Leeds, Bingley, Keighley, Skipton, etc. Halifax, Brighouse
38
45
14
85
13
11
11
-
27
-
-
-
-
19
14
Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley, Doncaster
46
45
11
117
65
10
14
-
-
18
-
19
33
29
-
Liverpool, Birkenhead
20
60
-
-
-
20
16
-
-
-
-
30
-
23
-
Manchester, Oldham, Blackburn, Bolton etc.
70
58
13
-
-
26
14
-
-
34
-
55
-
36
-
Barrow, Coniston, Clitheroe
-
30
20
-
-
-
-
-
46
-
40
-
-
-
-
Buxton, etc. Derbyshire
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
27
-
-
-
21
14
-
Scunthorpe, etc. Lions.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
79
-
-
-
15
45
-
10
Northampton, Kettering, Wellingborough
-
2
11
29
5
6
5
18
-
-
-
6
-
6
-
Leicester, Ibstock, Ashby Woulds, etc.
-
-
-
-
23
13
11
-
-
32
-
-
40
12
9
Cambridge, Peterborough
-
-
-
-
-
20
13
-
1
42
-
-
21
19
-
Birmingham, Stratford
132
48
8
8
-
23
23
-
16
-
-
91
12
17
-
Bristol, Bath
31
28
13
-
-
11
11
-
10
-
-
25
17
20
-
Exeter, Exmouth, Plymouth, etc.
-
-
-
-
-
7
6
-
8
18
-
-
32
13
13
Delabole, Perranporth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
10
-
-
30
-
6
-
-
London and Home Countries
93
-
-
-
-
40
46
-
-
-
-
158
30
122
-
Maidstone, Kent
16
-
-
-
-
5
4
-
25
24
-
-
10
9
-
North Wales
-
-
-
11
7
-
-
-
-
-
93
-
21
4
-
South Wales
10
-
8
122
95
10
7
-
23
-
10
18
15
25
-
Bournemouth, Portland, Rowland’s Castle, etc.
37
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
20
17
-
19
3
-
-
Southampton, Brighton Lymington, etc.
30
37
174
539
288
256
257
121
214
185
173
541
378
488
79
Sample Total = 4.733
523
517
174
539
288
256
257
121
214
185
173
541
378
488
79
SUPPLEMENTARY INVESTIGATION ON SANITARY KNICKERS
Four supplementary questions relating to the use of sanitary knickers were asked of women in three of the occupational groups dealt with in the Occupational Clothing Survey.
521
Women were interviewed in Occupation
1. Engineering Machinists.
154
Women were interviewed in Occupation
2. Heavy Engineering and Shipbuilding.
287
Women were interviewed in Occupation
3. Iron and Steel Manufacture.
Total of Women interviewed:
965
A composite table is given, comparing the answers made to the four questions by the women in each of the three occupational groups interviewed.
Replies made to Question 1. “Do you use sanitary knickers?”
Use of Sanitary Knickers
Occupation 1 Engineering Machinists
Occupation 3 Heavy Engineering and Shipbuilding
Occupation 5 Iron and Steel Manufacture
Total of occupations 1, 3, 5
Sample 521
Sample 154
Sample 287
Sample 962
%
%
%
%
Women who said they did use sanitary knickers.
117
23
30
19
66
23
213
22
Women who said they did not use sanitary knickers.
367
70
124
81
172
60
663
69
Women who did not answer the question
37
7
-
-
49
17
86
9
TOTALS
521
100
154
100
287
100
962
100
In Question 2 the women who used sanitary knickers were asked how often they bought them.
Frequencies at which women bought sanitary knickers
Frequency
Sample 117
Sample 30
Sample 66
Total Sample 213
%
%
%
%
Monthly
1
1
1
3
8
12
10
5
Every two months
2
2
1
3
17
16
20
9
Every three months
27
23
5
17
15
23
47
22
Every four to six months
54
46
13
43
18
27
85
40
Every six to twelve months
14
12
-
-
2
3
16
8
At intervals more than one year apart
5
4
2
7
2
3
9
4
Women who did not answer the question
14
12
8
27
4
6
26
12
TOTALS
117
100
30
100
66
100
213
100
In Question 3 those who bought sanitary knickers were asked how much they paid for them.
Prices paid for Sanitary Knickers
Occupation 1 Engineering Machinists
Occupation 3 Heavy Engineering and Shipbuilding
Occupation 5 Iron and Steel Manufacture
Total of occupations 1, 3, 5
Sample 117
Sample 30
Sample 66
Sample 213
Under 3/-
22
19%
12
40%
31
47%
65
30%
From 3/- to 4/11½
56
70%
8
81%
19
60%
83
69%
From 5/- to 6/11½
16
14%
2
6%
3
4%
21
10%
Over 7/-
4
3%
-
-
2
3%
6
3%
Women who did not know how much they had paid
7
6%
5
17%
7
11%
19
9%
Women who did not answer the question
12
10%
3
10%
4
6%
19
9%
TOTALS
117
100%
30
100%
66
100%
213
100%
In Question 4 those who bought sanitary knickers were asked if they had difficulty obtaining them.
Sample 117
Sample 30
Sample 66
Total Sample 213
Women who said they were having difficulty
40
34%
13
43%
28
42%
81
38%
Women who said they were not having difficulty
56
48%
13
43%
38
58%
107
50%
Women who did not answer the question
21
18%
4
14%
-
-
25
12
TOTALS
117
100%
30
100%
66
100%
213
100%
In the second part of Question 4 those women who said they were having difficulty obtaining sanitary knickers were asked the reason for this difficulty.
Sample 117
Sample 30
Sample 66
Total Sample 213
Difficulty due to fact that supplies of sanitary knickers were available
