Class divisions and poverty

Question 1

What % of the population were working class

Answer 1

75%

Question 2

What % of the population were unskilled

Answer 2

In 1911 9% of the population were unskilled, this meant that couldn’t provide for their family and lived in poverty

Question 3

Who was Charles Booth and what did he find

Answer 3

First person to make estimates on poverty and interviewed 4000 people, discovered poverty was closer to 30% rather then 25% which the gov estimated

Question 4

What did Rowntree claim was the cause of poverty

Answer 4

Rowntree said that the main cause of poverty was unemployment and low wages

Question 5

What did Rowntree investigated

Answer 5

Built on Booths work, looked at York and discovered 28% lived in poverty

Question 6

How much did Rowntree discover was needed to remain above the poverty line

Answer 6

21 shillings a week to remain above, any less and you’d be below the poverty line

Question 7

How did many people fall into poverty

Answer 7

Through unavoidable factors like irregular work, low wages, old age, sickness and premature death of main wage earner

Question 8

What did Rowntree and Booths findings result in

Answer 8

Growth of new liberalism and social legislation