著者

角田 由美子 石川 亜沙美

出版者

昭和女子大学

雑誌

學苑 (ISSN:13480103)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.809, pp.A117-A123, 2008-03

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In order to clarify actual conditions of shoe noise, 380 female students were surveyed by means of a questionnaire with regard to shoe design and noise. 1) In summer, sandals were frequently worn, among which mules were worn the most. The top piece was worn away by 5% within 2 weeks, and by 20% within a month. The top-pieces of pencil heels tended to be worn away immediately after the shoes were worn. 2) Seventy percent of respondents felt their shoe noise was disturbing, particularly when they wore mules with pencil heels. Shoe noise usually occurred when the wearer descended stairs made of concrete or other hard materials. Survey results clarified that shoe noise largely depended on shoe design, or was related to top-piece wear. 3) Sixty-five percent of respondents answered that they found the footsteps of other people disturbing. The type of the noise they found disturbing was noise that resounded in their heads. 4) Seventy percent of respondents continued to wear noise-making shoes. Among them, 70% took some measures to prevent noise from occurring, such as changing their way of walking, while 30% did not do anything to prevent noise.