J Nutr Health.  2018 Apr;51(2):153-167. 10.4163/jnh.2018.51.2.153.

The differences of dietary behaviors, dietary life consumer education related current situations · competencies and dietary lifestyles between baby-boom and echo generations

• Park JO

• KMID: 2410315
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4163/jnh.2018.51.2.153

Abstract

PURPOSE
This study was conducted to identify differences in dietary behaviors, dietary life consumer education related situation competencies, and dietary lifestyles between baby-boom and echo generations by gender.
METHODS
Data were drawn from the 2016 Food Consumption Behavior Survey, and 2,474 subjects (baby-boom generation 1,304; echo generation 1,170) were selected.
RESULTS
The baby-boom generation more frequently ate meals at home with family than the echo generation, whereas the echo generation had meals more frequently at cafeterias, cafes, bakeries, convenience stores and with friends or colleagues than the baby-boom generation. However, no significant differences in dietary life related consumer education were observed between generations, and experience with food related consumer education and food related promotional/events was very low in general. Baby-boomers received their primary dietary information from surrounding people, whereas the echo generation received it from broadcasting. The information use competence was lower for the baby-boom generation (3.29) than echo generation (3.35), although this difference was not significant. Healthy dietary life competence did not differ significantly, whereas the baby-boom generation showed a higher level of practice competence than the echo generation. Additionally, the baby-boom generation was more likely to pursuit health and less likely to be concerned with convenience and taste quality than the echo generation.
CONCLUSION
The frequencies of meal eating places, drinking, and eating-out differed significantly between the two generations, while the participation ratios of food related consumer education/events, attitudes toward education, and information use competence did not. Additionally, knowledge regarding healthy dietary life competencies did not differ, whereas practice level showed significant differences between generations. Among dietary lifestyles, the baby-boom generation showed higher pursuit of health and lower pursuit of convenience and taste quality than the echo generation.

Keyword

baby-boom generation; echo generation; dietary life consumer education; dietary lifestyle; dietary behavior

MeSH Terms

Drinking
Eating
Education*
Family Characteristics*
Friends
Humans
Life Style*
Meals
Mental Competency

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