Appendix D - Details of reasons given in answer to Question 6

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APPENDIX D
Details of reasons given in answer to Question 6

Q.6 - “Can you take your holiday when you like?” “Which months can’t you manage?” “If can’t manage, state reasons”.

	No. of times answer was given
Factory has fixed annual holiday	1
Work	2
Can only take holiday in July during Glasgow Fair week	2
Firm has a rule that at least one week must be shut down i.e. August Bank Holiday	1
Firm allows some choice - during months indicated only	1
Weeks holiday in August	1
Must have holiday around work’s holiday, usually first week in August	1
Firm closes in August Bank Holiday week	1
Firm closes down for holidays either in July or August	1
Can only go when firm closes down	1
Works close for holidays in August only	2
Have to take holiday from work when allowed either in July or August	1
Works close down in August everyone has to take holiday, then	1
Not able to take holiday from work in other months	1
Arrangements next year due for mid summer	1
Have to go when pit is closed down for holiday which is usually July	1
Firm closes August week	2
Must have August week - firm closes (was given extra week this year in June)	1
Not Bank Holiday weeks. Maintaining machine - power and lighting used more in October	1
Work’s holiday	1
Fixed week	1
Set holiday	1
Cannot take leave	2
Only convenient time - whole family has holiday at same time also firm usually arranges holiday in July	1
Have to fit in the holiday with library staff	1
Working	1
Works holiday in July	1
Firm likes workers to stagger holidays in July and August	1
Firm allows a fairly wide choice but not before July or in October	1
TOTAL	34

Must fit in with husband’s holiday at work	1
Husband’s holiday is fixed for July in 1947	1
Husband cannot choose his holiday	1
Husband’s holidays are always in August	1
Because of husband’s work	2
Except when boys have their holiday	1
Have to take family on holiday when husband takes his in July	1
Can only take holiday when husband has his in July; this year his holiday was given in two parts and neither parts were given when son has his holidays	1
Husband must take holiday in July	1

	No. of times answer was given
Husband’s work prevents. Not sure when able to take his holiday 1947	1
Informant can only have holiday with husband	1
Had his holiday in July this year	1
Had to go when husband was on leave	1
Husband could not take his leave this year in July, August or September	1
Depends which month husband gets his holiday	1
Husband cannot get away	1
At present his firm closes down for holiday week in July	1
Husband’s holiday	1
Husband gets July only	1
Husband does not have holiday excepting in August	1
Husband has week’s holiday only	1
Will have to go when wife’s works holiday falls	1
TOTAL	23

Rest of staff having holidays	1
Cows calving at this time	1
Planting season in progress	1
Busy time for me	1
Family reasons - Wife’s boarding house	1
Cannot take holiday during busy season	1
TOTAL	6

Likes to arrange during school holidays	1
Can only arrange holidays away during school holidays	1
Cannot manage any month but August suits the children’s school holidays	1
Wouldn’t want to go - too early - child’s schooling	1
Likes to arrange in son’s holidays	1
Have to fit in school holidays	1
Children at school and have holidays in August	1
TOTAL	7

(Note: As rotas, etc., hove not been fixed for 1947, their effect on holiday arrangements in 1947 is unknown)
TOTAL	0

Can only take holiday in July when daughter has her holiday because daughter pays all expenses for informant	1
TOTAL	1

	No. of times answer was given
Looking after invalid	1
Have to look after invalid sister	1
Prefer to be at home	2
(Note: Answers of this kind are given by permanent	1
residents in holiday resorts)	1
Ill health Can’t get out	1
Busy at work	1
Expense and difficulty of making arrangements	1
Has no desire to leave home	1
Cannot afford to take a holiday	1
Unable to leave elderly father	1
Too feeble to manage	1
Old age and illness	2
Cannot afford	1
Husband gets no holiday	1
Too busy ever to take holidays	1
Can’t walk about	1
Son goes away with wife so have to stay at home to look after the cat and dog	1
Prefers to stay at home - happy in his work Husband’s work - too busy	1
Has to be at home to look after father - aged 83	1
Prefer day trips	1
TOTAL	23

Hopping starts September - four weeks only	1
I suppose I could stay away but would not like to miss school	1
Those months were suggested and I prefer August	1
TOTAL	3

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