Chapter 2 Quiz

"Busy parents" account for the greatest percentage of dining out occasions for dinner.

False

Because of changing demographics, children will not be target marketed in the near future.

False

Demographics refers to the changing political structure of a country.

False

Even though people today are working, most plan their time so that they can prepare meals from scratch.

False

Locations for hospitality services are becoming scarcer because of recent changes in transportation systems.

False

Most employees who work part-time in the hospitality industry would prefer to have full-time jobs.

False

Single women spend about twice as much as single men on food away from home.

False

The Native American population is expected to triple between 2000 and 2050.

False

A group that will be expanding between 2010 and 2020 is seniors.

True

All segments of the hospitality industry will need more workers in the near future than today.

True

An interesting thing about income distribution is that people as a whole, no matter which level of income they are in, are food service customers.

True

Asian workers will grow more than 40% between 2010 and 2020.

True

Basic market forces such as consumer demand drives the hospitality industry today and in the future.

True

By the year 2020 there will a greater demand for food service workers.

True

Changing demographics impact all sectors of the hospitality industry.

True

Diversity has stimulated the development and success of ethnic restaurants.

True

In 1980, over 50 percent of women were at work away from home.

True

Single parents eat out less often than average, but they are still food service customers.

True

The baby boomers brought about changes to food service as they passed from children to middle age.

True

The challenge for food service managers in the near future will be to attract and keep good employees because many other operations will have a greater need for employees.

True

The composition of the family affect how disposable income is spent on food away from home.

True

The diversity of people entering the workforce in the near future is dramatically changing.

True

The growth of midscale limited-service properties was due, to some extent, to the baby boomers' desire for informality and good value.

True

The majority of women who are in their prime child-bearing years are working.

True

The minority population in the United States is growing rapidly.

True