We examined household's food expenditures in this study. The empirical work outlined here used quarterly data from 2003 Q1 to 2010 Q3. All variables are in log form and were obtained from the Korea National Statistical Office. The food items included cereals, dairy products, fruits, meat, vegetables, and alcoholic beverages. We applied the ordinary least squares method to a model consisting of household income and seasonal dummies. This is because household expenditures are ordinarily a function of income and have seasonal characteristics. The household's food consumption patterns also reflect the prevailing social and environmental circumstances. This study showed that the income coefficients of cereals, meat, dairy products, and alcoholic beverages tend to increase in the long-run, whereas those of vegetables and fruits decreased. The results also revealed that consumption of alcoholic beverages and meat was greatly affected by household income fluctuations, whereas those of vegetables and dairy products were not sensitive to income. The impulse response functions indicated that expenditures not only increased slowly before peaking one to eight quarters after the income shock but declined very slowly to pre-shock levels. The response of dairy products at the twelfth step was three times as large as that of the first step.

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Information about the chemical components emitted from the household products employed in many other countries seems to be still relatively scant and insufficient. The emissions composition for 59 consumer products were evaluated using a headspace analysis. The chemical composition and concentrations of total voalatile organic compounds (VOCs) broadly varied along with products. No volatile pollutants were detected for only one product in the household product category of laundry detergents. Except for this product, 1 to 17 organic compounds were detected in the headspace gas phase of each product. The category of oil paints exhibited an upper range for both the number of chemicals detected and the concentrations of total VOC. The chemical composition of certain household products determined in the current study was different from that for other studies from other countries. Four to 37 compounds were detected in the headspace gas phase of each product class. Several compounds were identified in more than one product class. Although several results indicated the dependence of the headspace temperature or period on the proportions of constituents in headspace gas phase, the effect of the headspace conditions on headspace concentrations varied along with the type of household product or analyte. It is suggested that a proper headspace conditions should be considered based on the volatility of components and matrix of each household product as well as the analytical sensitivity.

본 연구는 우리나라 가계의 식생활비 지출행태에 관한 이해를 꾀하고자 식료품비와 외식비로 나뉘어 각각에 관한 결정요인을 비교, 분석하였다. 연구를 위하여 통계청에서 조사한 1994년 도시가계연보의 원자료를 사용하였으며, 식료품비와 외식비 지출에 대한 관련요인들의 영향력을 고찰하기 위하여 다중회귀분석이 사용되었다. 연구결과에 의하면 식료품비와 외식비 지출 모두 가계소득과 정적 상관관계를 보였으며, 주부가 취업한 경우 식료품비 지출은 비취업주부가계에 비해 적은 반면, 외식비 지출은 도리어 많은 것으로 분석되었다. 가구원수, 교육수준, 계절, 자녀의 존재 변수 등이 식료품과 외식비지출에 대해 유의한 영향력을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 가구주 나이는 식료품비에 유의한 영향을 미쳤으며, 가구주 직업은 외식비지출에 영향을 미치는 것으로 분석되었다.

본 논문은 한일 양국의 가계에 있어서의 식품수요에 미치는 요인을 파악하기 위해서 종래의 수요모델에 코호트(cohort, 행동을 같이 한 집합체) 분석적인 생각을 도입하여 한일 양국의 식품수요 형태분석을 하였다. 여기에 제시한 새로운 수요분석 모델은 소비지출과 가격이 식료수요에 미치는 경제적 효과 이외에 세대주 연령효과나 출생연도와 같은 비경제적효과 등도 계량한 것이 특징이다. 분석한 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 한일 양국의 식품수요의 품목군별 탄력성을 보면 유지류, 음료, 조리식품의 수요탄력성은 한국보다 일본이 더 탄력적이었지만, 다른 모든 품목은 일본보다 한국이 탄력적이었다. 곡류, 육류, 외식의 외부화 식품의 소비지출과 가격탄력성은 한국의 큰 품목과 일본의 큰 품목이 서로 상충하고 있어서 일정한 경향 파악이 곤란하다. 그러나 신선식품에 대한 소비지출과 가격의 탄력성은 모두 일본보다 한국이 크다. 2. 식품에 대한 지출액은 세대 구성원의 연령을 반영하여 비교하여 볼 때 한국과 일본의 결과가 비슷하였다. 즉 세대주 연령이 젊은 계층의 가족에는 유아가 있기 때문에 유란류의 지출액이, 또한 중년층에서는 청소년이 많기 때문에 과자류의 지출액이 다른 연령계층에 비하여 많았다. 한국은 연령계층이 높을수록 2세대 가족이 많기 때문에 다수 품목에 지출액이 많고, 일본의 중년층은 과자류를 포함하여 특히 곡류, 육류 등의 에너지 식품이나 외식의 지출액이 많다. 그러나 연령이 높은 계층에서는 세대 구성원이 거의 성인이며 평균연령이 높기 때문에 곡류, 육류, 외식 등의 지출액이 적었지만 어패류, 야채류 등의 전통식품이나 조리식품의 지출이 많았다. 3. 식품소비의 패턴은 세대주 출생연도별로 비교하면 한일 양국 모두 구세대일수록 주식 중시의 경향을 나타내고 신세대일수록 축산물, 유지류, 외부화 식품의 비중이 높았다. 그러나 품목 구성의 세대간 차이는 한국에 있어서는 매우 크지만 일본의 경우는 비교적 작았다. 따라서 식생활의 서구화, 외부화는 세대교체에 동반하여 한국에는 급속히 진행하지만 일본은 점진적으로 진행한다고 볼 수 있다. 4. 가계 식품 수요의 장기 변화에 미치는 요인은 소비지출, 가격, 세대주 출생연도, 연령 등의 네 가지 요인으로 나누어서 각각의 효과를 요인간으로 비교하면 한일 양국이 함께 가격의 효과가 가장 작다. 그러나 그 이외 요인별 효과의 상대적 중요성은 양국간에 다른데 한국은 소비지출의 효과가 출생연도나 연령 효과보다 크지만 일본은 경제적 요인인 소비지출보다 세대주의 출생연도나 연령 등의 비경제적 요인의 효과가 크다.

A sundry system is one of popular systems for composting livestock manure, of which main honest is to utilize unlimited, clean, and free solar radiation. A sundry system with a composter of two horizontal screw-type concrete ducts at different height, was constructed and operated for three days for each test in May, 1993, to evaluate its composting performance. Four treatments of the mixture ratio of swine manure and saw dust (manure : sawdust= 1 : 1.25, 1 : 1, 1 : 0.7, 1 : 0.5) were implemented to evaluate the effect of the mixture ratio on degradation of the composting materials of a sundry system with a screw-type composter. Maximum temperature of the composting materials was over 50℃ at D1 or D2 (one or two days after operation starts) for each test. Mean C/N ratio and water contents of the materials were reduced by more than 15 and 20％, respectively. Microbial density of each test showed a typical variation with the lapse of the composting time. Mesophilic microorganism seemed to play more important role on degradation of the materials than thermophilic. A sundry system with a screw-type composter can be considered as a feasible system on basis of maturity data. The conclusion was completely reverse from that of Choi et at., although both adopted a sundry system. A further study is recommended to pursue the cause of better performance of the screw-type composter, whether it was due to affirmative weather or more efficient composter.

The selection of fnancial assets within households has gained increasing prominence in the context of China’s economic development. This paper systematically reviews existing literature, both domestic and international, focusing on family heterogeneity and the infuence of external factors. It critically assesses the advancements made in understanding the determinants of family fnancial asset choices while also acknowledging the limitations in current research. Building upon this comprehensive review, the paper identifes three promising avenues for future exploration. Firstly, there is a need for research delving into the impact of the digital economic environment on family fnancial asset choices. Secondly, understanding how macroeconomic systems shape these decisions is crucial for a holistic perspective. Lastly, examining the heterogeneity among family members and its influence on financial asset choices offers a nuanced understanding of this intricate decision-making process. The insights presented in this paper are invaluable for both academic research and practical applications related to family fnancial asset selection.

This study investigated the biomass content of fluff type SRF(Solid refuse fuel) operated in B city according to the physical composition. As a result of analyzing the physical composition of SRF, it was investigated that papers 25.2%, fiber 15.1%, vinyl‧plastics 42.6%, woods 9.4%, rubbers 1.5%, diapers 3.2% and incombustibles 3.0%. The average of ash and combustible content of SRF was 10.5% and 89.5%, and the higher the proportion of paper and wood, the lower proportion of ash. In addition, the biomass of SRF is 24.9%~58.0%, with an average of 42.6%.

This study introduced income mobility analysis using pseudo-longitudinal panel data from Family Income and Expenditure Survey (FIES) to consider the dynamic process of individual’s well-being through time. Since there is no comprehensive measurement of income mobility because of its dynamic process, various income mobility indices such as Chi-square, Average Jump Index, Atkinson et al. Mobility Ratio, and Shorrocks’ Mobility Index were used. These indices revealed that Filipino households’ income movements are more mobile than expected, and their income status improved from 2000 to 2015. As income mobility takes place, income inequality is reduced by 91.80 percent (91.80%). Furthermore, the growth effect is the main factor of income mobility. This indicates that households took the economic opportunities from economic growth to earn more. However, income mobility due to transfer effect (transfer of income from one household to another through lottery winning and borrowing) increased when the economy is not good. The higher income mobility due to growth effect compared to transfer effect, whether the economy is good or bad, means that households learned how to use their income in savings, investments, and entrepreneurship. This is the result of a successful financial literacy program of the government wherein households realized financial stability and security.

In South Korea, social, the number of single-person households has rapidly increased because of financial factors. Since single-person households have characteristics differentiated from general households, many enterprises pay attention to them that appear as important consumers. This study conducted a survey with consumers in their 20s to 50s in single-person households, nationwide who had an experience of purchasing HMR. The results of this study can be summarized as follows: First, of the benefits pursued in dietary life, the pursuit of nutrition a negative (-) impact on RTH type and did not have any impacts on the RTE and RTC types. The pursuit of taste had a positive (+) impact only on the RTE type while it did not have any impact on the RTH and RTC types. The pursuit of convenience had positive (+) impacts on all RTH, RTE and RTC types, while the pursuit of price sought did not have any impact on all types. Second, of the preferences by each HMR type, preferences for the RTH and RTC types had positive (+) impacts on purchase intention while preference for the RTE type did not have any impact on purchase intention. Third, of the benefits pursued in dietary life, the pursuits of taste and convenience had positive (+) impacts on purchase intention while the pursuits of nutrition and price did not have any significant impacts on purchase intention. In addition, of the benefits pursued in dietary life, the pursuit of convenience had a significant impact on purchase intention mediated by preference by each HMR type. As a result, taste of HMR and the aspects of convenience act as factors inducing purchases, and products in the various forms of taste and convenience in order to appeal consumers who pursue taste and convenience.

This study was conducted to analyze the factors influencing participation intention in urban agriculture. The theoretical foundations of the study were Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) and Pine and Gilmore’s Experiencel Economy. The type of household composition was set as the moderating variable between these independent and dependent variables. In order to test the research model, hierarchical regression analysis was conducted on 439 effective respondents. The empirical analysis results are as follows. Educational experience factors, escapist experience factors, attitudes, subjective norm, and perceived behavioral control, which were set as independent variables to positive (+) influence participation intention in urban agriculture. In addition, the impact of their influence relationship was as follows : perceived behavioral control > attitudes > escapist experience factor > subjective norm > educational experience factor. On the other hand, as a result of analyzing the moderating effect according to the household composition, there was a significant difference in the effect of educational experiences, escapist experiences, and subjective norm on participation intention in urban agriculture. Significant results were not tested on the moderating effects between attitudes, perceived behavioral control, and participation intention in urban agriculture. Based on the results of this empirical analysis, academic and practical implications were presented.

This study aims to analyze the household economic behavior of salt farmers participants in Salt Business Empowerment Program (Pugar) including of salt production, work flow, household revenue, the behavior of consumption of food and non-food items and the welfare level. This research followed a survey method by engaging 32 household farmers as participants. The findings revealed that the empowerment program was carried out through the technical assistance of salting production and the assistance of equipment and technology from Thread of Screw Filter and geoisolators to improve the quality of salt. The problems come when the marketing of salt is still limited to the collectors of salt which led to the price of salt level, manufacturers have not remained stable. Household revenue sources for some salt farmers also come from non-salt pond business activities. Farmer household revenue can be used to meet staple food consumption and non-food staple consumption. Based on the indicators of family welfare, households participating in the empowerment program were group into the category of prosperous families.

한국은 2017년 기준으로 노인인구가 전체인구의 14%가 넘는 고령사회에 진입하였고 특히 노인세대의 20%이상이 1인가구인 것으로 나타나서 지자체 등을 중심으로 노인 고독사와 위급상황 시 대처를 위한 ICT활용 응급안전알림서비스 등이 보급되고 있다. 그러나 응급안전알림서비스 등이 시행되고 있지만 기기 사용의 불편함, 기계오작동 등으로 인해 기대했던 바에 비해 실제 효과는 미비하다. 따라서 본 연구는 가족이 없거나, 혹은 가족과 떨어져서 사는 노인단독세대(1인 및 부부 가구)가 안전한 생활을 하는데 도움 줄 수 있는 ICT 활용 서비스디자인을 제안하기 위해 진행되었다. 본 연구는 앞서 진행한 선행연구 및 사례, 사용자요구사항 분석 등을 통해 나온 결과를 토대로 디자인 개발방향을 고려하여 고령자의 기존의 응급안전서비스를 개선한 것으로 연구결과가 노인단독세대가 사회적 네트워크 등을 통해 독립적으로 돌봄 커뮤니티를 꾸려나갈 수 있게 하는데 기여 할 수 있기를 기대한다.

The paper aims to investigate the impacts of long-term savings motives on fostering household participation and contribution to savings mechanisms in rural Vietnam. The paper is organized in five parts: introduction, data description, methodology, empirical results, and conclusion. The quantitative methodology is employed and three simultaneous estimation methods, including instrumental variable model, two-step model, and Heckman model are used to test these impacts as well as the robustness of results. In each model, the paper examines the impacts of independent factors on both household participation and household contribution to savings mechanisms. Two sets of independent variables: long-term savings motives (profit-making investment, accumulation for big expenditure, providing for old age, and cost of educations) and control variables (dependency rate, number of people in household, and household wealth) are in each model. A set of dataset of 2,314 households for analysis is obtained from household survey in rural Vietnam. Robust statistical findings indicate that profitmaking investment emerged to be the strongest motive fostering household participation to savings mechanisms while other long-term savings motives have little or no impact on fostering household participation to savings mechanisms. In addition, education investment encourages household contribution to savings mechanisms in rural Vietnam.

사용 후 폐기되는 폐가전제품은 전 세계적으로 연간 약 5,000 만톤이 발생하고 있으나, 재활용되는 비율은 약 15.0 % 미만으로 폐가전제품의 처리 및 재활용에 대한 관심이 높아지고 있다. EU의 WEEE 지침뿐만 아니라 국내의 EPR 제도 확대시행 및 2018년 1인당 6.0 kg의 WEEE 재활용 목표 관리제 등의 규제가 강화되고 있는 실정이다. 폐가전제품(e-waste)에는 철금속류, 알루미늄 및 구리 등의 비철금속류 등 유용자원 뿐만 아니라 다량의 플라스틱류가 포함되어 있다. 특히, 폐소형가전의 경우 다양한 종류의 재료 및 부품이 사용되고 있으며, 철금속류, 구리 및 알루미늄 등의 비철금속류, PCBs 및 플라스틱 등 재활용이 가능한 유용자원을 다량으로 함유하고 있다. 특히, 폐소형가전의 경우 대형가전에 비해 플라스틱의 함유량이 높을 뿐만 아니라 다양한 재질의 플라스틱을 사용하고 있다. 플라스틱의 재질선별에 가장 널리 사용되고 있는 근적외선분광법(NIR 선별)의 경우 흑색 플라스틱의 재질을 인식하지 못하는 한계점 등으로 인하여 흑색 플라스틱의 재질선별 및 재활용 공정에 적용을 하지 못하고 있는 실정이다. 본 연구에서는 레이저 기술을 기반으로 흑색 플라스틱 자동선별 시스템을 개발하였으며, 자동선별 시스템은 흑색 플라스틱 시료의 위치 자동인식 장치, 실시간으로 흑색 플라스틱의 재질을 인식하는 레이저유도기반분광 분석(LIBS) 장치, LIBS로부터 획득한 플라스틱의 재질별 특성 데이터의 분류를 위한 인공지능형 알고리즘 S/W, 재질별 선별/회수를 위한 선별분리장치 및 선별시스템 각각의 장치를 제어하기 위한 Control unit 등으로 구성되어 있다. 레이저 기술을 기반으로 흑색 플라스틱의 재질별 특성을 분석하였으며, 획득한 흑색 플라스틱 재질별 특성 데이터를 주성분 분석법(PCA)과 인공지능형 알고리즘 기법의 분류기를 적용하였다.

A great variety of plastics are used in IT products, which differ not only by plastic type but also by color and presence of additives such as brominated flame retardants (BFRs). In this study, to identify the plastics containing BFRs and heavy metals (i.e., Pb, Hg, Cd, Cr6+), laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) was used. Polypropylene (PP)-type black plastic samples that were obtained from three different types of used electric cookers were analyzed. The spectrum peaks observed in the LIBS system confirmed the presence of BFRs and heavy metals. The number of Br peaks were identified and the data were compared with the previous atomic spectra database. In the near future, the recycling of plastics from e-waste may become more important not only to reduce the amount of waste requiring treatment but also to eliminate the plastics containing hazardous components and compounds.

Since the 1990s, waste policies of the South Korean government have focused on resource recycling societies that reduce the amount of waste landfill and increase the amount of waste recycling. In South Korea, the implementation of various environmental policies and efforts has led to the highest recycling rate in the world; however, after 2011, the recycling rate of household waste has been stagnant. Therefore, to convert such waste disposal problems into a resource recycling socioeconomic regime conforming to the national policy, establishing a tool to evaluate the appropriate management policy of household waste is necessary. In this study, a waste management evaluation index was developed and applied to identify and evaluate trends in the waste disposal methods. For the evaluation index, we considered two points of evaluation, i.e., “waste recycling increases and waste landfill decreases” and “the current waste recycling rate is taken into consideration.”. The data of waste disposal of 2007, 2012 and 2015 in 16 municipalities was used. The results shows that the highest absolute index was (+)28 in Chungbuk, whereas the lowest was analyzed as (-)10 in Daegu. Moreover, the cities with high recycling rates and low landfill rates were Seoul and Busan, while Jeonnam had the low recycling rate and the high landfill rate. Furthermore, Chungnam and Chungbuk were very likely to develop further, whereas Daegu and Incheon had a very low possibility of development. This waste management evaluation index and method can be one important tool and approach and can support more sustainable and resource recycling socioeconomic.