Abstract
The purpose of this survey is to grasp the habit and consciousness of bathing and to suggest a future style of bathrooms. The results are as follows :
1) The frequency of using shower and bathtub differs with bathers' age as well as season.
2) The purpose of bating differs with age. The aged take a bath for health reasons; the middle age for better communication with family; and the young for having their time all by themselves.
3) As for bathing article, popular and well used are the citron for hot bath and the bathing powder for cool bath. Well known but less frequently used are the aroma bath, esthetic gel, and other newly marketed items, with the exception of young females who take strong interest in them.
4) The subjects are classified into four groups from the viewpoint of their habit and consciousness of bathing and by quantification method Hayashi Mas well as Cluster Analysis.
