A History of the Ministry of Information, 1939-46

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The Questionnaire

WARTIME SOCIAL SURVEY

New Series Regional H.12

VEGETABLES

Interviewer......

Town......

Date......

Col. 1 Col. 2
Region Number in Family Cols.
1 Urban 1 Children under 5 3
2 Rural 2 Children 5 – 14 4
3 Adults (over 14) 5
4 Class Total 6
5 A 3 Boarders 7
6 B 4 Servants 8
7 C 5
8 D 6
9 Col. 9
10 Age Garden only 1
11 Under 35 8 Allotment only 2
12 35 – 50 9 Garden and allotment 3
Over 50 X No garden or allotment 4

1. Do you grow any of your own vegetables?

Col. 10
Yes....... 1
No........ 2

If Yes

2. Which vegetables have you grown enough of not to need to buy any since Christmas?

...............

Col. 11

3. (Ask Everyone) Since Christmas have you been able to buy as many vegetables as you needed for your meals?

Yes....... 4
No........ 5

4. (Ask Everyone) Are there any particular sorts of vegetables which you have been unable to buy as much as you would like of for any reason? (Since Christmas).

Yes....... 7
No........ 8

4a. If Yes

Col.
Which vegetables? Why unable? 11 12 13 14
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5. Which kinds of vegetables have you been buying mostly? (Since Christmas).

Bought
Often
Bought
Occasionally
Not
Bought
Office
Use
6. Is there any special reason
why you never buy?
7. Is there any special reason
why you don’t buy
more often?
Cols.
Cabbage 1 2 3 ....... ....... 15
Savoy 1 2 3 ....... ....... 16
Sprouts 1 2 3 ....... ....... 17
Broccoli 1 2 3 ....... ....... 18
Spinach 1 2 3 ....... ....... 19
Kale 1 2 3 ....... ....... 20
Curly Greens 1 2 3 ....... ....... 21
Sprout Tops 1 2 3 ....... ....... 22
Turnip Tops 1 2 3 ....... ....... 23
Turnips 1 2 3 ....... ....... 24
Parsnips 1 2 3 ....... ....... 25
Swedes 1 2 3 ....... ....... 26
Carrots 1 2 3 ....... ....... 27
Leeks 1 2 3 ....... ....... 28
Onions 1 2 3 ....... ....... 29

8. Have you had any other trouble in buying vegetables recently that you feel the Ministry of Food should know about?

Col. 30
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Col. 31
Reception of Questionnaire
Willing and interested....... 1
Willing, neutral....... 2
Willing, but not interested...... 3
Obstructive....... 4
Serial number (Cols. 32-35)
(Col. 36)
(No. of families in house.......
Houses.......8
Flats..........9

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