| Table 7—Meals obtained at school, day care, or summer camp and time spent in various activities for civilian population age 19 and older, 2007 annual averages |
| Child/children in household obtain meals at school |
| |
Average minutes per day spent in selected activities |
Grocery shopping |
Grocery shopping, only those who grocery shopped |
Food preparation and cleanup |
Housework |
Child care |
Paid work |
Sleep |
usual shopper |
not |
usual shopper |
usual prep |
not |
usual prep |
not |
usual prep |
not |
usual prep |
not |
usual prep |
not |
| Persons in households with members under age 19 |
7.0 |
2.4 |
44.0 |
53.6 |
12.3 |
137.5 |
62.7 |
78.9 |
36.6 |
227.2 |
350.0 |
506.7 |
491.2 |
| Households with children age 5 and under |
8.3 |
2.8 |
49.5 |
52.6 |
13.5 |
132.8 |
55.3 |
114.2 |
60.8 |
220.7 |
365.4 |
510.3 |
485.5 |
| Households with children age 6-11 |
6.0 |
2.1 |
38.4 |
57.2 |
12.8 |
143.8 |
66.9 |
90.2 |
42.8 |
211.1 |
341.2 |
508.9 |
490.2 |
| Households with children age 12-18 |
6.3 |
3.0 |
40.7 |
58.9 |
10.3 |
149.5 |
59.3 |
59.1 |
22.8 |
224.6 |
342.7 |
499.2 |
495.2 |
| |
| Persons in households with members under age 19 |
| Income <130% of poverty threshold |
4.8 |
2.1 |
— |
69.9 |
14.0 |
157.0 |
65.4 |
84.9 |
34.1 |
162.5 |
285.6 |
531.8 |
515.4 |
| 130%<income<185% of poverty threshold |
6.1 |
2.9 |
— |
58.9 |
10.4 |
159.7 |
57.0 |
94.4 |
23.9 |
204.7 |
409.8 |
514.2 |
483.3 |
| 185%<income |
8.4 |
1.8 |
45.9 |
45.6 |
12.0 |
122.4 |
60.3 |
74.6 |
40.3 |
262.2 |
364.5 |
490.9 |
481.9 |
| |
| Persons in households with members under age 19 |
| Obtaining food stamps |
6.0 |
— |
— |
64.6 |
— |
145.3 |
— |
98.8 |
— |
133.0 |
— |
539.4 |
— |
| Not obtaining food stamps |
7.1 |
2.4 |
43.6 |
52.1 |
11.4 |
136.0 |
61.9 |
76.7 |
37.6 |
242.3 |
359.4 |
502.1 |
488.2 |
| |
| Persons in households with members under age 19 |
| One adult in household |
5.6 |
— |
— |
42.5 |
— |
115.2 |
— |
75.3 |
— |
244.4 |
— |
516.7 |
— |
| More than one adult in household |
7.2 |
2.4 |
43.9 |
55.5 |
12.2 |
141.2 |
62.8 |
79.5 |
36.5 |
224.2 |
351.9 |
505.0 |
489.7 |
| |
| Persons in households with members under age 19 |
| One child |
6.5 |
2.7 |
44.6 |
41.9 |
12.3 |
121.3 |
62.8 |
50.2 |
20.5 |
257.8 |
339.6 |
508.5 |
492.8 |
| 2-3 children |
7.4 |
1.9 |
45.7 |
58.1 |
12.5 |
141.0 |
63.2 |
88.2 |
46.6 |
216.4 |
359.7 |
507.5 |
494.1 |
| 4 or more children |
6.3 |
— |
— |
67.9 |
— |
171.9 |
— |
122.7 |
— |
185.1 |
— |
495.8 |
— |
| |
| Child/children in households do not obtain meals at school |
| Persons in households with members under age 19 |
8.5 |
3.6 |
45.7 |
53.5 |
11.3 |
139.8 |
71.4 |
98.7 |
44.5 |
192.2 |
317.7 |
503.3 |
498.2 |
| Households with children age 5 and under |
7.7 |
4.6 |
47.0 |
56.3 |
10.8 |
134.4 |
64.8 |
154.3 |
78.9 |
169.8 |
322.4 |
509.1 |
502.4 |
| Households with children age 6-11 |
6.3 |
2.1 |
— |
59.6 |
11.1 |
159.6 |
80.0 |
95.4 |
41.9 |
189.1 |
327.9 |
498.6 |
498.7 |
| Households with children age 12-18 |
9.4 |
2.6 |
45.7 |
50.6 |
10.9 |
144.6 |
76.2 |
42.1 |
14.7 |
217.9 |
316.9 |
498.5 |
490.4 |
| |
| Persons in households with members under age 19 |
| Income <130% of poverty threshold |
6.8 |
— |
— |
58.0 |
— |
131.6 |
— |
90.0 |
— |
180.3 |
— |
523.3 |
— |
| 130%<income<185% of poverty threshold |
6.3 |
— |
— |
61.2 |
— |
145.3 |
— |
94.5 |
— |
161.0 |
— |
523.6 |
— |
| 185%<income |
8.9 |
4.0 |
42.6 |
49.6 |
12.8 |
137.6 |
76.2 |
101.7 |
49.1 |
202.3 |
319.2 |
493.8 |
490.6 |
| |
| Persons in households with members under age 19 |
| Obtaining food stamps |
4.5 |
— |
— |
55.2 |
— |
129.3 |
— |
117.7 |
— |
129.1 |
— |
565.2 |
— |
| Not obtaining food stamps |
8.8 |
3.3 |
45.4 |
53.4 |
11.0 |
140.7 |
70.4 |
97.1 |
44.8 |
197.6 |
324.3 |
498.0 |
494.0 |
| |
| Persons in households with members under age 19 |
| One adult in household |
9.2 |
— |
— |
38.1 |
— |
109.5 |
— |
70.6 |
— |
223.0 |
— |
504.9 |
— |
| More than one adult in household |
8.4 |
3.6 |
45.9 |
55.0 |
11.2 |
142.7 |
71.2 |
101.4 |
44.4 |
189.3 |
318.2 |
503.1 |
498.0 |
| |
| Persons in households with members under age 19 |
| One child |
8.2 |
3.5 |
47.1 |
47.8 |
13.7 |
133.4 |
72.8 |
88.5 |
34.5 |
198.1 |
302.6 |
506.7 |
506.9 |
| 2-3 children |
8.8 |
4.0 |
42.8 |
58.5 |
9.4 |
142.6 |
68.7 |
107.2 |
53.9 |
191.3 |
326.5 |
500.0 |
488.7 |
| 4 or more children |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| |
— = suppressed due to small cell size (base is less than 1.2 million)
Notes: “Usual shopper” includes those who answered question on whether they usually grocery shopped for the family with “Yes” or “split equally”
“Usual prep” includes those who answered question on whether they usually did food preparation for the family with “Yes” or “split equally”
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.
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. |
