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| Table 5—Time spent in various activities for the civilian population age 18 and over by household characteristics, and Food Stamp Program participation, averages per day, 2007 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 |
Child care |
Paid work |
Sleeping |
Minutes |
| Food stamp households |
| All |
5.5 |
54.9 |
42.3 |
51.7 |
43.8 |
78.5 |
118.3 |
50.0 |
131.6 |
552.6 |
| With children |
5.4 |
— |
48.9 |
53.8 |
19.7 |
60.1 |
117.7 |
83.4 |
167.5 |
550.0 |
| With elderly |
7.7 |
— |
48.6 |
52.2 |
16.3 |
49.9 |
138.5 |
17.5 |
61.9 |
573.9 |
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| Not Food Stamp participating households with income under 130% poverty threshold |
| All |
4.7 |
41.4 |
38.6 |
61.7 |
21.4 |
41.5 |
114.7 |
29.5 |
154.8 |
537.6 |
| With children |
5.0 |
— |
49.5 |
60.5 |
22.0 |
34.4 |
123.5 |
64.1 |
227.8 |
519.0 |
| With elderly |
4.6 |
— |
39.0 |
66.2 |
13.9 |
40.9 |
124.7 |
9.4 |
68.5 |
556.5 |
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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. The code for grocery shopping is 070101, food preparation and cleanup 0202xx, and sleeping 010101 and 010102. Housework is all 02xxxx activities (including food preparation and cleanup) except 020903 and 020904. Child care is 0301xx, 0302xx, 0303xx, 0401xx, 0402xx, and 0403xx. Paid work includes all of code 05xxxx except 050202. Related travel times are not included in any of the activities.
Data refer to persons age 18 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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