Abstract
A questionnaire survey was conducted in 1991 on 339 female college students to reveal the relationship between dietary consciousness of young women and their attitude to housekeeping. Data were analyzed by a correlation analysis and Hayashi's quantification II method. Those respondents who have not regularly prepared daily meals, but done light work expressed their desire to make cakes, bread, cushions, etc. by themselves. Many of them have learned food preparation and serving from their mothers, and making cakes from cookery books or magazines. The respondents who feel happy to dine together with their family usually attend to daily household duties and make traditional dishes at home. It is concluded that the inclination toward dining with family, which is important factor in the family bond, has been encouraged by the preparation of special dishes for the year's events at home or for the celebrations of family birthday.
