South Korea "Coffee Fever" 2Compact 3 Old people drink at least one cup a day

According to a report on the website of South Korea's Central Daily on March 11, South Korea's elderly love coffee has increased over the past decade, with two out of three drinking at least one cup of coffee a day.

Compared with ten years ago, today, ten years later, the popularity of "coffee love" among the elderly in South Korea has increased sharply.

A recent survey shows that two out of three people between the ages of 65 and 74 drink at least one cup of coffee a day.

The data is based on data from the 2001 and 2011 Korean National Health and Nutrition Survey (data from the Korean Ministry of Health and Welfare), which is based on Wu Xitai, a professor in the Department of Catering and Cooking at Yoshi University in South Korea. the conclusion was drawn by comparing and analyzing the coffee preference of 1570 people aged 65 to 74 and 836 people over 75 years old.

Professor Wu said in a statement on the 11th that in 2001, the percentage of people aged 65 to 74 who drank at least one cup of coffee a day was 36.4%, while in 2011 the rate increased to 61.9%, an increase of 25.5%. The results of this study (changes in coffee intake of adults and the elderly aged over 50 under demographic sociological characteristics: an analysis of Korean National Health and Nutrition Survey data in 2001 and 2011) are published in the latest issue of Korean Cooking academic Journal.

According to professor Wu's findings, the percentage of people over the age of 75 who drank at least one cup of coffee a day in 2001 increased to 52.4% in 2011, an increase of 27.2%.

In contrast, the percentage of older people who "drink little coffee" is significantly lower. The percentage of people aged 65 to 74 who answered "hardly drink coffee" was 38.3 per cent in 2001 and decreased to 15.5 per cent in 2011, while the percentage of people over 75 who answered "hardly drink coffee" was 47.7 per cent in 2001 and dropped sharply to 17.9 per cent in 2011.

Professor Wu said that compared with the past, the overall improvement in the health of the elderly is due to the increase in coffee consumption among the elderly.

The fact that older men like coffee more than women is also confirmed in this study. In 2001, the percentage of men (over 50 years old) who drank coffee at least once a day was 50%, and in 2011 it increased to 72.1%; in 2001, the percentage of women (over 50 years old) who drank coffee at least once a day was 37.7%, and in 2011 it increased to 62.2%. However, a survey of young people (college students) shows that the percentage of female students who drink coffee at least once a day is higher than that of men, which is contrary to the above results.

Professor Wu wrote in his paper: "in 2001, with the improvement of education and learning, the percentage of people who drank coffee at least once a day increased. However, in 2011, older people with high school degrees had the highest rate of drinking coffee at least once a day, at 74.9%. Moreover, in 2011, compared with the high-income group, the rate of low-and middle-income people drinking coffee at least once a day increased more significantly.

The research team explained that coffee has become an indispensable drink in people's favorite drinks. Even in the elderly society, coffee has long been firmly in the position of popular drinks.

Professor Wu concluded in his paper: "in 2001, socio-economic factors such as education and income levels had a great impact on the coffee intake of the elderly. However, in 2011, with the increase in the number of elderly people participating in economic activities, the more positive evaluation of their health, the higher the rate of coffee intake.

The study also found that the average daily coffee intake of people aged 65 to 74 increased from 221ml in 2001 to 243ml in 2011. In contrast, the average daily coffee intake of people over the age of 75 decreased from 215ml in 2001 to 201ml in 2011.

The most popular coffee for the elderly is freshly ground coffee. The coffee preferred by men over 50 is freshly ground coffee, instant coffee, mixed coffee, coffee beverage and vending machine coffee. The intake of all kinds of coffee for women over 50 years old from high to low is freshly ground coffee, instant coffee, coffee beverage, mixed coffee and vending machine coffee.

The place where the elderly drink coffee is mainly in the busy streets.

Professor Wu also wrote in his paper: "in 2001, most men and women drank coffee at home, but in 2011, more people drank coffee in the workplace, which can be analyzed as an increase in the number of elderly people engaged in economic activities."