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Picture of the cover of the ERS report, Food-Related Time Use: Changes and Demographic Differences. Authors: Tobenna Anekwe and Eliana Zeballos. Economic Information Bulletin Number 213. November 2019.

Food-Related Time Use: Changes and Demographic Differences

  • EIB-213

Overview

Tracking changes in food-related time use is key for understanding consumer decisions that affect diet. This report uses data from the 2004-17 American Time Use Survey to present an overview of food-related time-use patterns over time, both for the U.S. population aged 15 and older and for U.S. subgroups defined by educational attainment, household type, and other demographic factors.

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