A History of the Ministry of Information, 1939-46

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Shop Assistants 451 Interviews

Garments worn at time of interview.

No. %
Suspender Belt Boned 36 8.0
Unboned 53 11.8
Pull-on Elastic Belt Boned 36 8.0
Unboned 96 21.0
Rubber Corset Boned 6 1.3
Unboned 2 0.4
Other types of Corset Boned 166 37.0
Unboned 6 1.3
Corselette Boned 35 7.8
Unboned 3 0.7
Expectant Mother’s Corset - -
Surgical Corset 4 0.9
No Corset or Belt 8 1.8
% Possessing Garments 98.2
TOTAL 451 100%
One Other Two Others Three or more others.
No. % No. % No. %
Suspender Belt Boned 22 4.9 4 - - -
Unboned 34 7.5 7 - 1 -
Pull-on Elastic Belt Boned 25 5.5 4 - 2 -
Unboned 52 11.5 22 - 2
Rubber Corset Boned 3 0.7 - - - -
Unboned 2 0.4 - - - -
Other types of Corset Boned 96 21.3 13 - 2 -
Unboned 4 0.9 3 - - -
Corselette Boned 20 4.4 2 - 1 -
Unboned 2 0.4 1 - - -
Expectant Mother’s Corset - - - - - -
Surgical Corset 1 0.2 - - - -
No Corset or Belt 190 42.2 395 87.6 443 98.2
% Possessing Garments 57.8 12.4 1.8
TOTAL 451 451 451
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