Comparative Study on Snacking Behaviour and Pattern of Working and Non-Working Women of Hisar City, India

Rani, Nisha and Geeta, . (2023) Comparative Study on Snacking Behaviour and Pattern of Working and Non-Working Women of Hisar City, India. Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology, 41 (10). pp. 204-207. ISSN 2320-7027

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Abstract

The present study was conducted to assess and compare the snacking behavior of working and non-working women of Hisar City. The aim of the present study was to compare snacking behavior of working and non-working women of Hisar City. For this study, a sample of one hundred and twenty women in age 25-45 years, 60 each working and non-working women were drawn randomly from Hisar city. The sample of working women included 20 each engineer, advocates, and teaching professionals. Non-working women were selected having an income, and age similar to their counterparts. Information on snacking behavior like the preference for snacks over regular meals, time and place of snacking, types of snacks taken, and source of procuring snacks, etc. were recorded in the questionnaire. The data indicated that mere 15 percent of working and 23.3 percent of non-working women preferred snacks over regular meals. The majority (90.0%) of respondents preferred to take salty snacks followed by sweet (85.0%) and sweet and salty (56.7%). The result revealed that non-working women have more cravings for snacks than working women but they prefer more of homemade snacks to outside snacks.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Euro Archives > Agricultural and Food Science
Depositing User: Managing Editor
Date Deposited: 13 Oct 2023 04:46
Last Modified: 13 Oct 2023 04:46
URI: http://publish7promo.com/id/eprint/3412

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