1951-64 British Government Statistics Quiz 1

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How many homes were built between 1951-64?
1.7 million
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What was the average weekly wage of adult male workers in 1951?
£8.30
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What was the average weekly wage of adult male workers in 1964?
£18.35
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When were rent controls abolished?
1957
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How many homes were put on the market after rent controls were abolished?
6 million
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What were the average hours worked per week in 1950?
47.5 hours
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What were the average hours worked per week in 1973?
44.7 hours
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When did Sandfields School, the first purpose-built comprehensive schools, open?
1958
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When was the Robbins Report published?
1963
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How many jobs held by women by 1960 were low paid secretarial jobs or primary school teaching?
2/3
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How many were unemployed in 1957?
383,000
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How many were unemployed in 1963?
878,000
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What was the average weekly wage of adult male workers in 1951?

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When were rent controls abolished?

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