Using the ATUS Time Diary and Eating and Health Module to Study Time Use and Health
Presentation title: Using the ATUS Time Diary and Eating and Health Module to Study Time Use and Health
About the Presentation
This webinar will promote awareness of and expertise in the IPUMS harmonized version of the
American Time Use Survey (ATUS) and its Eating and Health module (EHM) data. IPUMS Time
Use facilitates user access to time use data from the U.S. and 20 other countries, including the
ATUS respondent, household, and time diary activity files. IPUMS Time Use simplifies the
production of a data file suitable for analysis. The ATUS EHM was collected in 2006-2008, 2014-
2016, and 2022-2023. The module contains information about primary and secondary eating
patterns, consumption of fast food, which household member usually does food shopping and
meal preparation, where food is purchased, and daily and weekly measures of eating, drinking,
and exercise behaviors. In 2022-2023, the EHM also includes data on shopping and food
shopping enjoyment and the use of online platforms to purchase groceries. The webinar will
introduce the IPUMS Time Use data access system; describe how ATUS EHM data can be used
in research on health behaviors, parenting food practices, food insecurity, and other topics of
interest to participants; and provide an overview of how to link the ATUS EHM with Current
Population Survey (CPS) data, focusing on the CPS Food Insecurity supplement. Webinar
attendees will also receive information about accessing supplemental resources for working
with ATUS and ATUS-CPS linked data from IPUMS. The audience for the webinar includes
graduate students, early career faculty, health-focused and policy/applied researchers.
Webinar Format
Location ONLINE VIA ZOOM Webinar: Zoom registration link. Upon registration, you will receive an automatically generated email with the direct link for the webinar