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. 2013 Jan 23;17(1):66–72. doi: 10.1017/S1368980012005599

Table 3.

Results for SNAP participation: merged ATUS and FSS data sets, USA, 2004–2010

Married Single
(1) Meal Prep (2) Grocery (3) Non-Grocery (4) Eating (1) Meal Prep (2) Grocery (3) Non-Grocery (4) Eating
Variable Mean se Mean se Mean se Mean se Mean se Mean se Mean se Mean se
SNAP Participation (%) −32·0*** 0·099 7·6 0·112 −8·0** 0·036 −9·5* 0·052 19·8* 0·102 5·4 0·059 1·8 0·028 −12·6** 0·051
Food Insecure (%) 2·2 0·112 −13·7* 0·071 −0·20 0·045 −16·8*** 0·051 19·6*** 0·071 6·2 0·052 −2·4 0·021 −13·4** 0·050
Constant 113·5*** 0·249 26·7* 0·133 33·9*** 0·070 373·9*** 0·109 42·3** 0·181 21·6** 0·082 37·5*** 0·057 358·6*** 0·087
Observations 4331 4331 4331 4331 6590 6590 6590 6590
R 2 0·203 0·024 0·017 0·031 0·106 0·017 0·023 0·062

ATUS, American Time Use Survey; FSS, Current Population Survey–Food Security Supplement; SNAP, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Data are presented as means with their robust standard errors.

Regression models include state and year fixed effects, race dummies, female, age, income dummies, number of adults in the household and number of children in the household.

*P < 0·1, **P < 0·05, ***P < 0·01.