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RG 23/9B - Salvage: An Inquiry into the Salvage Habits of 3078 Housewives in March 1942
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Contents
II. Summary
III. Salvage - The Factors Involved
IV. The Regularity of Salvage Collection
V. Paper Salvage
VI. Food Waste
VII. Bones
VIII. Rags
IX. Rubber
X. Metal
XI. The Penetration of Salvage Campaigns
Questionnaire - Salvage Investigation
Appendix 1 - Guide to Questions asked at Interviews with Salvage Officials and Dustmen
Appendix 2 - The Sample
Appendix 3 - Questions 1 and 2
Appendix 4 - Question 16
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APPENDIX 2
THE SAMPLE
Large towns
Small towns
Rural areas
Total
1,800
58.5%
835
27.1%
444
14.4%
3,079
Large Towns
A-B
C-D
Total
%
%
%
Glasgow
50
21.1
187
78.9
237
13.2
Dundee
35
29.2
85
70.8
120
6.7
Preston
43
25.9
123
74.1
166
9.2
Bradford
45
26.5
125
73.5
170
9.5
Warwick
39
34.2
75
65.8
114
6.3
Birmingham
45
23.9
143
76.1
188
10.4
Northampton
45
26.6
124
73.4
169
9.4
Bristol
49
28.7
122
71.3
171
9.5
London
124
26.6
341
73.4
465
25.8
Total:
475
26.4
1,325
73.6
1,800
Small Towns
A-B
C-D
Total
%
%
%
Stirling
35
29.4
84
70.6
119
14.2
Darwen
24
22.9
81
77.1
105
12.6
Pontefract
32
23.9
102
76.1
134
16.0
Ebbw Vale
35
29.9
82
70.0
117
14.0
Bury St. Edmunds
38
31.4
83
68.6
121
14.5
Basingstoke
37
31.1
82
68.9
119
14.2
Tiverton
35
29.2
85
70.8
120
14.4
Total:
236
28.2
599
71.8
835
Rural Areas
A-B
C-D
Total
%
%
%
Stirling
4
10.0
36
90.0
40
9.0
Preston
5
16.7
25
83.3
30
6.8
Darwen
2
14.3
12
85.7
14
3.1
Bradford
6
30.0
14
70.0
20
4.5
Pontefract
10
25.0
30
75.0
40
9.0
Warwick
4
8.0
46
92.0
50
11.3
Northampton
5
12.5
35
87.5
40
9.0
Bristol
5
12.5
35
87.5
40
9.0
Ebbw Vale
3
13.6
19
86.4
22
5.0
Bury St. Edmunds
3
6.4
44
93.6
47
10.6
Basingstoke
4
8.0
46
92.0
50
11.3
Tiverton
4
7.9
47
92.1
51
11.5
Total:
55
12.4
389
87.6
444
Class Distribution
A-B
C-D
Total
%
%
766
24.9
2,313
75.1
3,079
Age Distribution
Under 30
30-50
over 50
N.A.
Total
%
%
%
%
393
12.8
1,733
56.3
890
28.9
63
2.0
3,079
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Contents
II. Summary
III. Salvage - The Factors Involved
IV. The Regularity of Salvage Collection
V. Paper Salvage
VI. Food Waste
VII. Bones
VIII. Rags
IX. Rubber
X. Metal
XI. The Penetration of Salvage Campaigns
Questionnaire - Salvage Investigation
Appendix 1 - Guide to Questions asked at Interviews with Salvage Officials and Dustmen
Appendix 2 - The Sample
Appendix 3 - Questions 1 and 2
Appendix 4 - Question 16
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