A History of the Ministry of Information, 1939-46
WARTIME SOCIAL SURVEY
INVESTIGATION INTO THE CONSUMPTION OF OATMEAL AND POTATOES
New Series 33
Name of Interviewer ......... Date .........
Composition of family
Children up to 14.........
Adults.........
Total in family.........
Income Group :
| Over £10......... | 1 |
| £5 - £10......... | 2 |
| £3.12. - £5......... | 3 |
| £2.10. - £3.12......... | 4 |
| Up to £2.10.........5 |
Husband’s Occupation.........
A. OATMEAL
1. Do you ever use:
Could you state the amount used in a certain period?.........
2. If you don’t use either, what are the reasons for this? .........
3. Why do you use flaked oats (Ask this question of all using flaked oats).........
4. ( To users of oatmeal )
Do you use any more oatmeal than you used to, now that flaked oats are on points?
5. How often do you serve porridge or cereal for breakfast?
6 (a) Do you serve porridge at any other meal than breakfast?
(b) If YES: which meal? .........
7. Do you use oatmeal or flaked oats in any other way? No.........0 N.A..........1
Cooking: What? .........
8. (a) Do you buy oatcakes or white puddings?
(b) If YES, can you say what quantity you buy over a certain period? (In numbers or weight - not packets).........
B. POTATOES
9. What kind of potatoes do you like best? .........
10. What do you think about the quality of the potatoes on the market now? .........
11. About how many pounds of potatoes do you use on an average a week? .........
12. When do you serve potatoes?
13. In what ways did you serve potatoes last week?
| Chips......... | 1 |
| Boiled......... | 2 |
| Mashed......... | 3 |
| In Jacket......... | 4 |
| Stews......... | 5 |
| Soup......... | 6 |
| Other dishes: Which | 7 |
.........
14. Have you noticed the Government suggestion to use more potatoes instead of bread?
15. If YES, have you been able to carry out this suggestion?
16. Do you think it is possible to use more potatoes and less bread, and if not why not? .........
C. SCHOOL MEALS
17. (a) Does your child’s school provide school meals?
(b) If not provided : Would your child have them if they were provided?
(c) If provided : Does your child have school meals?
If not, why not? .........
18 (a) Have you any children born since September 1939
(b) If yes, what was the date of birth?
(c) Is the child (or children) still living?
| Yes | No | N.A . | |
| 1......... | 1......... | 2......... | 3 |
| 2......... | 4......... | 5......... | 6 |
| 3......... | 7......... | 8......... | 9 |
(d) Have you any other children living?