2019 Volume 70 Issue 1 Pages 14-23
A questionnaire survey was conducted on female students living in Fukui Prefecture and Tokyo suburbs to clarify the relationship between both the living area and family structure of female students and their preference for rice. Of significance was the high rice intake in Fukui prefecture compared with that in Tokyo suburbs.
No area showed a greater liking for rice than another, and almost 90％ of all students said they liked rice.
No significant differences were found in any question item between students who live alone either in Fukui or in Tokyo suburbs. However, there were significant differences on many questions items between students who live in Fukui and Tokyo suburbs in nuclear or extended families. In Fukui, many students answered that their family cooks rice every morning and I eat rice two or more times a day. It was found that residents of Fukui prefecture have a significantly higher frequency of eating rice than residents of Tokyo suburbs (p＝0.00).
It is thought that the custom of cooking rice every morning of families in Fukui prefecture is the main reason for their high frequency of eating rice and as well as their high intake of rice.
