A History of the Ministry of Information, 1939-46

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APPENDIX C

Table 1

The amount people who have arranged their holiday for 1947 are prepared to pay analysed according to the cost of their holiday in 1946

Cost of holiday in 1946 Amount prepared to pay for holiday in 1947
Under
£5.
£5. - £10. £10. - £15. £15. - £20. £20. - £30. £30. - £40. £40. - £50. £50. and over No answer Don’t know People who went away 1946 but have not arranged holiday 1947 All who have arranged a holiday in 1947
Under
£5.
1 1 - - - - - - 2 2 1 7
£5. - £10 - 3 1 2 - - - - 3 2 2 13
£10. - £15. - - 8 3 - - - - - - 3 -14
£15. - £20. - - - 4 3 - - - 1 - - 8
£20. - £30. - - - - 9 1 - - 2 1 2 15
£30. - £40. - - - - - 3 - - - 1 1 5
£40. - £50. - - - - - - 2 - - - - 2
£50. and over - - - - - 1 - 2 - - - 3
No answer - - - - - - - - 3 2 1 6
Don’t know 1 - 2 1 - - - - 1 8 2 15
All who have arranged a holiday 1947 but did not have one 1946 3 2 3 2 4 - - - 4 5 7 30
All who have arranged a holiday in 1947 5 6 14 12 16 5 2 2 16 24 16 118
Table 2

The amount people who want but have not arranged to go away in 1947 are prepared to pay Analysed according to the cost of their holiday in 1946

Cost of holiday in 1946 Amount prepared to pay for holiday in 1947
Under
£5.
£5. - £10. £10. - £15. £15. - £20. £20. - £30. £30. - £40. £40. - £50. £50. - £60 £60. - £80 £80. - £100 No answer Don’t know All who want to go away in 1947
Under £5. 4 12 7 2 2 1 - - - - 33 1 62
£5. - £10 1 19 37 7 16 4 - 1 - - 39 1 125
£10. - £15. - - 63 24 21 5 3 - - - 45 6 167
£15. - £20. - - 1 38 40 8 1 1 - 1 33 1 124
£20. - £30. - 1 3 4 101 26 10 3 - - 41 6 195
£30. - £40. - - - 2 11 36 6 10 2 - 32 5 104
£40. - £50. - - - - 3 4 18 4 2 2 13 1 47
£50. - £60. - - - - - 2 - 15 3 1 7 1 29
£60. - £80. - - - - - - 2 3 3 - 9 1 18
£80. - £100. 1 - 2 1 - - - - - 5 7 - 12
No answer 1 2 - 1 4 2 - 2 - 1 41 7 61
Don’t know - - 3 7 20 5 1 2 1 - 170 4 213
All who want a holiday in 1947 but did not have one in 1946 6 23 65 38 109 45 19 19 4 4 203 11 546
All who want a holiday in 1947 12 57 179 123 327 138 60 60 15 14 673 45 1703
Table 3

Breakdown of the number of residents in each region, showing how many were intending to take a holiday in 1947 in their own or any other region

Region of residency
Scotland Northern North East North West N. Midlands East Midlands Wales London South East South South West
Number not going away or not saying where they expect to go No. expecting to go to: 270 116 152 272 152 114 166 107 282 125 128 139
Scotland 34 2 4 4 - - 2 1 7 3 - 1
Northern 1 8 18 2 3 4 2 1 1 - - -
N. Eastern 2 10 13 4 7 1 2 1 1 - - 1
N. Western 3 16 36 62 20 7 13 6 6 - - 2
N. Midlands 3 1 1 2 9 - 3 1 3 - - 4
Eastern - 2 3 3 5 23 3 2 22 1 2 1
Midlands - 1 1 3 1 1 2 - 2 - 1 -
Wales - 1 - 22 2 - 14 18 5 - 3 4
London 1 8 2 8 3 5 1 - - 1 1 5
S. East - 4 2 6 1 9 4 6 31 12 4 1
South 1 2 1 8 5 5 10 6 15 4 10 3
S. West 1 - 1 9 4 1 16 8 15 2 4 19
Abroad 8 1 3 11 3 6 10 8 27 2 1 6
Total No. of residency 324 172 237 416 215 176 248 165 417 150 154 186
TABLE 4
- 48 - Maximum, minimum and average price paid per adult per week for accommodation of different types, analysed according to opinion on its expense
Type of Accommodation Number of Informants Opinion Price paid per adult per week
Maximum
£. s. d.
Minimum
£. s. d.
Average
£. s. d.
Licensed Hotel 24 Expensive 14 7 6 2 12 6 7 9 0
43 Reasonable 10 7 6 3 2 6 6 8 9
2 Cheap 4 2 6 1 2 6 2 12 6
69 All 14 7 6 1 2 6 6 13 7
Board Residence 45 Expensive 7 12 6 3 2 6 5 5 0
172 Reasonable 15 2 6 2 2 6 4 14 9
18 Cheap 5 12 6 1 7 6 3 9 8
235 All 15 2 6 1 7 6 4 14 10
Paying Guest 10 Expensive 7 12 6 4 2 6 5 - -
75 Reasonable 7 12 6 1 7 6 3 11 8
21 Cheap 4 2 6 2 6 1 19 7
235 All 7 12 6 2 6 3 8 -
Bed and Breakfast (or less than full board) 7 Expensive 4 2 6 1 17 6 3 3 3
44 Reasonable 9 2 6 12 6 2 19 2
6 Cheap 4 2 6 1 7 6 2 13 4
57 All 9 2 6 12 6 2 19 1
Furnished Apartment (with services) 3 Expensive 3 7 6 2 2 6 2 15 10
31 Reasonable 7 2 6 17 6 3 5 5
3 Cheap 3 7 6 1 2 6 1 17 6
37 All 7 12 6 17 6 3 2 4
Furnished Apartment no service 2 Expensive 3 12 6 2 2 6 2 17 6
6 Reasonable 5 2 6 7 6 2 4 2
5 Cheap 5 2 6 2 6 14 6
13 All 5 2 6 2 6 1 14 10
Camping out 0 Expensive - - - - - - - - -
2 Reasonable 2 7 6 7 6 1 7 6
1 Cheap (12 6) (12 6) 12 6
3 All 2 7 6 7 6 1 2 6
Youth Hostel - Expensive - - - - - - - - -
- Reasonable - - - - - - - - -
2 Cheap 1 7 6 1 2 6 1 5 -
2 All 1 7 6 1 2 6 1 5 -
Non-paying Guest 0 Expensive - - - - - - - - -
8 Reasonable 1 7 6 - 2 6 - 5 6
45 Cheap 1 7 6 - 2 6 - 3 7
51 All 1 7 6 - 2 6 - 3 10
Holiday Camp (Butlin’s etc.) 6 Expensive 6 17 6 5 2 6 6 1 8
25 Reasonable 6 17 5 2 7 6 5 9 4
1 Cheap (5 12 6) (5 12 6) 5 12 6
32 All 5 17 6 2 7 6 5 11 9
Holiday Camp Assns.) - Expensive - - - - - - - - -
4 Reasonable 4 17 6 3 7 6 4 1 3
2 Cheap 3 7 6 1 17 6 2 12 6
6 All 4 17 6 1 17 6 3 13 4
School, Scout,
O.T.C., Camp etc.
- Expensive - - - - - - - - -
1 Reasonable (3 2 6) (3 2 6) 3 2 6
1 Cheap (7 5) (7 6) 7 6
2 All 3 2 6 7 6 1 15 0
Variable - Expensive - - - - - - - - -
1 Reasonable (4 12 6) (4 12 6) 4 12 6
- Cheap - - - - - - - - -
1 All (4 12 6) (4 12 6) 4 12 6
Others - Expensive - - - - - - - - -
1 Reasonable (2 7 6) (2 7 6) 2 7 6
3 Cheap 1 7 6 2 6 17 6
4 All 2 7 6 2 6 1 5 0

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