Table 4 First Stage Parameter Estimates from the Tobit Equations: Males (t ratios in parentheses)a
Independent Variables | Primary Eating Time | Secondary Eating Time | Secondary Drinking Time | Food Preparation Time | Physical Activity Time | Sleep Time | Television/video Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Intercept | -1.59 (-.90) | -10.16 (-1.93)* | -30.00 (-2.04)** | -9.72 (-3.29)** | -19.45 (-1.66)* | 49.95 (11.33)** | 31.31 (4.97)** |
Age | 0.01 (.31) | -0.06 (-1.24) | -0.16 (-1.20) | 0.07 (2.68)** | .22 (2.06)** | -0.18 (-4.51)** | 0.09 (1.58)* |
Married/Cohabitating | 0.70 (3.85)** | -0.29 (-.54) | -0.73 (-.49) | 0.89 (2.92)** | 2.31 (1.89)* | -0.75 (-1.67)* | -1.21 (1.88)* |
Education | 0.23 (4.97)** | 0.55 (3.94)** | 1.68 (4.27)** | 0.04 (.55) | -.48 (-1.54) | -0.62 (-5.42)** | -.97 (-5.90)** |
Black | -2.04 (-9.80)** | 0.56 (.92) | -9.13 (-5.23)** | 0.34 (.97) | -4.67 (-3.26)** | 0.72 (1.41) | 1.68 (2.29)** |
Hispanic | 0.09 (.48) | -4.12 (-6.77)** | -16.61 (-9.40)** | -0.58 (-1.74)* | 3.49 (2.73)** | 2.07 (4.26)** | -.17 (.25) |
Other | -0.06 (-.22) | -3.49 (-4.11)** | -11.36 (-4.75)** | 0.97 (2.08)** | -.56 (-.29) | 1.63 (2.36)** | -0.60 (-.61) |
Occupation with METs > 3.3 | 0.47 (3.04)** | -2.64 (-5.63)** | -4.80 (-3.65)** | 1.09 (4.25)** | 34.97 (36.12)** | .12 (.33) | -1.72 (-3.16)** |
Fair/Poor Health | -0.56 (-3.25)** | -1.55 (-2.94)** | -2.22 (-1.51) | -0.05 (-.18) | -4.57 (-3.97)** | 1.42 (3.34)** | 3.56 (5.87)** |
Employed | -0.28 (-1.66)* | 0.45 (.90) | 0.81 (.58) | -1.37 (-4.95)** | -6.29 (-5.74)** | -3.37 (-8.11)** | -7.69 (-12.98)** |
Grocery Price Index | 0.01 (1.80)* | 0.02 (.92) | -0.10 (-2.17)** | 0.01 (1.36) | -.01 (-.23) | 0.02 (1.44) | -0.03 (-1.58) |
Weekend | 0.56 (4.41)** | 0.78 (2.12)** | -.88 (.86) | 0.49 (2.32)** | 3.57 (4.33)** | 6.61 (21.13)** | 7.40 (16.56)** |
Primary Grocery Shopper | 0.17 (1.26) | 0.51 (1.25) | -0.05 (-.04) | 0.78 (3.32)** | .62 (.67) | -0.71 (-2.06)** | -1.39 (-2.83)** |
Primary Meal Preparer | -0.27 (-1.81)* | -0.18 (-.40) | -0.40 (-.32) | 4.06 (16.07)** | -.54 (-.54) | 0.05 (.14) | 0.51 (.94) |
Summer | -0.10 (-.73) | -0.10 (-.25) | 0.37 (.34) | -0.36 (-1.60) | 5.22 (6.07)** | 0.58 (1.77)* | -1.06 (-2.27)** |
ATUS07 | 0.12 (1.01) | 1.26 (3.63)** | 4.46 (4.63)** | 0.82 (4.11)** | 1.64 (2.09)** | 0.19 (.66) | 0.65 (1.56) |
Hourly Opportunity Cost of time | 0.00 (.05) | -0.08 (-1.38) | -.24 (-1.51) | 0.04 (1.18) | .21 (1.67)* | 0.14 (2.91)** | -0.11 (-1.54) |
Ln (Non-Wage Income) | 0.50 (1.77)* | 0.19 (.23) | -1.99 (.85) | -0.16 (-.33) | -.17 (-.09) | 1.64 (2.33)** | 0.56 (.55) |
Number of Kids < Age 6 | 0.15 (1.42) | 0.27 (.87) | -.32 (-.37) | 1.14 (6.57)** | 1.85 (.2.67)** | -0.23 (-.88) | -1.80 (-4.79)** |
Number of Kids Age 6-17 | -0.17 (-2.67)** | 0.04 (.24) | 1.02 (1.95* | 0.59 (5.45)** | .22 (.52) | -0.58 (-3.61)** | -1.24 (-5.39)** |