| Table 1—Time spent in eating and drinking activities and percent of civilian population engaged in each activity, averages per day, 2006 annual averages |
| |
Average minutes per day, civilian population
|
Average percent engaged in activity per day
|
Average minutes per day, for persons who engaged in the activity
|
Total |
Men |
Women |
Total |
Men |
Women |
Total |
Men |
Women |
Minutes |
Percent |
Minutes |
| Age 15 and older |
| Total time in primary eating and drinking |
|
|
66.0 |
96.1 |
96.1 |
96.2 |
69.6 |
70.5 |
68.6 |
| Total time in associated activities |
7.4 |
7.7 |
7.2 |
26.0 |
27.1 |
25.0 |
28.6 |
28.6 |
28.7 |
| Secondary eating |
15.8 |
16.1 |
15.4 |
51.9 |
48.0 |
55.6 |
30.4 |
33.6 |
27.8 |
| Secondary drinking |
41.8 |
40.8 |
42.6 |
34.2 |
31.8 |
36.4 |
122.2 |
128.5 |
117.1 |
| |
| Age 18 and older |
| Total time in primary eating and drinking |
67.8 |
68.9 |
66.7 |
96.1 |
96.1 |
96.2 |
70.5 |
71.7 |
69.3 |
| Total time in associated activities |
7.5 |
7.9 |
7.1 |
26.1 |
27.4 |
24.9 |
28.6 |
28.8 |
28.4 |
| Secondary eating |
16.0 |
16.5 |
15.5 |
51.5 |
47.9 |
54.9 |
31.0 |
34.4 |
28.2 |
| Secondary drinking |
43.0 |
42.1 |
43.9 |
34.2 |
31.8 |
36.4 |
125.9 |
132.5 |
120.6 |
| |
Notes: A primary activity refers to an individual's main activity. Included in primary eating and drinking are codes 110101 and 110199 for eating and drinking, code 119999 for eating and drinking, not elsewhere classified, and code 050202 for eating and drinking as part of job. Associated activities are travel times related to eating and drinking (codes 181101 and 181199) and waiting associated with eating and drinking (codes 110201 and 110299). Associated activities are included in estimates of time spent on eating and drinking to be consistent with BLS estimation methodology.
Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics American Time Use Survey and ERS Eating and Health Module. |
