A History of the Ministry of Information, 1939-46

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APPENDIX 2

Q. “How much part do you think the following types of subjects should play in Education?”

Analysis by Economic Group

BOYS GIRLS
Economic Groups Big Part Medium Part Small Part For some None at all Don’t know Big part Medium part Small part For some None at all Don’t know SAMPLE
Wage rate of chief earner
ENGLISH
Up to £2.10s. % 92 8 - - - - 90 10 - - - - 131
£2.10s - £3.12s. % 90 7 1 - - 2 88 9 1 - - 2 396
£3.12s-£5 % 89 8 1 - - 2 88 8 1 - - 3 876
£5 - £10 % 90 8 1 - - 1 89 8 1 - - 1 436
£10 and over % 84 13 - - - 3 83 12 - - - 5 103
MATHEMATICS
Up to £2.10s. % 92 6 1 1 - - 87 9 1 1 - 1 131
£2.10s - £3.12s. % 88 8 1 1 - 1 79 14 3 1 - 3 396
£3.12s-£5 % 86 9 1 2 - 2 76 16 3 2 - 3 876
£5 - £10 % 83 11 92 6 1 1 69 23 3 4 - 1 436
£10 and over % 74 16 88 8 1 4 53 28 8 5 - 6 103
MODERN LANGUAGES
Up to £2.10s. % 39 34 8 13 4 2 37 34 8 13 5 3 131
£2.10s - £3.12s % 34 24 11 23 4 4 32 25 12 23 4 4 396
£3.12s-£5 % 35 24 10 23 5 3 32 25 11 22 5 4 876
£5 - £10 % 39 25 8 25 2 1 37 24 10 25 3 1 436
£10 and over % 49 24 5 18 1 3 45 26 5 18 1 5 103
40 41 HISTORY, GEORAPHY CURRENT AFFAIRS
Up to £2.10s. % 73 21 2 - 1 2 66 26 5 - 1 2 131
£2.10s - £3.12s % 63 26 7 2 - 2 59 28 8 2 1 2 396
£3.12s-£5 % 67 23 5 2 - 3 62 26 7 2 - 3 876
£5 - £10 % 72 21 3 1 - 2 67 24 5 2 - 2 436
£10 and over % 75 18 1 1 - 5 69 20 3 1 - 7 103
Up to £2.10s. % 52 23 2 18 1 3 27 29 16 20 5 3 131
SCIENTIFIC SUBJECTS
£2.10s - £3.12s % 43 20 6 26 1 4 25 18 17 28 5 7 396
£3.12s-£5 % 44 21 6 24 - 4 24 22 16 26 5 6 876
£5 - £10 % 39 23 6 30 - 1 20 24 15 35 4 2 436
£10 and over % 32 21 1 36 1 4 17 23 9 43 2 6 103
ARTISTIC SUBJECTS
Up to £2.10s. % 25 30 13 31 - 1 38 24 11 25 - 2 131
£2.10s - £3.12s % 22 23 20 30 2 3 26 26 17 27 2 2 396
£3.12s-£5 % 19 28 21 26 3 3 25 29 17 24 2 3 876
£5 - £10 % 15 34 16 31 2 1 21 34 12 30 1 2 436
£10 and over % 11 21 18 43 3 4 18 23 15 38 2 4 103
41 42 HANDCRAFTS
Up to £2.10s. % 69 20 5 5 1 - 76 17 4 3 - - 131
£2.10s - £3.12s % 66 20 4 7 1 2 72 19 2 4 1 2 396
£3.12s-£5 % 63 21 4 9 1 2 69 19 3 6 1 2 876
£5 - £10 % 53 20 10 15 1 - 67 17 6 8 1 1 436
£10 and over % 42 22 12 18 2 4 59 23 7 7 1 3 103
PHYSICAL EXERCISES
Up to £2.10s. % 65 25 7 1 1 1 57 32 6 2 2 1 131
£2.10s - £3.12s % 58 27 9 2 2 2 53 30 10 2 2 3 396
£3.12s-£5 % 61 26 9 1 1 1 55 28 11 2 1 2 876
£5 - £10 % 56 33 8 2 - 1 51 34 11 2 - 1 436
£10 and over % 55 26 12 3 - 4 45 36 12 3 - 4 103
42 43

APPENDIX 11

Q. “How much part do you think the following types of subjects should play in Education”

REGIONAL ANALYSIS

Region BOYS GIRLS
Big Part Medium Part Small Part For some None at all Don’t know Big part Medium part Small part For some None at all Don’t know SAMPLE
MATHEMATICS
North, North East, North West % 84 12 1 2 - 1 74 19 3 2 - 2 614
North Midlands, East, Midlands % 85 10 2 1 - 2 73 18 5 1 - 2 500
South, South West, South East % 91 4 1 3 - 2 73 18 5 1 - 2 362
London % 82 12 1 4 - 6 74 13 2 4 - 1 355
Wales % 84 5 1 4 - 6 74 13 2 4 - 7 185
MODERN LANGUAGES
North, North East, North West % 35 27 9 21 6 2 32 28 10 20 6 4 614
North Midlands, East, Midlands % 36 23 9 26 3 3 33 22 11 26 4 4 500
South, South West, South East % 31 24 12 28 2 3 29 24 12 30 2 3 362
London % 46 24 10 16 3 1 43 26 11 16 2 2 355
Wales % 37 25 6 19 3 10 36 25 18 16 4 11 185
HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY, CURRENT AFFAIRS
North, North East, North West % 65 26 5 1 - 2 61 28 6 2 - 3 614
North Midlands, East, Midlands % 70 22 4 1 - 3 63 27 6 1 - 3 500
South, South West, South East % 72 17 8 1 - 3 63 27 6 1 - 3 362
London % 63 28 4 3 - 2 60 29 6 3 - 2 355
Wales % 74 14 1 4 1 7 64 18 3 5 1 9 185
43 44 SCIENTIFIC SUBJECTS
North, North East, North West % 47 22 7 20 1 2 28 23 15 23 6 5 614
North Midlands, East, Midlands % 45 20 6 25 - 4 24 20 17 29 5 5 500
South, South West, South East % 33 17 9 38 - 3 15 16 20 40 6 3 362
London % 39 26 5 27 1 2 20 31 14 29 3 3 355
Wales % 44 18 1 28 - 9 25 22 9 31 1 12 185
ARTISTIC SUBJECTS
North, North East, North West % 23 26 22 23 4 2 30 28 17 20 3 2 614
North Midlands, East, Midlands % 19 34 18 25 2 2 25 34 15 22 2 2 500
South, South West, South East % 12 20 20 44 1 3 14 22 16 43 1 3 362
London % 15 33 10 29 2 1 24 31 14 28 1 2 355
Wales % 25 27 13 24 2 9 31 27 9 23 1 9 185
44 45 HANDCRAFTS
North, North East, North West % 56 23 8 11 2 - 66 20 4 7 2 1 614
North Midlands, East, Midlands % 61 22 4 10 1 2 68 19 4 6 - 3 500
South, South West, South East % 66 14 6 13 - 1 77 12 4 6 - 1 362
London % 67 22 4 7 - - 71 22 3 3 1 - 355
Wales % 49 20 7 16 - 8 62 16 4 9 - 8 185
PHYSICAL EXERCISES, GAMES
North, North East, North West % 60 29 9 1 1 - 53 32 12 1 1 1 614
North Midlands, East, Midlands % 54 33 9 - 2 2 50 35 11 - 2 2 500
South, South West, South East % 61 25 9 3 - 2 53 29 10 6 - 2 362
London % 65 21 10 2 1 1 62 23 10 3 1 1 355
Wales % 61 24 5 4 - 5 53 26 10 4 - 7 185

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