An Anthropometric Survey of Australian Male Facial Sizes

Abstract

An anthropometric survey of facial dimensions has been carried out on 538 men for the purpose of obtaining data for respirator design. Tests for validity of the samples, compared with the New South Wales male population, showed minor differences of no practical importance. Statistical analysis of the samples revealed no difference between an industrial group and the general population, but showed that small but significant differences existed between Australian-born, United Kingdom-born, and other foreign-born groups. It would appear that Australian male faces are slightly shorter in length than those of Caucasian males born elsewhere. This difference is small compared to the normal size distribution found in a population and will not affect respirator design.