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KMID : 0665220080210010106
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Korean Journal of Food and Nutrition
2008 Volume.21 No. 1 p.106 ~ p.113
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A Comparison of Nutrient Intakes and Food Lifestyles between Double Income Families’ and Full-time Housewives’ Children
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Lee Hyun-Ok
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study was to compare the nutrient intakes and food lifestyles between double income families’ children and full-time housewives’ children. The subjects included 525 children ages 4 to 7 years old. The proportion of children receiving regular meals was 77.8%. One of the primary reasons for skipping breakfast was ’no appetite’(49.9%). In terms of food habit score 20.8% of the subjects belonged to the ’good’ category and children from double income families had significantly higher scores than in full-time housewives’ children(p<0.01). The first consideration for meal preparation was significantly different between the two types of families : for 44.3% of the children from it was double income families it was ’favorite’, while for 42.8% of full-time housewives’ children it was ’nutrition’(p<0.001). Mothers’ attention to food for the health of their children was the primary reason in the response ’have regular meals each day’(90.6%). Vitamin C and fat intakes were significantly different between double income families’ children and in full-time housewives’ children(p<0.01, p<0.05). In conclusion, double income families’ children have a lower frequency for eating breakfast and lower intakes of nutrients, such as Ca, P, K, vitamin A, vitamin B₁,B₂and vitamin C than full-time housewives’ ones.
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KEYWORD
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nutrient intakes, food habits, double income families’ children, full-time housewives’ children
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