A Study on the Meaning and Choice Factors of Housing by University Student

The purpose of the study was to find out the meaning of housing and choice factors of housing of the university students. The snowballing method was used to collect the data for analysis. The data were collected from April 4th to 14, 2013, and the sample consisted of 122 university students and 40 pairs of university students and their parents in Seoul. It was examined the meaning of housing and choice factors by university students. The finding of this study was as follows: 1) The meaning of housing was composed of 9types : 'Family harmony space', 'Emotional space', 'Social status space', 'Life space', 'Social relations space', 'Economic space', 'Perform the role space', 'Physical safety space' and 'Privacy space'. 2) The choice factors of housing were composed of 7types : 'Social status', 'Life with Neighborhood', 'Safety and security', 'Transportation and education', 'Ease of use of facilities', 'Economic' and 'Environment'.