Eating and Health Module (ATUS)

Individual decisions about how to use the 24 hours in each day have
short- and long-term implications for income and earnings, health, and
other aspects of well-being. Understanding time-use patterns can provide
insight into economic behaviors associated with eating patterns, as
well as the diet and health status of individuals. Knowing more about
eating patterns, grocery shopping, and meal preparation—as well as
understanding whether participants in food and nutrition assistance
programs face different time constraints than nonparticipants—can inform
the design of food and nutrition assistance policies and programs.<br>

个体对每日24小时的使用安排决策，会对收入与薪酬、健康及其他福祉维度产生短期与长期影响。对时间使用模式的探析，可为解析与饮食模式相关的经济行为，以及个体的饮食与健康状况提供理论洞见。深入了解饮食模式、食品采购与膳食制备流程，同时明晰食品与营养援助项目参与者是否较非参与者面临不同的时间约束，可为食品与营养援助政策及项目的设计优化提供决策支撑。