This study examined Korean employees’ meal structure characterized by mealtime, meal places, and companions. The data from 19,692 time diaries, recorded by 9,846 employees aged 19-64 years for two days in the 2014 Korean Time Use Survey, were analyzed for working days and non-working days. Approximately two-thirds of Korean employees ate meals three times a day on both working and non-working days. The breakfast and lunch-times on working days were distributed within two hours, but the dinner time on working days and all three meals on non-working days were dispersed across a three-hour range. Male employees spent three minutes on meal preparation on working days, whereas females spent 30 minutes. On working days, 88% of breakfasts and 67% of dinners were eaten at home. For lunches, 46% were eaten at restaurants, and 42% were at workplaces. The breakfast on working days showed the highest percentage of eating alone (40%) and the dinner on non-working days appeared highest in the percentage of eating with families (69%). The characteristics of Korean employees’ meal structure appeared different on working days and non-working days. Such characteristics should be considered in the process of planning nutrition policies and programs for employees.

이 연구에서는 내러티브 탐구방법을 활용하여 ‘저녁돌봄’으로 확보된 여유시간이 직장맘들의 삶의 질에 주는 의미를 탐색하였다. 이를 위해 ‘저녁돌봄’ 서비스를 이용하고 있는 직장맘 5인을 만나서 이들의 이야기를 들어보았다. 그 결과 첫째, ‘저녁돌봄’을 이용하는데 있어서 어머니들은 저녁돌봄 서비스가 존재하는 것만으로도 안심이 된다는 심리적 안정감을, 자녀들은 충분한 놀이를 통해 스트레스가 완화됨을 경험할 수 있었다. 둘째, ‘저녁돌봄’은 어머니들에게 여유시간의 확보와 역량개발의 기회를 제공하였다. 셋째, 연구 참여자들은 교육을 통해 양육 관련 정보를 제공받기를 원했고, 지속적이고 장기적인 부모교육 프로그램을 원하고 있었다. 이 연구는 자녀와 함께 부모도 성장하고 있다는 점에서 특징적이었다. 결국, 자녀를 양육하기 위한 ‘육아공동체’는 ‘부모배움공동체’로 확대 변화될 필요가 있으며, 향후 관련 주제들을 활용하여 지역의 특성과 맥락을 고려한 다양한 ‘저녁돌봄’ 서비스에 대한 연구와 논의가 확대되기를 기대한다.

The purpose of this study was to compare the awareness of dietary patterns and health of full-time and employed housewives. The investigation gathered information on general characteristics, dietary lifestyle, nutritional status, and health by questionnaire as well as anthropometric measurements. The subjects included housewives living in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province (86 full-time and 127 working housewives) during November 2009 to January 2010. The average age, height, and weight of the housewives were 45.8±7.6 yr, 161.0±8.4 cm, and 55.7±6.3 kg, respectively. The average monthly income of the households was 3 million to 5 million won (31.4% full-time and 37.0% working housewives), and their average food expense was 200,000 to 500,000 won (46.5% full-time and 48.1% working housewives). More than 90% of the studied homes were nuclear families and the most common number of children was 2 to 3 (79.1% full-time and 76.4% working housewives). The ratio of employed housewives who ate regular meals was 35.4%, but that of the full-time housewives was 48.2% (p〈0.05). Of the working housewives, 7.1% never ate breakfast and the primary reason for skipping breakfast was 'busy in the morning' (61.1%). The type of food that the housewives preferred when eating out was Korean food, both for the full-time and employed housewives (76.0%). All the housewives overate calories and the full-time housewives ate more protein, fat, vitamin A, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, niacin, vitamin C, vitamin E, folic acid, and cholesterol than the employed housewives (p〈0.05). Both the full-time and employed housewives were more satisfied with supper than with other meals. About 30.6% of the full-time and 33.9% of the working housewives had no interest in health, but answered that regular exercise was very important for health (33.3% full-time and 39.7% working housewives). In conclusion, working housewives have poor dietary habits and nutrient intakes, thus substantial measures to improve these problems are urgently needed.

The purpose of this study was to investigate nutritional knowledge, practice of eating behavior guidelines, and problematic dietary habits in working high school students in comparison with non-working high school students. A survey questionnaire was formulated to obtain information on demographic variables, body size, part-time jobs, nutritional knowledge, practice of eating behavior guidelines, and dietary habits. The developed questionnaire was given out to 515 students attending a vocational high school in Yongin, Gyeonggi-Do. Those who had been working 5 hours or more per day for at least a month at the time of survey administration were defined as working students for this study. Proportions of working students were similar between male and female students (i.e. 49.5% for male, 50.5% for female). No significant difference was found in scores of nutritional knowledge between working (8.43±2.29) and non-working students (8.60±2.19). However, some dietary habits were found to be dependent on working status. While approximately 43% of non-working students reported skipping a meal, about 57% of working students did so (p〈0.01). The proportion of students with any drinking experience was significantly higher among working students (92%) compared to non-working students (80%) (p〈0.001). Working students were found to drink alcoholic beverages more often than non-working students (p〈0.001). The mean score of practice of eating behavior guidelines was lower in working students than non-working students. The magnitude of this difference was modest (51.33±0.63 in working students, 53.40±0.51 in non-working students), but reached statistical significance (p〈0.01). Based on the findings from this study, it is suggested that specific behavior-oriented messages to improve certain problematic dietary habits need to be directed toward working high school students.

본 실험은 율무 재배시 파종에서 수확까지의 기계화 일관 작업 체계가 시간 및 경비의 절감에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위하여 수행되었다. 출현율은 관행구 62%에 비해 기계화구에서 50%로 낮았다. 작업체계별 10a 당 총 작업시간은 관행구 2,273 분에 비해 기계화구가 90%절감된 230분 이었다. 작업체계별 10a 당 총 경비는 관행구 189,781원에 비해 기계화구가 42% 절감된 111,061원이었다. 작업체계별 출현기, 출수기 및 개화기는 각각 5월 16일, 7월 25일 및 8월 9일로 동일하였다. 작업체계별 생육특성은 비슷하였으나 조명나방 이병주율이 기계화구 3.0%에 비해 관행구에서 13.3%로 높았다. 수량구성 요소는 관행구에 비해 기계화구가 높아서 기계화 구의 조곡 수량은 351kg/10a으로 관행구 309kg에 비해 14% 높았다.