Masters Theses

Date of Award

3-1980

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science

Major

Agricultural Extension

Major Professor

Cecil E. Carter, Jr

Committee Members

Robert S. Dotson

Abstract

The major purpose of this study was to compare general homemakers and home demonstration club members in Tennessee as to their personal characteristics, family characteristics, use of recommended interior design practices, mass media sources used to obtain interior design information, sources of instruction received on interior design and requests made for additional training on interior design. Data were obtained through personal interviews by County Extension Agents with 1,197 home demonstration club members and 376 general homemakers in 67 Tennessee counties. The Nth number technique was used in each county to select individuals to be included in the survey. Data were analyzed by The University of Tennessee Computing Center. Percentages were used to compare the two study groups. The Chi Square test was used to determine levels of significance achieved by observed differences. Differences which achieved the .05 level were accepted as being significantly different. Data analysis indicated that the home demonstration club members differed significantly from the general homemakers in that the former tended to be older, to own their own home, were not employed outside the home, had a lower estimated family income, were more likely to be using the recommended interior design practices, were more likely to be using mass media sources to obtain interior design information, were more likely to have received instruction on interior design from Extension Agents and from commercial concerns and they also were significantly more interested than the general homemakers in receiving additional information on interior design subjects.

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