This study aimed to compare food procurement and dietary behavior of single-person households in Korea. A total of 949 single-person households that participated in the 2022 Food Consumption Behavior Survey were divided into three age groups: 20~39 years (n=204), 40~59 years (n=317), and 60~74 years (n=428). Monthly expenditure on eating out was similar for the 20~39 and 40~59 age groups at around 145,000 KRW, while the 60~74 age group spent 79,823 KRW (p<0.001). The frequency of eating out was the highest at 2~3 days per week for the 20~39 age group, with take-out occurring 1 day per week (p<0.01). Regarding online food purchases, 35% of the 20~39 age group bought food online once every two weeks, whereas 40~59 and 60~74 age groups had higher percentages of those buying non-online food (44.7% and 89.0%, respectively, p<0.001). Regarding dietary competency index, healthy eating scores were the highest in the 60~74 age group (p<0.01). As the dietary competency index increased, monthly expenditure on take-out decreased for the 40~59 age group while satisfaction with current diet increased across all age groups (p<0.01). This study is expected to be helpful for developing nutrition education materials tailored to different life stages.

Abstract
서 론
연구대상 및 방법
    1. 연구대상
    2. 조사내용 및 방법
    3. 통계분석
결과 및 고찰
    1. 조사 대상자의 일반적인 특성
    2. 외부 음식 이용 행태
    3. 식품 구입 행태
    4. 식생활 라이프스타일
요약 및 결론
감사의 글
References

• 원혜숙(동남보건대학교 식품영양학과 교수) | Hye Suk Won (Professor, Dept. of Food & Nutrition, Dongnam Health University, Suwon 16328, Korea Abstract) Corresponding author