• Korean Journal of Human Ecology
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• v.11 no.3
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• pp.301-306
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• 2002

The purpose of this research is to provide basic data by which more suitable hats manufacturing can be possible. The method for this research was to ask male and female college students what their favorite design and size are by the questionnaire. Data were collected from 383 college students in Seoul, Iksan. Statistical tests such as descriptive analysis, Crosstabs, F-test, Duncan test, were used to analyze the data. The conclusion which gotten through this process is that, first of all, their favorite design is Apollo cap, and there is no difference between male and female college students. Then, It also appeared that most of them didn't know their own hat size, but responded that their hats are suitable for their heads, it means that they are contented with their hats. Yet, those positive responses are, in some part, due to the insufficiency of the questions that can point out negative responses.