A study on the Actual Wearing State of Brassiere : on Shape of Brassiere

Brassiere의 착의 실태에 관한 조사연구 1 - Bra의 유형별 조사를 중심으로 -

The purpose of this study was to get basic information about aspect of consumption, production, and hygiene of the brassiere, which should be mentioned. As the research methods, 2172 women who are living in Pusan, Korea were selected and were classified according to age, job, and marriage. In the data analysis, percentage, average, standard deviation, Chi square($x^2$)-test were used. The results of analyzing data in this study are followed; 1. The mean age of first time wearing of brassiere is 14.1 years and the mean number of having brassiere is five. 2. For the anterior shape of brassiere, the wire type is extremely weared. The type that does not to want to wear is plunging type and most favorable type of brassiere is support type. 3. For the posterior shape of brassiere, extremely weared types are standard and straight type. Round type II is that does not to want to wear. 4. It is all type that showed statistical significance for age, job and marrige.