The Research Journal of the Costume Culture (복식문화연구)

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Study on the laundry behavior according to the number of household and the type of washer

세대구성원수와 세탁기 종류에 따른 세탁행동에 관한 연구

  • Kim, Tae-mi (Dept. of Textile Business, Bucheon University)
  • 김태미 (부천대학교 섬유의류비즈니스학과)
  • Received : 2015.10.29
  • Accepted : 2015.12.28
  • Published : 2015.12.31
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine laundry behavior according to the number of households and the type of washing machine that each household used. The data was obtained from questionnaires filled out by 417 households, which included college students living in Seoul and Gyeonggi province. The results of this study are as follows: first, according to the results of survey about the number of household members and type of washing machine that household had, one or two-person households accounted for 24.0%. Regarding the type of washing machine that each household used, there were more drum washers. In households comprised of three or more persons, a higher percentage had a machine with a pulsator. Second, with regard to the method of classifying the wash in doing the laundry, all families classified the wash according to color and textile material. Third, with regard to the amount of detergent in doing the laundry, 63.5% of households used the recommended amount of detergent while 28.3% of households used more detergent than the recommended amount. Fourth, with regard to the set temperature of water in doing the laundry, 36.2% of households used cold water; this was the highest percentage. Fifth, with regard to input sequence in doing the laundry, most households put the wash in the machine in advance, and then filled the washer with water; 56.1% of households added a rinsing process for all washing processes.

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