The Eating and Health module
supplement includes questions about peoples' eating and drinking
behaviors, food assistance participation, grocery and meal
shopping, food preparation, and food sufficiency. It also includes
questions on general health and physical exercise. Information
collected in the supplement will be published as a public use data
set to facilitate research on numerous topics, such as: the
association between eating patterns and BMI and obesity; time-use
patterns of food assistance program participants and low-income
nonparticipants; time-use patterns and eating and activity levels;
and how time-use varies by health status. Sponsored by the Economic
Research Service (ERS) of the United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA), the supplement is asked of respondents
immediately upon their completion of the American Time Use Survey
(ATUS). The Eating and Health supplement supports the mission of
the Bureau of Labor Statistics by providing relevant information on
economic and social issues, specifically the associations between
time-use patterns, eating, physical activity behavior, and health.
The data from the Eating and Health Module also closely support the
mission of the module's sponsor, ERS, to improve the nation's
nutrition and health. The supplement surveys individuals aged 15
and up from a nationally representative sample of approximately
2,100 sample households each month.
US Code:
29 USC 1 & 2 Name of Law: BLS Authorizing Statue
US Code: 13 USC
9 Name of Law: Census Confidentiality Statue
This supplement was previously
collected as part of the ATUS (OMB control number 1220-0175). The
BLS is requesting a new OMB control number in order to have greater
flexibility in managing this episodic information collection
without needing to revisit the more permanent aspects of the
ATUS.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.