The purpose of this study is to help establishing the social and the economical position of the full-time homemaker by estimating the value of their household work.
The subjects are randomly selected (103) of the urban homemakers and (42) of the rura...
The purpose of this study is to help establishing the social and the economical position of the full-time homemaker by estimating the value of their household work.
The subjects are randomly selected (103) of the urban homemakers and (42) of the rural homemakers, who have two chidren and no job.
The followings are the results of estimating the economic value of their household work and the contents of time use.
1. The contents of time use can be divided into 3 parts, physiological time, leisure time, and household work time which is the longest of them.
2. Estimating the economical efficiency, the value of food preparation, taking care of children, and cooking is comparatively high, and the value of interior decoration, gardening, and driving is comparatively low.
3. Assuming that a full-time homemaker is a technician, it works out at 291,950 won as a monthly salary for her household work.
As a matter of fact the economic value of full-time homemakers' household work is estimated lower than the real value the modern society.
It must be re-estimated in order to establish firmly the full-time homemakers' social position.