A History of the Ministry of Information, 1939-46

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Wartime Social Survey
TRANSPORT
Regional 1.4.

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

Before
Industrial Group Now War
(a) Manufacturing
Engineering shipbuilding metal, metal mfrs, chemicals explosives and all munitions Heavy Light Y Y
X X
Food, drink, tobacco 0 0
Textiles, clothing, leather 1 1
Other factory workers 2 2
(b) Non-manufacturing
Mining 3 3
Building and road mending 4 4
Transport 5 5
Gas, water, electricity 6 6
Distributive 7 7
Clerical 8 8
Housewife or unaccepted 9
Sex
Man Y
Woman X
Age
Under 18 0
18 - 19 1
20 - 30 2
31 - 45 3
46 - 59 4
60 - 64 5
65 & over 6
N.A. 7
Married X
Single X
Widowed 0
N.A. 1
Number employed
Less than 100 2
100 - 499 3
500 - 999 4
1,000 or more 5
N.A. 6
Where situated
Work place home
Centre Y 2
Inner X 3
Outer 0 4
N.A. 1 5
Region
Y (Scot) X (S.E.) O (N.W)
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9

Exact Occupation

1. How do you usually travel to work?

(Longest distance travelled by)

Bus or trolley-bus Y
Tram X
Train 0
Underground 1
Bicycle 2
Walk 3
N.A. 4
Other way (say what)

If Public Transport Used

2. What sort of a journey is it?

In to centre and out 1
Round about 2
Direct 3
N.A. 4
D.N.A. 5

3. (Ask Everyone) How long does the journey take you?

(a) To work ........

(b) Home from work ........

If Public Transport Used

4. How long does it take you to get from home to the bus-stop, tram-stop or railway station?

5. (Ask Everyone) Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with this way of getting to and from work?

Satisfied Y
Dissatisfied X
Doubtful 0
N.A. 1

If Dissatisfied

6. Why are you dissatisfied?

6a Is there any other reason for being dissatisfied?

6b Are you dissatisfied as regards both getting to and from work, or only to work or only from work?

Both 1
To only 2
From only 3
N.A. 4
D.N.A. 5

If Satisfied or Doubtful

7. Is there anything at all you find a nuisance or trying as far as the journey to or from work is concerned?

Yes Y
No X
D.K. 0
N.A. 1
D.N.A. 2

If Yes

7a What?

Those who work

8. Why do you walk?

Live near work Y
Saves money X
No transport 0
Transport not good enough 1
N.A. 2
D.N.A. 3
Other reasons (say what)

Those who cycle

9. Why do you cycle?

Live near work Y
Saves money X
No transport 0
Transport not good enough 1
N.A. 2
D.N.A. 3
Other reasons (say what)

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