고령자의 식생활 및 식품 소비 행태에 대한 독거 효과 분석

An Analysis of the Effects of Living Alone on the Dietary Life and Food Consumption Behavior of the Elderly

In this paper, the effects of living alone are empirically analyzed in diverse areas such as the regularity of meals, dietary life, the status of food safety, and food consumption capacity. Propensity Score Matching is utilized for the analysis. The data used in the study is the consumer behavior survey for food 2016~2021. According to the analysis results, the elderly living alone have lower dietary regularity than those not living alone, and the number of times they skipped breakfast during a week is about twice bigger. It is analyzed that the elderly living alone had a relatively lower level of dietary satisfaction and interest in food safety than those not living alone, and the willingness to pay for safe foods is relatively low. Also, the elderly living alone have less economic capacity for food purchases than those not living alone.