The objective of this study is to collect basic data about sex bias in intrahousehold food distribution, by investigating 124 housekeepers living in seoul. This Survey was performed using questionnaire about the experience of male-female dietary disparity and the attitudes about sex-differential nutrition.
Results were summarized as follows ;
1. 38% of housekeepers had been experienced in male-female disparity of food distribution at meal time in her childhood.
Protein foods(meats & fishes) and special foods were not distributed evenly to both sexes.
2. The major causes of these unbalanced, sex-differential food distribution was rather masculine priority than food shortage.
3. Compared with the past, male-female dietary disparity was disappeared. However, 47.7% of housekeepers took more care for son´s meals than daugther´s, consciously or unconsciously.
Therefore, it seems that the sex bias in intrahousehold food distribution is still remained.
4. The attitudes about sex-differential nutrition were significantly correlated with women´s education level and total income. The higher the level in education and total income, the stronger the level in opposition to the male-female dietary disparity.
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