경기도 시흥지역 주부들의 연령에 따른 영양표시 인식과 이용실태

Abstract

In this study, 294 housewives in Siheung, Gyeonggi-do, were surveyed to evaluate the differences in the recognition anduse of nutrition labeling according to age and to present data for nutrition education. The younger the age, the more awarethe consumer was of the information on the nutrition label. Housewives who were younger than 60 years were more likelyto check the nutrition labels. The lower the age, the higher the reliance on the nutritional labeling content of the food, andthe higher the recognition level of nutritional labeling. It was found that the lower the age, the easier it was for the consumerto understand the nutritional labeling. Among housewives in their 30s and younger, 89.5 percent said they believedchecking nutrition labels would help their health. In the younger age group knowledge and information on nutrition labelingwas acquired from the internet, and in the older age group, knowledge was acquired from television, radio, and newspapers. Research conducted on housewives in other regions in the future could provide more detailed information suitable for thepopulation of each region. This would serve as data for nutrition education on the recognition and use of nutrition labelingfor a healthy diet.