A History of the Ministry of Information, 1939-46

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Appendix 3 The Sample

Class Distribution

Class No. %
C 1509 49.0
D 1528 49.7
Not answered 39 1.3
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Age Distribution

Age No. %
20 - 30 578 18.8
31 - 50 1507 49.0
Over 50 915 29.7
Not answered 76 2.5
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Distribution by family size

No. in family No. %
1 - 2 1008 32.8
3 - 4 1398 45.5
Over 4 641 20.8
Not answered 29 0.9
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Distribution by husband’s occupation

Occupation No. %
Single, widowed 478 15.5
Services 427 13.9
Agriculture 104 3.4
Mining and Heavy Industry 381 12.4
Light Industry 429 13.9
Building Roads 186 6.0
Transport and Public Services 399 13.0
Clerical and distributive 274 8.9
Unoccupied, Retired Old Age Pensioners 208 6.8
Others 107 3.5
Not answered 83 2.7
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Regional Distribution

Region No. %
Scotland 281 9.2
North-East 234 7.6
North-West 474 15.4
North Midlands 159 5.2
East Midlands 162 5.3
Midlands 318 10.3
East 236 7.6
London 400 13.0
South-East 74 2.4
South 313 10.2
South-West 222 7.2
Wales 161 5.2
Not answered 42 1.4
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Town Distribution

Town No. %
Glasgow 190 6.2
Stirling 91 3.0
Newcastle 234 7.6
Manchester 235 7.6
Liverpool 239 7.8
Leeds 159 5.2
Leicester 162 5.3
Rugby 158 5.1
Birmingham 160 5.2
Norwich 161 5.2
Peterborough 75 2.4
London 400 13.0
Tunbridge Wells 74 2.4
Oxford 160 5.2
Aylesbury 74 2.4
Winchester 79 2.6
Exeter 154 5.0
Bristol 68 2.2
Cardiff 99 3.2
Rhonda 62 2.0
Not answered 42 1.4
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Urban and Rural Distribution

District No. %
Urban 2514 81.7
Rural 465 15.1
Not answered 97 3.2
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SHOPS

Regions Shoes-shop Furniture Prams Bicycles etc. Clothing General Drapers Total
North-East - 3 - 3 4 10
North-West 1 5 6 5 6 23
North Midlands 1 3 2 5 2 13
East Midlands 1 3 1 1 3 9
Midlands 1 6 11 4 11 33
East 1 4 5 3 15 28
London 2 4 4 2 10 22
South East - - 1 - 3 4
South 2 4 3 4 10 23
South-West 1 6 7 4 12 30
Wales 3 3 2 2 9 19
SAMPLE 13 41 42 33 85 214
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