Table 5 First Stage Parameter Estimates from the Tobit Equations: Females (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 | -2.59 (-1.61)* | 15.67 (3.50)** | 18.43 (1.42) | 0.17 (.07) | 10.95 (1.28) | 58.22 (14.52)** | 29.08 (5.41)** |
Age | -0.03 (-2.33)** | 0.13 (3.57)** | 0.24 (2.20)** | 0.11 (4.81)** | .37 (5.08)** | -0.15 (-4.34)** | 0.04 (.78) |
Married/Cohabitating | 0.72 (5.41)** | -0.63 (-1.71)* | -0.98 (-.93) | 2.44 (11.26)** | 0.40 (.57) | -0.94 (-2.83)** | -1.15 (-2.59)** |
Education | 0.07 (1.75)* | 0.44 (3.87)** | 1.24 (3.72)** | -0.32 (-4.95)** | -0.04 (-.21) | -0.52 (-5.11)** | -0.76 (-5.50)** |
Black | -1.01 (-6.09)** | -1.35 (-2.91)** | -12.84 (-9.33)** | -0.30 (-1.12) | -4.32 (-4.68)** | 1.71 (4.14)** | 2.24 (4.03)** |
Hispanic | 0.56 (3.06)** | -3.73 (-7.33)** | -19.02 (-12.24)** | 1.96 (6.92)** | -4.79 (-4.91)** | 1.54 (3.46)** | -0.70 (-1.17) |
Other | 0.78 (3.28)** | -2.24 (-3.36)** | -12.70 (-6.40)** | 2.37 (6.28)** | -3.03 (-2.38)** | 1.37 (2.33)** | -2.48 (-3.08)** |
Fair/Poor Health | -0.67 (-4.29)** | -1.34 (-3.05)** | 2.15 (1.70)* | 0.47 (1.88)* | -3.40 (-4.03)** | 0.97 (2.50)** | 2.34 (4.52)** |
Employed | -.57 (-4.89)** | -0.86 (-2.55)** | 3.10 (3.15)** | -2.12 (-11.04)** | -3.30 (-5.24)** | -1.80 (-5.97)** | -5.52 (-13.70)** |
Grocery Price Index | 0.02 (3.10)** | 0.010 (.35) | -0.04 (-.99) | 0.01 (.80) | 0.11 (3.93)** | -0.01 (-.50) | -0.02 (-1.45) |
Weekend | 0.86 (7.59)** | -0.44 (-1.39) | -1.63 (-1.78)* | 0.18 (.80) | 3.06 (5.18)** | 5.84 (20.63)** | 4.07 (10.73)** |
Primary Grocery Shopper | -0.17 (-.90) | -0.19 (-.36) | 1.31 (.86) | 1.42 (4.51)** | 4.50 (4.19)** | -0.81 (-1.70)* | -1.21 (-1.89)* |
Primary Meal Preparer | -0.20 (1.26) | .37 (.86) | -3.04 (-2.49)** | 2.80 (10.90)** | 2.61 (3.07)** | 0.01 (.02) | -0.13 (-.26) |
Summer | 0.14 (1.19) | 1.37 (4.23)** | 3.43 (3.65)** | -.27 (-1.42) | 3.70 (6.02)** | -0.24 (-.83) | -0.62 (-1.56) |
ATUS07 | -.14 (-1.30) | 2.04 (7.11)** | 4.79 (5.74)** | 0.18 (1.06) | -1.28 (-2.31)** | -0.50 (-1.94)* | 0.18 (.52) |
Hourly Opportunity Cost of time | 0.04 (2.14)** | -0.07 (-1.33) | -.48 (-2.97)** | 0.07 (2.14)** | -0.11 (-1.05) | 0.15 (2.93)** | -0.16 (-2.30)** |
Ln (Non-Wage Income) | 0.95 (3.67)** | -3.84 (-5.31)** | -5.93 (-2.97)** | -.60 (-1.43) | -6.72 (-4.81)** | 0.61 (.94) | 0.15 (.17) |
Number of Kids < Age 6 | -0.11 (-1.10)** | -0.28 (-.55) | -0.91 (-1.16) | 1.25 (1.11) | -3.04 (-5.61)** | -0.55 (-2.26)** | -1.81 (-5.53)** |
Number of Kids Age 6-17 | -.32 (-5.69)** | -0.09 (-.55) | .08 (.17) | 1.11 (12.39)** | -0.65 (-2.16)** | -0.24 (-1.70)* | -1.02 (-5.41)** |