A Study on the Eating Out Behavior and Its Factors in Restaurant Selection of University Students

대학생의 외식행동과 식당 선택요인에 관한 연구

  • Woo Kyung-Ja (Dept. of Food and Nutrition, Inha University) ;
  • Yang Hang-Sook (Dept. of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Research Institute of Human Ecology, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Rho Jeong-Ok (Dept. of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Research Institute of Human Ecology, Chonbuk National University)
  • 우경자 (인하대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 양향숙 (전북대학교 식품영양학과, 인간생활과학연구소) ;
  • 노정옥 (전북대학교 식품영양학과, 인간생활과학연구소)
  • Published : 2005.04.01

Abstract

This study was conducted to investigate the eating out behavior and its factors in restaurant selection by students in Incheon area. Self administered questionnaires were collected from 297 students. Statistical data analysis was completed using a SPSS v. 10.0 program. The results are summarized as follows: The average age, weight, height, BMI and male and female students were $24.31,\;67.96\cal{kg},\;174.93\cal{cm},\;22.17\;;\;20.55,\;51.99\cal{kg},\;165.44\cal{cm},\;19.00$ reflectively. About $54.2\%$ of male students and $38.0\%$ of female students responded to eat out at least once a day. And lunch was most frequent meal for eating out. About $57\%$ of students responded to have eat at restaurants around campus, and $19.5\%$ of students used the university foodservice system. Korean-style food was most favorite dish when they ate out. Major source of restaurants information was recommended action by friends or family. But the use of internet or magazine was negligible. The factor of restaurants choice was in order 'taste', 'price', 'atmosphere' and 'hygienic'.

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