Did you know...
On an average day in 2007, Americans age 15 and older spent 67 minutes eating and drinking as a “primary,” or main activity, and 26 minutes eating and 66 minutes drinking (except plain water) as a secondary activity—that is, eating while engaged in another activity considered primary by the individual.
Eleven percent of the population spent 4.5 hours or more a day on eating/drinking as either a primary or secondary activity. About 12 percent of Americans’ secondary eating and drinking occurred while driving a vehicle. Secondary eating or drinking was most frequently accompanied by socializing, relaxing, and leisure, which includes watching television.
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service, 2007 Findings
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