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| Table 5—Time spent in various activities for the civilian population age 18 and older by household characteristics, and Food Stamp Program participation, averages per day, 2006 annual averages |
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Grocery shopping |
Grocery shopping, only those who grocery shopped |
Food preparation and cleanup |
Primary eating and drinking |
Secondary eating |
Secondary drinking |
Housework |
Childcare |
Paid work |
Sleeping |
Minutes |
| Food Stamp households |
| All |
8.6 |
50.5 |
51.9 |
56.4 |
13.7 |
46.0 |
126.0 |
57.2 |
101.8 |
566.1 |
| With children |
9.6 |
55.4 |
52.4 |
54.6 |
13.9 |
41.2 |
130.7 |
86.7 |
122.7 |
563.7 |
| With elderly |
7.5 |
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57.5 |
55.3 |
14.8 |
37.3 |
122.0 |
15.4 |
66.3 |
569.6 |
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| Not Food Stamp participating households with income under 130% of poverty threshold |
| All |
6.4 |
42.9 |
41.9 |
60.9 |
12.2 |
21.3 |
122.9 |
30.7 |
134.1 |
546.9 |
| With children |
8.2 |
45.0 |
45.4 |
57.2 |
13.1 |
22.6 |
126.7 |
66.0 |
187.4 |
536.3 |
| With elderly |
6.6 |
44.5 |
51.0 |
63.6 |
11.5 |
24.7 |
145.8 |
11.8 |
62.6 |
553.7 |
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— = suppressed due to small cell size (base is less than 1.2 million).
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. Travel times related to eating and drinking (codes 181101 and 181199) and waiting associated with eating and drinking (codes 110201 and 110299) are included in associated activities. The code for grocery shopping is 070101, food preparation 0202xx, and sleeping 010101 and 010102. Paid work includes all of code 05xxxx except 050202. Housework includes all 02xxxx actitivies (including food preparation) except 020903 and 020904. Child care includes codes 0301xx, 0302xx, 0303xx, 0401xx, 0402xx, and 0403xx.
Data refer to persons 18 years or older.
Elderly are age 60 and older. Children are under age 18.
As of October 1, 2008, the Food Stamp Program was renamed as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics American Time Use Survey and ERS Eating and Health Module. |
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