Chapter 1 THE ROLE OF TIME IN FAST-FOOD PURCHASING BEHAVIOR IN THE UNITED STATES* -- ABSTRACT -- WHAT IS THE ISSUE? -- WHAT DID THE STUDY FIND? -- Effects of Employment -- Effects of Household Characteristics -- Effects of the Great Recession and Time Spent Eating out -- HOW WAS THE STUDY CONDUCTED? -- INTRODUCTION -- RELEVANT LITERATURE ON DETERMINANTS OF FAFH DEMAND -- DATA AND DEFINITIONS -- DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS -- Differences Among Gender, Employment Status, and Fast-Food Purchasing Groups -- CHANGES BEFORE AND AFTER THE BUSINESS CYCLE PEAK -- MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS -- Analysis of the Entire Sample Period, 2003-11 -- Models by Household Type -- Analysis of Pre- and Post-Business Cycle Peak -- DISCUSSION -- REFERENCES -- Web sites -- APPENDIX-DATA DEFINITIONS AND LIMITATIONS -- End Notes -- Chapter 2 THE DEMAND FOR FOOD AWAY FROM HOME: FULL SERVICE OR FAST FOOD? -- ABSTRACT -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- DETERMINANTS OF CONSUMER DEMAND -- EFFECT OF HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS ON DEMAND -- Changing Structure of Households -- CHANGING STRUCTURE OF AMERICAN HOUSEHOLDS -- Data Used in the Analysis -- STATISTICAL MODEL OF AWAY-FROM-HOME EXPENDITURES -- The Statistical Model -- Definition of Variables -- Results of Model Estimation -- SIMULATING FUTURE AWAY-FROM-HOME EXPENDITURES -- Future Spending at Full-Service Restaurants -- Future Spending on Fast Food -- IMPLICATIONS FOR MARKET COMPOSITION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- APPENDIX -- REFERENCES -- End Notes -- INDEX.