1997 Volume 48 Issue 10 Pages 925-932
In this paper, the graduate housewife means a housewife with higher education.
Objective : The goal of this study is to develop house planning to enable independent lifestyles for all family members. This report aims at assessing the actual conditions and effects of providing the graduate housewife with private space. Method : Survey of different age groups by means of mailed questionnaire. The survey was conducted in October, 1994. Results : 1) Approximately 60% of graduate housewives claim to have their own “private space.” 2) Approximately 50 % of these (graduate housewives having their own private space) claim to have “isolated private space.” 3) The proportion of graduate housewives having their own private space is higher in families with no child than in families with a child or children. 4) The proportion of graduate housewives having their own private space is higher in families living together with parent (s) than in nuclear families. 5) Fifty percent of graduate housewives having their private space feel that they are “liberated” of their family and their private space is “of much use.” 6) The proportion of graduate housewives having their own private space is higher than that of graduate housewives not having their own private space if the area of the house affords greater than 40 m2 for each person.
