|
KMID : 0665419970120030323
|
|
Korean Journal of Food Culture
1997 Volume.12 No. 3 p.323 ~ p.329
|
|
|
A Study on the Children`s Consumption Pattern and Preference of Korean Rice Cake
|
|
|
|
|
Abstract
|
|
|
|
The research was conducted to investigate the children´s consumption pattern and preference of Korean rice cake by analyzing the relation among their socio-demographic backgrounds. This study provides basic information for systematic development and wide spread of Korean rice cake as a traditional Korean food. A self completed questionnaire survey of 639 elementary school students in Seoul was undertaken. A survey questionnaire consisted of two parts including demographic backgrounds, children´s consumption pattern and preference of Korean rice cake. A likert scale of one to five was used to determine the children´s preference of Korean rice cake. Statistical data analysis was done using the SPSS/PC program for descriptive analysis and χ²test. Approximately half of the participants were male (51.5%) and 5-degree year (50.7%) students. 77.2% of respondents were nuclear families. The results of eating frequency rate showed that 57.1% students had Korean rice cake once a month followed by once a week (18.8%), once per two months (12.2%) and once per six months (10.5%). The major reasons for having Korean rice cake were good taste (55.2%), healthy food (22.3), our traditional food (17.3%), and etc (2.2%) in order. Average children´s preference score of 14 Korean rice cakes was 2.82±1.59 out of 5, with the highest score of 4.30 for Songpyun and the lowest score of 1.06 for BuKumi.
|
|
|
KEYWORD
|
|
|
|
|
|
FullTexts / Linksout information
|
|
|
|
|
|
Listed journal information
|
|
|