Heui Sug Jo|Su Mi Jung
Evaluation of Food Labeling Policy in Korea: Analyzing the Community Health Survey 2014–2017
Kangwon National University|Kangwon National University
koreans adopt westernized diets consumer demands processed food products growing korean government implemented food labeling system help people reasonably choose processed foods study investigated utilization food labels among koreans well demographic differences users nonusers food labels ultimately presenting foundational data strategies enhance dietary lifestyles facilitating use food labelingdata 20142017 community health survey used cochranarmitage trend test performed investigate whether food labeling awareness utilization increase time data mining technique called decision tree analysis used examine effects sociodemographic factors use food labeling 4 yearsfood labeling awareness increased 45 4 years cochranarmitage trend test showed increase statistically significant 106821 p 0001 food labeling utilization increased significantly marginally 03 4 years 20154 p 0001 decision tree analysis showed food labeling users comprised mainly women 30s50s currently graduate school graduate degree nonuser group comprised mainly divorcedwidowedseparated people 70s elementary school grads beloweducation level could related health literacy substantially affected use food labeling education level typical socioeconomic index people less educated tend use food labeling lead health inequity thus food labeling reformed consideration health literacy among lesseducated social classes health communication perspective images pictures boost consumers understanding considered improve comprehensibility food labeling