Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University, School 110-799, Korea.
Nutr Res Pract. 2007 Spring;1(1):57-64. doi: 10.4162/nrp.2007.1.1.57. Epub 2007 Mar 31.
Dining-out behavior is associated not only with socio-demographic characteristics such as gender, education, occupation, residence, and marital status, but also with individual preferences, such as eating-out activities, interests, and opinions. We investigated dining-out behaviors and their associated factors. Announcements by health practioners and the Chief of Dong Office were used to recruit 739 residents (217 males and 522 females) in Chuncheon, Korea. Information on the frequency and reasons for eating out, the standards for meal selection, and the overall satisfaction with restaurants, based on taste, nutrition, amount, price, service, sanitation, and subsidiary facilities of restaurants, was obtained through personal interviews with a structured questionnaire. Among all respondents, 46.3% of subjects ate outside of the home once or twice a month, and 33.8% reported that they ate out only a few times a year, or never. This was much higher than the national average of 52.0% as reported by the Korean National Health and Nutrition Survey (KNHNS) in 2001. The frequency of eating out differed significantly according to age (p=0.001), family income (p<0.001), residential area (p<0.001), and educational level (p<0.001). The most common reasons for dining out were meetings (46.7%), followed by special celebrations (15.4%), and enjoyment (11.2%). Korean food (55.3%) was the most frequently selected type of meal when eating out, and food was most often selected based on personal preferences (41.4%) and taste (29.8%); only 5.5% and 7.7% of subjects considered nutrition or other factors (e.g., sanitation), respectively. The results showed that the frequency of eating out for Chuncheon residents was much lower than the national average; in addition, eating-out behaviors depended on the residents' socio-demographic and personal characteristics.
外出就餐行为不仅与性别、教育程度、职业、住所和婚姻状况等社会人口特征有关，还与个人偏好有关，如外出就餐活动、兴趣和意见。我们调查了外出就餐行为及其相关因素。通过健康从业者和村长的通知，在韩国春川招募了 739 名居民（217 名男性和 522 名女性）。通过个人访谈和结构化问卷，获得了有关外出就餐频率和原因、用餐选择标准以及对餐厅的整体满意度的信息，满意度基于餐厅的口味、营养、份量、价格、服务、卫生和辅助设施。在所有受访者中，46.3%的人每月在家外就餐一次或两次，33.8%的人报告说他们每年只外出就餐几次或从不外出就餐。这远高于 2001 年韩国全国健康和营养调查（KNHNS）报告的全国平均水平 52.0%。外出就餐的频率因年龄（p=0.001）、家庭收入（p<0.001）、居住区域（p<0.001）和教育水平（p<0.001）而异。外出就餐的最常见原因是会议（46.7%），其次是特殊庆祝活动（15.4%）和享受（11.2%）。外出就餐时最常选择的餐食类型是韩国菜（55.3%），最常根据个人喜好（41.4%）和口味（29.8%）选择餐食；只有 5.5%和 7.7%的人分别考虑营养或其他因素（例如，卫生）。结果表明，春川居民外出就餐的频率远低于全国平均水平；此外，外出就餐行为取决于居民的社会人口和个人特征。
