For butter, per week.
1 expended 1s. 8d.
24 „ 1s.
11 „ 10d.
12 „ 8d.
11 „ 6d.
1 „ 3d.
2 „ nothing.
4 made allowances.
1 deaf and dumb.
Thus one-third expended 1s., and about one-sixth spent 10d.; another sixth, 8d.; and another sixth, 6d. a week, for butter.
For potatoes, per week.
1 spent 1s.
2 „ 10d.
6 „ 8d.
1 „ 7d.
18 „ 6d.
6 „ 4d.
28 spent nothing.
4 made allowances.
1 deaf and dumb.
About one-fourth spent 6d.; the greater proportion, however (nearly one-half), expended nothing upon potatoes weekly.
For clothes, yearly.
2 expended 2l.
2 „ 1l. 10s.
2 „ 1l. 5s.
3 „ 1l.
1 „ 18s.
1 „ 17s.
1 „ 15s.
4 „ 12s.
1 „ 10s.
34 couldn’t say.
1 had 2 pairs of boots a year, but no clothes.
2 expended “not much.”
2 got them as they could.
1 expended a few shillings.
1 said it “all depends.”
2 returned “nothing.”
1 was deaf and dumb.
6 made no return.
Hence 43 out of 67, or nearly two-thirds, spent little or nothing upon their clothes.
Had they a change of dress?