Maternal Employment and Children's Nutrition: Volume II, Other Nutrition-Related Outcomes

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英文名称：

Maternal Employment and Children's Nutrition: Volume II, Other Nutrition-Related Outcomes

作者：

Mary Kay Crepinsek; Nancy Burstein; Linda M. Ghelfi

工作单位：

USDA's Economic Research Service

来源地址：

https://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/pub-details/?pubid=43512

关键词：

Food assistance;  Child and Adult Care Food Program;  CACFP;  child nutrition;  diet quality;  nutrition;  program outcomes;  National School Lunch Program;  School Breakfast Program;  Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program;  FANRP; 

年份：

2004

出版地：

Washington, DC, USA

总页数：

72 pp

语种：

English

摘要：

The higher income of households with working mothers is related to lower participation in USDA's Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women,Infants,and Children (WIC) and School Breakfast and Food Stamp Programs. In contrast,children of working mothers are more likely to participate in the National School Lunch Program. This study analyzed differences in nutrition and nutrition-related outcomes among children whose mothers work full time, part time, and not at all (homemakers). This report focuses on indirect nutrition-related outcomes, including food program participation, children's eating patterns,household food acquisition and sufficiency, and children's physical activity and risk of overweight. Study results indicate that households with working mothers spend more on food and have higher levels of food sufficiency than households without working mothers. Working mothers,however, participate less in meal planning, shopping,and food preparation. The children of working mothers are more likely to skip morning meals,rely more on away-from-home food sources, spend more time watching TV and videos,and face significantly greater risk of overweight.