In this study, 1,933 Korean male and female subjects ranging in age from 10 to 82 were selected to investigate the various statistics about hand dominance and employment characteristics of preferred hand in handling diverse products and facilities. The statistics show that 5.6% are left-handed and 7.6% are ambidextrous. The average left-hander has a strong tendency to use his or her left hand more often when taking a forceful action than one that requires accuracy. On the contrary, the average ambidextrous or right-handed person generally uses his or her right hand more with action that requires accuracy than force. Derived from such results, the conclusion is that depending on which hand is the dominant one, people seem to use their hands differently when they handle objects and is a point that should be considered in designing hand control devices.

• In-ju Jung(Dept. of e-Business, Dongshin University)
• Hong-cheul Shin(Dept. of Physical Therapy, Wonkwang Health Science College) Corresponding author
• Hwa-shik Jung(Dept. of Occupational Therapy, Dongshin University)
• Dong-hyuk Jeong(Dept. of Exercise Prescription, Dongshin University)