A History of the Ministry of Information, 1939-46

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APPENDIX 3
THE SOCIAL SURVEY
N.S.82

A TEST OF CARPET USE

Interviewer ......... Town ......... Date .........

Region 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Urban ......... Y Rural ......... X

Age
Under 40 Y
40-59 X
60 & over 0
Status
Married 2
Single 3
Widowed or Divorced 4
Working
Full-time 6
Part-time 7
Not working 8
Economic Group (C.W.E.)
Up to £3 1
Over £3-£4 2
Over £4-£5.10. 3

Occupation of C.W.E.

Household Classification (At home and away)

No. of children 0-14 in family

No. of adults in family

Total in family

No. of other (children and adults)

Total in household

Type of Dwelling
House detached 1
House semi-detached 2
House terraced 3
Flat block 4
Flat house 5
Ownership of Dwelling
Municipal Y
Rented X
Owned 0
When did you set up a home?
Pre 1914 5
1914 - 1918 6
1919 - 1939 7
Post 1939 8
Age of Dwelling
Pre 1914 6
Post 1939 7

(a) Are you in need of carpets for any rooms or stairs?

Room(s) 1
Stairs 2
Both 3
Neither 4

(b) If carpets are required for any rooms (i.e. codes 1 and 3 above)

For which rooms are they needed? (Record overleaf)

To those who need carpets for rooms and for stairs

About how much would you be prepared to pay for a carpet?

Room £ ......... Stairs £ ......... D.K. ......... Y

If they were available at about this price would you try to buy them within the next 12 months or within the 12 months after that?

Within the next 12 months
Rooms 0
Stairs 1
Both 2
Neither 3
D.K. X
Within the 12 months after that
Rooms 5
Stairs 6
Both 7
Neither 8
D.K. Y

Would you want to buy them outright or on the hire purchase system?

Hire purchase 3
Outright 4
D.K. Y

To those who do not need carpets

About how much would you be prepared to pay for a carpet if you wanted one?

Room £ ......... Stairs £ ......... D.K. ......... Y

Room Q.1(b) Yes No Floor Size Floor Covering
Length Breadth None Carpet Lino Matting Felt Other N.A. Specify
Passage (on entrance level) 01 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 3
Separate scullery 02 Y 4 5 Y X 0 1 2 3 6
Working kitchen 03 X Y X 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
Own Lavatory 04 0 7 8 Y X 0 1 2 3 9
Own Bathroom 05 1 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 3
Own Bathroom and Lavatory combined 06 2 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 3
Own washhouse 07 3 4 5 Y X 0 1 2 3 6
Total “other” Rooms
Kitchen Living Room 08 4 Y X 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
Parlour 09 5 7 8 Y X 0 1 2 3 9
Living/Sitting Room 1 10 6 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 3
2 11 7 4 5 Y X 0 1 2 3 6
3 12 8 Y X 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
4 13 9 7 8 Y X 0 1 2 3 9
Total Living Rooms
Bed Room/bed sitting 1 14 1 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 3
2 15 2 4 5 Y X 0 1 2 3 6
3 16 3 Y X 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
4 17 4 7 8 Y X 0 1 2 3 9
Total Bedrooms/bed sitting rooms
Total habitable rooms
Total Rooms
STAIRS (First Flight) 18 7 8 Y X 0 1 2 3 9

Type of Stairway: 1 2 3 4 5

Height of one step inches

Breadth of one step inches

Width of stairs .........

No. of steps .........

State of Stair covering: Not Worn 1
Worn thin 2
One or more holes 3

Type of stair fastening (specify) .........Ang.

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