A Study on Use and Care of Cooking Oil of Housewives in Seoul

서울市 一部地域 主婦들의 食用油 使用管理에 관한 연구조사

The survey was made on the use and care of cooking oil during a period from March 1st to April 30th in 1984to attribute for the later studies on the betterment of dietary conditions. 849 housewives in Seoul were selected randomly for the survey. The results obtained are as followes : Among 849 respondents, age of thirties consisted of 52.5% and 32.6% of for the fourties. For the levels of education, 26.1% of housewives was the graduates of university and 35.1% was of highschool. 38.2% of the respondents earned more than 600, 000won monthly, but 46.8% were on less than 600, 000won. 1. 67.8% of 370 housewives purchased soybean oil once a month, and 17.0% did once every three month. 2. In the method of placing the oil, 41.0% of housewives kept it at a cool place where no direct sunlight reaches, and the rest 51.8% kept the oil under the sink. 3. For the kind of container to keep the oil, 30.3% of them used glass and 24.3% used the plastic. 4. For the period of keeping the cooking oil for the reuse, 58.5% of the housewives kept the used oil for one month whereas 13.2% kept for two months. 5. 39.9% of housewives reused the same cooking oil twice before discarding it but 27.9% reused three times. 6. 27.0% of them dump rancid oil in drains, and 37.0% dump in dustbins.