1951-64 British Government Statistics Quiz

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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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How many people were employed in service industries by 1960?
5 million
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What was the average rate of unemployment between 1951-73?
2%
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What was the average rate of unemployment in the 1930s?
12.7%
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In what year did race riots break out in Nottingham, Bristol, and poorer parts of London?
1958
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In what year did 600 white males attempt to batter their way into black-owned properties in Notting Hill?
1958
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How many New Commonwealth citizens entered Britain between 1960-62?
230,000
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When was the Commonwealth Immigrants Act introduced?
1962
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What was the infant mortality rate in 1950?
31.2 per thousand births
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What was the infant mortality rate in 1973?
17.2 per thousand births
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What was life expectancy for men in 1950?
66.4
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What was life expectancy for men in 1973?
69.2
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What was life expectancy for women in 1950?
71.5
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What was life expectancy for women in 1973?
75.6
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When were Thorneycroft's spending cuts overruled by Macmillan, leading him to resign?
1958
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How much was made in tax cuts in 1959?
£370 million
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When were pay rises and wages frozen?
1961
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When did Britain ask the IMF for a loan?
1961
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When was the NEDC set up by Selwyn Lloyd?
1961
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When was the NIC established?
1962
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When was the Beeching Report published?
1963
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What did growth increase to in 1963 after Reginald Maudling changed to expansionary policies?
6%
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At what rate did the economy grow by between 1951-73, meaning it was higher than during the inter-war period?
2.8% per annum
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What was the average rate of inflation between 1950-67?
3.8%
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