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Time Use and Eating Patterns of SNAP Participants over the Benefit Month

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  • Lee, Ji Yong
  • Nayga, Rodolfo M.
  • Jo, Young
  • Restrepo, Brandon J.

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Understanding how SNAP participants spend their time in various activities over the benefit cycle can provide insights into ways to improve the effectiveness of the program and reduce the potential unintended negative effects of program participation. Using data from the 2006–2008 and 2014–2016 American Time Use Survey and Eating and Health Module, we revisit the SNAP benefit cycle issue by investigating if SNAP participants spend less time on home-based eating related activities (i.e., primary eating, food preparation, and grocery shopping) towards the end of the benefit cycle than comparable non-participants. We find that SNAP participants spend less time on food production activities in both periods—less time on food preparation in 2006–2008 and less time on shopping for groceries in 2014–2016—relative to comparable non-participants towards the end of the benefit month. Given the importance of time allocation, we then examine how SNAP participants allocate their time across various activities compared to comparable non-participants. We discuss the implications of our results in relation to these time use patterns over the benefit month.
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  • Lee, Ji Yong & Nayga, Rodolfo M. & Jo, Young & Restrepo, Brandon J., "undated". "Time Use and Eating Patterns of SNAP Participants over the Benefit Month," 2019 Annual Meeting, July 21-23, Atlanta, Georgia 290915, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:aaea19:290915
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.290915
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    2. Marks, Mindy & Prina, Silvia & Tahaj, Redina, 2024. "Short-term labor supply response to the timing of transfer payments: Evidence from the SNAP program," Labour Economics, Elsevier, vol. 91(C).
    3. Paroissien, Emmanuel & Beatty, Timothy K.M. & Nebout, Antoine, 2024. "Household food waste and the opportunity cost of time," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 216(C).
    4. Schanzenbach, Diane Whitmore, 2023. "Understanding SNAP: An overview of recent research," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 114(C).

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    • C21 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Cross-Sectional Models; Spatial Models; Treatment Effect Models
    • D1 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior
    • I38 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs

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