Satisfaction of Eating Environment in Housing

-A Study from the Perspective of the Presence or Absence of Co-Eaters

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to understand the actual situation of the eating environment of college students' residences by focusing on the situation of co-eaters and cooking space, and to consider the factors that improve food satisfaction. A questionnaire survey was conducted for university students. The items of the questionnaire were the condition of the cooking space, the condition of the co-diners, the satisfaction of the housing, and the satisfaction of the dinner. The following were clarified. 1) The overall satisfaction of the kitchen was related to the increase in the frequency of cooking due to the improvement of kitchen dissatisfaction, and dissatisfaction with the kitchen was one of the factors for avoiding cooking in both the single and cohabitation groups. 2) For the cohabitation group, the number of cookers should be three and the type of faucet should be lever, while for the single group, the number of cookers should be two or three and the type of cooker should be gas or IH. 3) Those who were highly satisfied with their housing were also highly satisfied with their kitchen as a whole. 4) Household type and eating together were related to the level of satisfaction with dinner.