Knowledge Level and Opinions of University Youth About Multipurpose Functional Furniture Units Goodness in Furnishing Limited Area House

The main objective of this research was to identify  knowledge and opinions for sample of university youth concerning goodness of multipurpose functional furniture units in furnishing limited area house to overcome of its problems, this through consultation their opinions about its characteristic goodness in meeting usage, aesthetical, social, cultural, and economical needs for them and their families, according to  practical using of these units. Also, consultation their opinions about using them. In furnishing their today rooms and future houses. A prejudice simple random sample consisting of 138 students (male and female) in the university, education stage, from Academic colleges of Alexandria University, their  ages  ranges from (17-30) years old, and they live in their family houses and are not married. A questionnaire by personal interview was used to collect research data and catalog of some multipurpose functional furniture units to consultation opinions about them. Percentages, averages, standard, division,. Correlation coefficients and multiple regression  were used as statistical  means through SPSS program.
The most important results concluded from this study were:
- knowledge Level of majority (73%) male students and two third approximately (63%)of female students was medium, and there wasn't significant statically difference  between them in this level.
- There were not any multipurpose functional furniture units used in furnishing for over half of houses (52%, 54%) for male and female students respectively.
- Total numberof multipurpose functional furniture units used was  ranged from (2-5) units for majority (73%) male students against (61%) for female students, and there wasn't significant statically difference between them in this number.
- The evaluation degree of characteristic goodness for multipurpose functional furniture units in meeting functional needs of university youth and their families, was medium for the most majority (86%) of male students against the majority (71%) of female students, and there was not significant statically difference  between them in this evaluation degree.
- The most majority of research sample (95%, 93%) from male and female students respectively prefer  using multipurpose functional units that made of natural wood in furnishing their today rooms and future houses.
- The most majority of sample (94%, 96%) from male and female students respectively referred to existence problems concerning using multipurpose functional furniture units in furnishing in Egyptian  society, the most repeated problems mentioned were, the units do not exist plenty in the markets, their designs, colors and finishes aren't suitable, limitation of their types and aesthetic is less than classic furniture. The last problem was mentioned by female students more than male students.
- There was a positive significant correlation between each of the head family and housewife age as two independent variables and knowledge level of male students as a dependent variable.
- There was a negative significant correlation  between  rooms number as an independent variable, and the knowledge of female students as a dependent variable.
- There was  a negative significant correlation between each of the head family age, marriage years number of two parent, ages average of brothers and sisters,  rooms number, of the house as independent variables, and goodness degree of furniture units characteristic as a dependent variable. Also, there was a positive significant correlation between the last variable and the number of family members as independent variable, and that was present in the case of male students.
- There was a negative significant correlation between each of the head family and house wife age as two independent variables, and goodness degree of furniture units characteristic as a dependent variable. And there was a positive significant correlation between the last variable and the housewife educational level, as an independent variable. Also there was significant relationship between goodness degree of furniture units characteristic and each of the house wife work status and furniture type used in the house, as two independent variable according to chi-square values, and that was presented in the case of female students.
-There was a positive significant correlation between each of the head family age, marriage years number of two parents, and ages average of brothers and sisters and their educational level, as independent variables, and furniture units total number used as a dependent variable. Also, there was a positive significant correlation between the last variable and each of the number of family members and crowdedness average (personal/ room) as two independent variables. In addition, there was significant relationship between furniture units total number used as a dependent variable, and each of the house and furniture type used as two independent variables, and that was presented in the case of male students.
- There was a positive significant correlation between total number of furniture units that used in furnishing, as a dependent variable, and goodness degree of their characteristic, as a medium variable and that was presented in the case of female students
-Two variables explaining  (23%) of variance in the knowledge level of male students were,  the head family and housewife age.
- One variable explaining (6%) of variance in the knowledge level of female students was, the  rooms number of the house.
- Two variable explaining  (76.8%) of variance in the goodness degree of furniture units characteristic was  the housewife educational level and that was presented in the case of male students.
- One variable explaining (63.2%) of variance in the goodness degree of furniture units characteristic was, the housewife educational level, and that was  presented in the case of female students.
-Three variables explaining (73.4%) of  variance in the total number of furniture units using in furnishing were, their characteristic goodness degree,  rooms number of the house and average ages of brothers and sisters and that was presented in the case of male students.
-Two variables explaining (62.5%) of variance in the total number of furniture units used in furnishing were, their characteristic goodness degree and furniture type used, and that was presented in the case of female students.
       The most important recommendations that the research achieved were spreading an awareness among respondents  by using multipurpose functional units in furnishing limited area house through audio visual and reading media, also through periodical furniture exhibitions.  In addition, interesting to increasing the goodness of furnisher units which are produced in the local Egyptian  markets. Also connection between preferences of youth and industrialization of furniture in integrally with policy housing of projects which are building  for that youth  in the new cities.