Us 1950s Dont Lock Their Doors

Nearly 1 in 5 people don t lock their doors when they re at home.

Us 1950s dont lock their doors.

To prevent someone from barging in while you re up to something. It was a much slower pace of life and much more relaxed. In the 1950s it may have been more widespread than it is today. Population sitting at home with unlocked doors.

One example is that not only did people not lock their cars in the 50 s it was a common practice in most places to leave your keys in the ignition. The work around is people will put little eyelet hook locks on the inside of the door. Once again people living in rural areas older americans whites and republicans were the most likely to say they generally don t lock their doors. Many houses built in the 1950s and 1960s don t have door knob locks.

That s almost 20 percent of the u s. And 63 of people say that they know people who do not lock their doors regularly. However few people in large cities left their doors unlocked even in the 1950s. According to the survey responses nearly 1 in 5 people surveyed said they rarely ever lock their doors or never lock their doors at all when they are at home.

In the future i ll be ever vigilant about locking the doors. Today it is still common in small isolated towns where most everyone is known to everyone else. 63 percent of americans said they know people that don t lock their doors regularly. Men were also more likely than women to say they don t lock their doors when they re at home 28 percent to 18 percent.

She s a door locker and a half. Not as vigilant as kay. Homes were the same way no one locked their doors and on warm evenings most people went to bed with their doors and windows open. Houses built before then may have skeleton key or similar locks.

The goal is not safety but modesty.