A History of the Ministry of Information, 1939-46

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APPENDIX I
SAMPLE

Number of mothers interviewed

892

Age of mother :

No. %
Up to 24 114 14
25 - 34 464 56
35 and over 243 29
No answer 8 1
Total: 892 100

Income level of family:

Weekly wage rate of main wage earner: No. %
Up to £3.12. 362 44
Over £3.12. 411 50
Unclassified 56 6
Total: 892 100

Place of residence:

No. %
Urban 700 84
Rural 129 16
Total: 829 100

Mother going out to work:

No. %
Mother going out to work 60 7
Mother working part-time 52 6
Mother staying at home 711 86
No answer 6 1
Total: 892 100

Towns and Districts in which interviews took place

No.
Glasgow and District 54
Newcastle and district 53
Huddersfield 28
Sheffield 31
Manchester and district 55
Preston 51
Nottingham 40
Wolverhampton 54
Birmingham 73
Bedford and district 52
Oxford and district 53
Maidstone and district 88
Cardiff, Barry, Merthyr Tydfil 44
Exeter and Exmouth 51
London 102
Total: 892

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