• Korean Institute of Interior Design Journal
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• v.25 no.1
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• pp.142-150
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• 2016

This study examined the general housing awareness and awareness on house sharing of college students who are present residents as well as potential residents of shared houses. To achieve this purpose, structured questionnaires were used as a survey tool to understand students' awareness on housing and opinions on house sharing including a range of space sharing, preferences on house mates, and demands on services and facilities. The survey was conducted of college students in Busan, and the data were analyzed by the PASW Statistics 18.0 program. The findings of this study are as follows: 1) The housing awareness was categorized into seven factors by factor analysis. The subjects valued 'personality factor' in the housing awareness. 2) Regarding preference of house mate type, participants preferred a person who has similar lifestyle and in the same gender. 3) As for the space sharing, the subjects didn't want to share a bathroom and shower. Also, they preferred medium or large scale dormitory layout type to small sized apartment type. 4) The most positive aspect of house sharing was 'Reduction of rental and maintenance cost'. On the other hand, 'Difference of daily life pattern' was the most negative aspect of house sharing. 5) In case of services and community spaces, they preferred 'delivery storage service' and 'coin-operated laundry facility'.

• Korean Journal of Human Ecology
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• v.16 no.6
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• pp.1269-1278
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• 2007

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the awareness of gender equality and practice of housing education contents in Technology Home Economics Subject of university students. Subjects were 488 university students located in JunBuk province. In this statistical analysis, SPSS 11.5 for Windows program was utilized to analyze frequency, t-test, one-way Anova, Duncan test, Ward's method, Pearson's correlation coefficient. The results of this study were follow: First, the university student's gender equality appeared a little above the middle level. Female student's gender equality was higher than male. Second, the university students' practice of housing education contents appeared at the middle level. Male students appeared to be higher than female at 'support and repair of housing' unit. Third, the higher university students have awareness of gender equality, the better they practice of housing education contents. Group one recording where the gender equality is high 'Living quarter application', 'Indoor environment and equipments' units the practice of housing education contents was high. Forth, correlation of variables differed significantly between university students' practice of housing education contents and the awareness of gender equality. As a conclusion, university students' awareness of gender equality play an important role in practice of housing education contents in their real life. These results should be provide fundamental information for improving of housing education contents in Technology Home Economics Subject.

• Proceeding of Spring/Autumn Annual Conference of KHA
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• 2011.04a
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• pp.279-284
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• 2011

This research was focused on collecting and analyzing the data about the preference and awareness about elderly housing among middle aged women. A questionnaire survey was adopted in this study. The data were collected from 120 people between 30~60years old middle aged women living in the city of Seoul from October, 1, 2010 to October, 19, 2010 and 105 cases were used for data analysis. To observe the preference differentiation of elderly housing, by the SPSS Win 18.0 program, $x^2$-test, t-test and ANOVA were utilized. The results of the research were as followings. First, respondents preferred middle scale and single-detached dwelling in suburban areas. Second, for the reason of considering elderly housing, respondents said that they consider the elderly housing as a safe and comfortable place. Third, they preferred that elderly housing should be supplied by local authority or the government. In conclusion, the government and local authorities need to provide elderly housing which can improve the older people's residential welfare in the future aged society and develop a model of the elderly housing which reflects the preference of the middle aged women.

• Proceeding of Spring/Autumn Annual Conference of KHA
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• 2005.11a
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• pp.35-41
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• 2005

The purpose of the study was to identify the housing Plan responding to lifestyles of residents living in Center of Ulsan city. The survey used questionnaire from 230 households and analyzed using descriptive statistics. cross analysis, One-Way ANOVA, factor analysis, cluster analysis. The research centered on the possibility of categorizing life styles of residents based upon their living awareness and housing awareness. The results showed that there are two major categorizes of residents's lifestyles. According to classification of their lifestyles, This study tried to analyse the characteristics of residents about housing preference, housing development opinion, housing satisfaction, etc. The application of the lifestyles variable in classifying residents will be important in such activities as large-scale housing supply planning or in the preliminary research and understanding of actual conditions for the housing improvement industry.

• Journal of the Korean housing association
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.29-36
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• 2002

This study was performed to investigate the awareness of Namak Eco-city, a willingness to move to an ecological city and their related variables. Data was collected through a questionnaire survey given to 491 residents who live in Mokpo, Kwangju and Muan in Chollanam Province. The awareness of Namak Eco-city was medium level and half of the respondents were not aware of that. Multiple regression analysis was conducted to estimate the effects of the variables on the awareness of Namak Eco-city. The most significant variable was the awareness of taco-city. Thirty eight percent of the respondents were willing to move to Namak Eco-City. Two variables were related with willingness to move to the city. Those who were aware of an Eco-city and had more commuting-oriented housing value had more willingness to move to the city.

• Journal of Families and Better Life
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• v.23 no.2 s.74
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• pp.149-157
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• 2005

The purpose of this study was to identify current housing status and housing awareness such as housing values, satisfaction, and preferences among households with one child. Data were obtained from a questionnaire completed by both husbands and wives living in metropolitan area and aged between 25 and 45. Selected variables were the age, education level, and employment status of housewives, ideal number of children, monthly income, plan to give birth, and so on. Using purposive sampling method, five hundred questionnaires were administered and 360 questionnaires were analyzed. In accordance with the questions related to housing values, housing satisfaction of respondents was examined. In order to compare the housing values, preferences, and satisfaction among diverse variables of respondents, mean, t-test, F test, Duncan's multiple range test, $x^2$ test, and factor analysis were used. The major findings of this study are as follows: First, there were significant differences in current housing type, tenure type, and floor area according to housewives' age, education level, monthly income, and plan to give birth. Interestingly, households not having a plan to give birth in the future were living in larger house than the households having a plan to give birth. Second, housing values of households with one child were divided into 4 factors-environmental comfort, economy and convenience, social status symbolism, and adequacy of space planning. Items related to privacy showed the biggest difference between housing values and housing satisfaction. Third, most of the respondents wanted larger house than current housing. However, the need for quality of housing including floor area and amenities was significantly higher among households not having a plan to give another birth than households having a plan to give birth in the future.

• Proceeding of Spring/Autumn Annual Conference of KHA
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• 2004.11a
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• pp.123-128
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• 2004

The purpose of this study is to suggest planning direction to Co-housing as alternative house. The questionnaire survey is used. The subjects of questionnaire are professional having concerned with architectural, housing, city plan and environment. The results of the study are summarized as follow : It is necessary to connect with neighbors in Co-housing. It is important to make membership and member's will for community. Co-housing as a housing alternative is essential residents' participation. In terms of life in community, eating together, childrencare and residents' autonomy activity are very important. Finally, it is proper to locate suburb and city. The size under 50 units is proper. In terms of housing type, the low apartment housing is proper.

• Journal of the Korean housing association
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• v.20 no.6
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• pp.119-126
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• 2009

This study focused on the analysis of residential satisfaction and environment awareness depending on the environment-friendly level on the outdoor space of the housing complexes. The purpose of this study is to present basic materials of the environment-friendly outdoor space planning of housing complexes. The major findings of the study are as follows. First, the results of the comparative analysis of the satisfaction of the outdoor space of apartment complexes show that the complexes with the most application of environment-friendly elements had higher residential satisfaction. But there was no meaningful statistical difference between the complexes with the higher level of application of the environment-friendly elements and the complexes with medium level of application. Secondly, according to a comparative analysis, the overall residential satisfaction of the apartment complexes was the same as the residential satisfaction of the outdoor space. Thirdly, the results of the correlative analysis of residential satisfaction and environmental awareness showed that the satisfaction of the apartment complexes decreases as the awareness of the environment-friendly apartment complex increases. The results of this study can be used as basic materials for environment-friendly outdoor space planning of apartment complexes.

• Journal of the Korean housing association
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.9-17
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• 1995

The purpose of this study is designed for showing informations about demand of consumers in the market field. the uses and awareness of curtain of consumers and specialists and the way of better choice of curtain that is important in controlling the interior style. This study results that researched the uses and awareness of consumers and specialists about curtain were as follows. Curtain is important interior equipment point. and large gap is not between consumers and specialists about curtain. but consumers emphasized function and specialists emphasized designe of curtain.

• KIEAE Journal
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.43-52
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• 2009

The aim of this study is to find out the solutions for an improvement of residential environment through the relation between satisfaction of residential environment and amenity awareness of the local residents in Chonnam Mokpo city. For this purpose, it is conducted a questionnaire survey of 203 local residents on the attributes of residential environment. The satisfaction factors of residential environment consist of 8 types of factors such as housing structure, stability, green tract of an avenue, convenience, housing environment, sanitary conditions, waterside facilities, and familiarity. It is analyzed that there is a great difference of the satisfaction between new town dwellers and old town dwellers in three satisfaction factors of a housing structure, convenience, and housing environment. The attributes of amenity awareness consist of 6 types of factors such as fitness, comfort, intimacy, vitality, naturalness, and brilliance. The new town dwellers have a high satisfaction in fitness and vitality factors, and the old town dwellers have a high satisfaction in naturalness factors. Through the analysis to the importance on the satisfaction factors of residential environment related to amenity awareness, it is founded that intimacy factor have importance in order of stability, familiarity, green tract of an avenue and sanitary conditions. Naturalness factor have importance in order of stability, waterside facilities, familiarity and green tract of a avenue. Fitness factor have importance in order of housing structure and sanitary conditions. Comfort factor have importance in order of stability, housing environment and sanitary conditions. And vitality factor have importance in order of housing environment, convenience and green tract of an avenue. Therefore, it is needed that the development plan of residential environment take into consideration in accordance with the importance on the satisfaction of residential environment in Mokpo city.