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Students’ Understanding and Use of Information on Care Labels on Clothes

Journal of Art and Design | Vol 3, Issue 1

Table 8. Students’ identification of the care symbols

Symbol (percentage)
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Do not wash1.33.21.3--74.21.3-3.21.3-1.31.93.8--3.8-1.9----2.5-1.3
Bleaching is allowed5--0.68.80.6383.810.81.95.71.92.5---3.2-1.33.1---4.4--
Tumble dry (normal)1.35---0.65.15.13.27.640.32.5-4.50.67.53.2------122.51.3
Only chlorine bleaching is allowed1.3-0.62.5--5.168.22.5-3.11.37.55.1---1.9------4.4-
Only non-chlorine bleaching is allowed--4.4--0.624.15.141.110.8-1.31.32.5--0.61.31.9---1.31.91.91.9
Bleaching is not allowed-2.5-1.3--4.41.94.441.86.31.37.55.14.40.63.8-----1.95.75.1-
Do not dry-------0.64.48.2513.342.16.4--3.8----3.1-4.45.71.9
Do not tumble dry1.31.9--1.310.70.6-73.87.530.49.42.51.32.53.80.6---1.3-2.53.82.5
Line dry3.1-3.21.3-0.69.51.96.33.21.93.26.325.51710.18.9----2.5-0.6--
Machine wash (hot)2.58.222.847.51.3---1.31.33.8-0.61.32.5------1.3---0.6
Hand wash6.3--1.379.92.50.6---1.9----2.5-----1.30.61.3--
Drip dry0.6--5.7-1.32.55.71.3--1.96.912.7446.92.5-1.90.6--3.11.90.61.3
Do not iron------0.6-0.6----1.36.3-2.51.9--0.65.779.2---
Dry clean8.83.8-1.95.7---1.91.911.92.5-5.71.96.9-1.31.30.6--0.641.12.5-
Do not dry clean1.3-2.5--2.5---3.8-2.55.71.3-53.2------4.456.31.9
Do not wring---------1.9-24.7--1.3-----0.6-3.8-4.485.4
Machine wash (cold)11.950.612.71.9-3.8-1.3--0.61.3-2.51.92.5-3.80.6---0.61.3--
Iron (low)-1.31.31.3-----3.21.37--0.6-1.913.271.75.7---2.5--
Dry flat3.1-----4.42.5--3.11.93.18.311.344.75.70.6-4.4--1.93.81.9-
Dry in shade-1.9-4.4--3.2-7.63.81.9--6.43.16.941.80.6-3.14.41.3-2.53.8-
Iron (medium)1.9-1.3------2.5----1.30.6-1.913.869.82.56.9----
Machine wash (warm)6.35.134.227.21.9---1.31.31.9-1.9-0.6-4.4-1.91.31.3---1.3-
Iron in any temperature (steam or hot)--3.21.9---2.5------0.60.63.866.73.16.38.83.83.1---
Machine wash (normal)4416.512.7---0.6--1.33.11.9-2.51.31.3-1.3--1.30.63.13.20.61.3
Iron (high)---1.3-0.6-1.3----1.31.3-1.3-1.3-578.60.6-2.51.30.6
Do not steam----1.31.9--3.20.60.6-1.91.3--3.23.80.6-1.971.70.61.33.8-
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