Korean Journal of Human Ecology (한국생활과학회지)

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A Study of Food Habit and Food Purchase Behavior on Healthy Dietary Life by Housewives in Daejeon

대전지역 주부의 건강식생활과 관련된 식습관과 식품구매행동 조사

  • Yu, Ji Hyun (Department of Food and Nutrition, Deajeon University) ;
  • Koo, Nan Sook (Department of Food and Nutrition, Deajeon University)
  • 유지현 (대전대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 구난숙 (대전대학교 식품영양학과)
  • Received : 2013.01.23
  • Accepted : 2013.04.05
  • Published : 2013.04.30
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Abstract

This survey was conducted to compare the housewife's food habit and food purchase behavior on healthy dietary life. The questionnaires were collected from 151 working housewives and 159 housewives in Daejeon. The average meal time was 20~30 min., 67.6% of respondents ate breakfast and bap with guk(72.9%) was the most favourite foods. Almost half of them ate egg, fruit, vegetable everyday. They concerned highly about less intake of frozen foods(64.2%) and food additives(61.6%) for wellbeing dietary life. Because of close distance and various foods items, big discount store was chosen as food purchase place. The most considering purchase factor was food additives in working housewife and nutrition in housewife(p<0.05). In grocery shopping, working housewife considered children and their husbands(p<0.05). The most important purchase factor was the freshness in vegetables fishes fruits seaweeds eggs. TV or Radio was utilized the most frequently to obtain the useful knowledge on healthy foods. It is suggested that practical information should be offered housewives to purchase proper foods within their income and to manage dietary life according to their family's health condition.

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