KOREASCHOLAR

This study was conducted to investigate the perception and using behavior for the Green Tea by a survey. The subjects of this study were consisted of 43.1% of males and 56.9% of females in Daegu city and Gyeong-Sang Buk-Do Province. The main results are as follows : About 85.9% of the participants preferred the Green Tea owing to good for health but the others didn't like owing to not delicious. 51.1% of the subjects had one cup of Green Tea per day. The responses to the 13 questions of the Green Tea were measured on 5 point Likert scale. The item 'Green Tea is natural food' received the highest point but 'Green Tea is delicious' received the lowest. About one half of total subjects knew how to make the Green Tea and 40.4% of them learned the recipes from their mother. About 63.7% replied 'Increasing' prospects for the Green Tea consumption. About 53.7% said the plan should be 'made of good quality Green Tea' for the purpose of better improvement and extention of consumption.

• 변재옥 | Byun, Jae-Oke
• 한재숙 | Han, Jae-Sook