEAL

Do you ever use: Could you state the amount used in a certain period?

	Yes	No.	N.A.
Oatmeal	1	2	3
Flaked or Rolled oats	1	2	3

If you don't use either, what are the reasons for this?

Why do you use flaked oats (Ask this question of all using flaked oats)

(To users of oatmeal)

Do you use any more oatmeal than you used to, now that flaked oats are on points?

Yes ......... 1

No. ......... 2

N.A. ......... 3

How often do you serve porridge or cereal for breakfast?

	Flaked Oats	Oatmeal	Cornflakes or other cereal
Everyday	1	1	1
At least once a week	2	2	2
Less than once a week	3	3	3
Never	4	4	4

Do you serve porridge at any meal other than breakfast?

Yes ......... 1

No ......... 2

N.A. ......... 3

(b) if YES: which meal?.

Do you use oatmeal or flaked oats in any other way? No. 0 N.A. 1

Cooking: What?

Do you buy oatcakes or white puddings?

Yes ......... 1

No ......... 2

N.A. ......... 3

If YES, can you say what quantity you buy over a certain period? (In numbers or weight - not packets)

B. POTATOES

What kind of potatoes do you like best?

What do you think about the quality of the potatoes on the market now?

About how many pounds of potatoes do you use on an average a week?

When do you serve potatoes?

	Regularly	Occasionally	Never
Breakfast	1	2	3
Midday	1	2	3
Main Evening Meal	1	2	3
Others	1	2	3
More than once a day	1	2	3

In what ways did you serve potatoes last week?

Chips	1
Boiled	2
Mashed	3
In Jacket	4
Stews	5
Soups	6
Other dishes: Which	7

Have you noticed the Government suggestion to use more potatoes instead of bread?

Yes

No. ......... 1

N.A. ......... 2

If YES, have you been able to carry out this suggestion?

Yes ......... 3

No. .........

N.A. ......... 4

Do you think it possible to use more potatoes and less bread, and if not why not?

C. SCHOOLS MEALS

		Yes	No	N.A
(a)	Does you child’s school provide school meals?	1	2	3
(b)	If not provided : Would your child have them if they were provided?	1	2	3
(c)	If provided : Does your child have schools meals? If not why not?	1	2	3

If not, why not?

Have you any children born since September 1939

Yes 1

No. 2

N.A. Month Year

(a) If yes, what was the date of birth?

(b)Is the child (or children) still living?

Yes 1

No 2

N.A. 3 Month Year

	Yes	No	N.A.
1	1	2	3
2	4	5	6
3	7	8	9

(d)Have you any other children living?

Yes 1 No. 2 N.A. 3

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WARTIME SOCIAL SURVEY INVESTIGATION INTO THE CONSUMPTION OP OATMEAL AND POTATOES New series 33

WARTIME SOCIAL SURVEY
INVESTIGATION INTO THE CONSUMPTION OP OATMEAL AND POTATOES
New series 33