Table of Contents
Introduction and Abbreviations
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- Introduction
- Definition
- Abbreviations and terms
- Abbreviations
- Terms
Executive Summary
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- Hispanic population tops 43 million
- Too little time and money for some Hispanics
- Children prevalent, but not deciding factor in food attitudes
- Less acculturated Hispanics more likely to cook meals from scratch
- Men who are responsible for household meals take more shortcuts
- Most time spent preparing dinner meal, but lunch also time-intensive
- Prepared foods and frozen foods not popular, though use differs
- Lower than average interest in trying new foods
- For less acculturated, kitchen is the most important room in the home
- Nutrition important, but more so for women
Demographics
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- The Hispanic population
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- Figure 1: U.S. population by race and Hispanic origin, 2006
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- Figure 2: U.S. population, by Hispanic origin, 2001-11
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- Figure 3: Marital status of Hispanics, by gender, 2004
- Figure 4: Households by presence of children and Hispanic origin, 2004
- Most Hispanics work, but have relatively low incomes
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- Figure 5: Labor force participation, by Hispanic origin, 2005
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- Figure 6: Median household income, by race and Hispanic origin, 2004
- Diversity within the Hispanic population
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- Figure 7: Native-born/foreign-born Hispanics and country of origin/heritage, 2004
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- Figure 8: Hispanics by country of origin/heritage, 2004
- Acculturation level varies among Hispanics
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- Figure 9: Types of frozen foods used, by language spoken in the home, January-September 2005
Food Expenditures
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- Introduction
- Spending on food and beverages
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- Figure 10: Average expenditures on food and beverages, by Hispanic origin, 2004
- Expenditures for food at home
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- Figure 11: Average expenditures on food and beverages at home, by Hispanic origin, 2003 and 2004
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- Figure 12: Average expenditures on food and beverages at home, by Hispanic origin, 2004
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- Figure 13: Average expenditures on food and beverages away from home, per consumer unit, by Hispanic origin, 2004
Home Cooking: Who Cooks It, Preparation Time, Scratch Cooking
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- Introduction
- Primary responsibility for meal preparation
- Capsule summary
- Analysis
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- Figure 14: Primary responsibility for meal preparation, by gender, April-May 2006
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- Figure 15: Primary responsibility for meal preparation, by gender, marital status, and presence of children in the household, April-May 2006
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- Figure 16: Primary responsibility for meal preparation, by gender and age, April-May 2006
- Time spent preparing meals
- Capsule summary
- Analysis
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- Figure 17: Time spent preparing meals, by gender, April-May 2006
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- Figure 18: Time spent preparing meals, by marital status and presence of children in the household, April-May 2006
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- Figure 19: Time spent preparing meals, by preferred language*, April-May 2006
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- Figure 20: Time spent preparing meals, by Hispanic/American identification*, April-May 2006
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- Figure 21: Time spent preparing meals, by age, April-May 2006
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- Figure 22: Time spent preparing meals, by household income, April-May 2006
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- Figure 23: Time spent preparing dinner by number of restaurant dinners eaten in previous week, April-May 2006
- Importance of home cooking and cooking from scratch
- Capsule summary
- Analysis
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- Figure 24: Opinions about home cooking, by gender, April-May 2006
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- Figure 25: Opinions about home cooking, by marital status and presence of children in the household, April-May 2006
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- Figure 26: Opinions about home cooking, by preferred language*, April-May 2006
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- Figure 27: Opinions about home cooking, by Hispanic/American identification*, April-May 2006
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- Figure 28: Opinions about home cooking, by age, April-May 2006
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- Figure 29: Opinions about home cooking, by household income, April-May 2006
Home Cooking, Prepared/Frozen Foods and Fast Food
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- Introduction
- Home cooking versus prepared/frozen foods
- Capsule summary
- Analysis
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- Figure 30: Cooking from scratch versus prepared/frozen foods, by gender, April-May 2006
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- Figure 31: Cooking from scratch versus prepared/frozen foods, by marital status and presence of children in the household, April-May 2006
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- Figure 32: Cooking from scratch versus prepared/frozen foods, by preferred language*, April-May 2006
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- Figure 33: Cooking from scratch versus prepared/frozen foods, by Hispanic/American identification*, April-May 2006
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- Figure 34: Cooking from scratch versus prepared/frozen foods, by age, April-May 2006
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- Figure 35: Cooking from scratch versus prepared/frozen foods, by household income, April-May 2006
- Types of frozen, shelf stable and refrigerated foods used
- Analysis
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- Figure 36: Types of frozen foods used, by race/ethnicity, January-September 2005
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- Figure 37: Types of shelf stable foods used, by race/ethnicity, January-September 2005
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- Figure 38: Types of refrigerated foods used, by race/ethnicity, January-September 2005
- Prepared foods and fast food
- Capsule summary
- Analysis
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- Figure 39: Opinions about prepared foods and fast food, by Hispanic origin, January-September 2005
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- Figure 40: Opinions about prepared foods and fast foods, by gender, January-September 2005
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- Figure 41: Opinions about prepared foods and fast food, by language spoken in the home, January-September 2005
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- Figure 42: Opinions about prepared foods and fast food, by marital status and presence of children in the household, January-September 2005
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- Figure 43: Opinions about prepared foods and fast food, by household income, January-September 2005
Home Cooking, Novel Foods and Food Attributes
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- Introduction
- Cooking and novel foods
- Capsule summary
- Analysis
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- Figure 44: Opinions about cooking and novel foods, by Hispanic origin, January-September 2005
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- Figure 45: Opinions about cooking and novel foods, by gender, January-September 2005
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- Figure 46: Opinions about cooking and novel foods, by nativity, January-September 2005
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- Figure 47: Opinions about cooking and novel foods, by language spoken in the home, January-September 2005
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- Figure 48: Opinions about cooking and novel foods, by marital status and presence of children in the household, January-September 2005
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- Figure 49: Opinions about cooking and novel foods, by household income, January-September 2005
- Food attributes: nutrition, ingredients, and calories
- Capsule summary
- Analysis
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- Figure 50: Opinions about nutrition, ingredients, and calories, by Hispanic origin, January-September 2005
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- Figure 51: Opinions about nutrition, ingredients, and calories, by gender, January-September 2005
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- Figure 52: Opinions about nutrition, ingredients, and calories, by nativity, January-September 2005
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- Figure 53: Opinions about nutrition, ingredients, and calories, by marital status and presence of children in the household, January-September 2005
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- Figure 54: Opinions about nutrition, ingredients, and calories, by household income, January-September 2005
Most Important Meal of the Day
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- Introduction
- Capsule summary
- Analysis
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- Figure 55: Most important meal of the day, by Hispanic origin, January-September 2005
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- Figure 56: Most important meal of the day, by gender, January-September 2005
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- Figure 57: Most important meal of the day, by nativity, January-September 2005
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- Figure 58: Most important meal of the day, by language spoken in the home, January-September 2005
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- Figure 59: Most important meal of the day, by age, January-September 2005
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