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Abstract
This paper examines the relationship between household food security status, SNAP participation, and time used in food preparation and acquisition. Using the American Time Use
Survey linked with the Current Population Survey's Food Security Supplement, we find that
food insecurity and SNAP participation are positive predictors of number of minutes single adult
households use in food preparation. Meanwhile, SNAP participation is a negative predictor of
food acquisition. Although these results do not imply a causal relationship, they do reveal reflect
that food insecure households and households that participate in the SNAP program use time
differently than food secure and non-participating households.