Analysis of fish consumption patterns in the people of Bekasi Regency, West Java

Abstract

Bekasi people's awareness to consume fish is still very low. Though fish is one of the foods that are cheap, easy to find, and have a high nutritional content. The purpose of this study was to analyze fish consumption patterns. The study was conducted by analyzing primary data on fish consumption patterns influenced by perceptions and preferences for fish products through direct interviews with 110 household members. The methods used in this study are descriptive analysis, logit analysis, quantitative analysis using the Chi-square test. The choice of fish as a source of animal protein consumed shows the consumption pattern of fresh fish both freshwater fish and seawater fish, based on the frequency of consumption patterns included in the large category, namely 70.9% fresh seawater fish and 24.5% fresh freshwater fish.