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An Analysis of Time Use on Activities of Daily Living : Considering Korean Adults in Seoul

일상생활활동에 대한 생활시간 분석 : 서울에 거주하는 한국 성인을 대상으로

  • Lee, Dong-Hun (Department of Industrial and Management Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology) ;
  • Lee, Ho-Jin (Department of Industrial and Management Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology) ;
  • Chung, Min-K. (Department of Industrial and Management Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology)
  • 이동훈 (포항공과대학교 산업경영공학과) ;
  • 이호진 (포항공과대학교 산업경영공학과) ;
  • 정민근 (포항공과대학교 산업경영공학과)
  • Received : 2011.04.27
  • Accepted : 2011.05.17
  • Published : 2011.06.01
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Abstract

This study describes behavioral characteristics of Korean population over twenty years old in a variety of activities of daily living by analyzing the raw data of the time use survey provided by Statistics Korea (KOSTAT). Seven activities and forty four sub-activities of daily living were selected for analysis : personal care, employment, household care, family care, voluntary work and community participation, social life, recreation and leisure, and travel. In order to quantitatively understand how Korean adults spend their time for a day and how their lifestyle changes over time, we collected the time recorded by 3,673 respondents in three surveys over the past ten years (in 1999, 2004, and 2009). Then, we performed analysis of variance to compare the behavioral characteristics by user age and gender based on the mean time of each activity. The differences in behavior among user groups and over time could be used to design ergonomic products and services based on user experience, especially for universal design of housing and transportation facilities.

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