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A Study on the Food Service Selection Attributes and Consumption Behaviors based on Lifestyle Market Segments: Empirical Evidences from Luoyang

라이프스타일에 따른 세분시장별 외식 선택속성과 소비행동에 관한 연구: 중국 낙양지역을 대상으로

  • Yao, Liang (School of Department of Food Science, Yeungnam University) ;
  • Kim, Dong-Jin (School of Department of Food Science, Yeungnam University)
  • 요량 (영남대학교 식품과학과) ;
  • 김동진 (영남대학교 식품과학과)
  • Received : 2017.03.07
  • Accepted : 2017.04.19
  • Published : 2017.04.30

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the market segments of Chinese dining-out customers based on their lifestyle. This study focused on the selection and consumption behavior of dining-out customers. The subjects of this study were 20 years old or older diners in Luoyang, China, and the data were collected for 11 days from April 5, 2016. 400 questionnaires were distributed, and 390 copies were collected. After excluding 9 inadequate questionnaires, 381 responses were used for data analysis by using IBM SPSS 23.0, and Data analysis included frequency analysis, cluster analysis, one-way ANOVA, and cross tabulation. The results of empirical analysis showed that there was a significant difference in selection attributes, consumption behavior and demographic characteristics in terms of lifestyle market segments.

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