Differences in "Honbab" Rates by Education and Hometown?

Do you enjoy "honbab," or eating alone? I do quite often.

It is easy to think this is simply due to personal personality or preference.

However, unexpected research results have shown that there are differences depending on education level and hometown.

According to a survey of about 5,000 young adults aged 19 to 39 nationwide by the National Assembly Futures Institute, young people who did not attend college had a 4.3 percentage point higher rate of eating alone on weekdays compared to graduates of four-year universities in regional areas.

Differences also appeared depending on where they grew up.

Young people from major regional cities had a 4.4 percentage point higher rate of eating alone compared to those from Seoul, and their rate of dining with people other than family was 10 percentage points lower.

The researchers analyzed that these differences are related not only to personal choices and preferences, but also to social conditions such as education level and hometown.
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