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The purpose of this study is to conduct a research about the connection between eating habits and colon disease followed by the number of elderly households in order to provide more in-depth basic data for colon disease management research targeted on elders in the future. The study subjects of this study include 165 elders aged 65 and above residing in the metropolitan area including Seoul, Gyeonggi-do, and Incheon. A comparative analysis was conducted about eating patterns and colon disease based on the characteristics of single households and households with more than 2 or 3 people. For the investigation period, survey questionnaire and interviews were performed for about a month throughout May 10, 2019 to June 15, 2019. Total of 180 questionnaires were distributed and 165 copies were used for empirical analysis. The study results showed that households with 2 or 3 people had more desirable eating habits, styles and lower experience rate of colon disease compared to single households, but single households were more enthusiastic about the prevention of diseases because of the burden of sustaining their lives on their own. Through the study results, implications were drawn that eating habit improvement policies are necessary due to the increasing number of elderly households. Especially, single elderly households and regular education should be provided about the correlation between eating habits and colorectal disease.
