A Study of the Green Tea Drinking Habits by College Students

A Comparison of Beverage Preference between Male and Female Students

Abstract

The study data were obtained from responses to a questionnaire by male and female students (n=100, 100) in 1996 on their favorite beverages, frequencies of using vending machines and green tea drinking habits. The statistical management was done by the SPSS.
The comparative results between the male and female students were as follows:
1. Both male and female students liked teas as such green tea, barley tea, oolong tea and black tea. The male students had a better liking for carbonated beverages, sports beverages, coffee, coffee drinks and fruit drinks than the female students. The beverages frequently bought from vending machines were found to be the students' favorite daily beverages.
2. Those who preferred Japanese-style food liked green tea while those who preferred Westem-style food liked all the coffee drinks. There was a correlation berween the types of preferred food and daily beverages.
3. Ninety percent of all the students liked green tea and there wasn't much difference between the male and female students in the degree of recognition on green tea's seven nutrients and its eight effects, the safeguard against cancer being one of them. The female students drank tea more frequently than the male students, and the former were found to be more aware of the significance of green tea and to cherish it as a representative beverage of Japan.