Topics discussed include: Neighbours; leisure; child rearing; religion; marital relations

Neighbours: INTVEE lives in a three apartment flat in a block of six with her husband and four children, ages ranging from 2 to 8 yrs. She intensely dislikes the area and neighbours who complain about the children making noise. All her relatives are in Craigmillar and she feels she would be happier there as there would be people to talk to or she would see people she know out the window.

Leisure: Often takes the kids to Craigmillar, where she has relatives, on the bus or sometimes sends them on the bus themselves with the eldest (8yrs) in charge. Two evenings a week she goes to Bingo at Granton or Craigmillar.

Child rearing: Both her and her husband physically chastise the children "Often I lay into them for things which it just isn't fair to, but I get so fed up at being here alone all day that I have to take out on someone". Her husband is frequently violent towards the children.

Religion: Interviewee is Roman Catholic and husband is Protestant. Feels bad that their children cannot attend a catholic school and that they were christened in the Episcopal Church.

Marital Relations: INTVEE's husband does not help around the house but has done some wallpapering. After winning £20 at the bingo she packed a suitcase and took a bus to Newcastle, returned to Edinburgh by train at 3am. Her husband was very angry and told her he had assured their relatives she hadn't left becuase of a quarrel.