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This page lists key publications and resources based on data from the Eating and Health Module (ATUS):
ERS Publications
How Much Time Do Americans Spend on Food?—This report uses data from the 2006-08 ERS Eating & Health Module of the American Time Use Survey to present an overview of Americans’ eating and other food-related time use patterns (EIB-86, November 2011).
Shopping For, Preparing, and Eating Food: Where Does the Time Go?—Describes time use patterns of SNAP participants and low-income nonparticipants (Amber Waves—Findings, December 2009).
 Working Parents Outsource Children’s Meals—Describes time use patterns of employed persons and whether children in the household obtain meals at school (Amber Waves—Findings, March 2009).
How Much Time Do Americans Spend Eating?—Describes time Americans spent on eating and drinking beverages in 2006 (Amber Waves—Data Feature, June 2008).
Who Has Time To Cook? How Family Resources Influence Food Preparation—Analysis of how family resources affect food preparation time (ERR-40, May 2007).
How Much Time Do Americans Spend Preparing and Eating Food?—Describes time Americans spent on grocery shopping, food preparation, and eating in 2003 (Amber Waves—Data Feature, November 2005).
Resource Links
Bureau of Labor Statistics American Time Use Survey—Provides access to the ATUS data, survey methodology, and estimates of Americans' time spent on various activities.
NIH-National Cancer Institute, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, Applied Research Program—Serves as a funding partner with ERS of the ATUS Eating and Health Module. The Applied Research Program at NCI supports surveys and research to assess risk factors and health behaviors that affect cancer incidence, mortality, and survival.
Metabolic Equivalents for Activities in the American Time Use Survey—Bridge between the Compendium of Physical Activities and the ATUS Activity Lexicon.
American Time Use Survey Extract Builder—Data extractor that can make the ATUS microdata easier to use.
University
of Maryland Population Research Center—Hosted
the 2011 International Perspectives on Time Use Conference and the 2009 American Time Use Research Conference.
University of Oxford Centre for Time Use Research—Provides access to harmonized multinational time use data. The Centre for Time Use Research also provides access to the American Heritage Time Use Study, a database of five decades of time use/diary samples.
Disclaimer: The authors of the following studies are not affiliated with ERS; this information is provided for your convenience and does not constitute an endorsement.
Government reports and publications (non-ERS)
Drago, R. W. and J. C. Stewart. “Time-Use Surveys: issues in data collection on multitasking,” Monthly Labor Review 133(8):17-31, August 2010.
German Federal Statistical Office (2010). In-depth review on time-use surveys, 58th plenary session, Conference of European Statisticians, Paris, France, 8-10 June 2010.
Journal Articles
Kolodinsky, J. M. and A. B. Goldstein. "Time Use and Food Pattern Influences on Obesity," Obesity:1-9, May 2011.
Zick, C. D. and R. B. Stevens. “Time spent eating and its implications for Americans' energy balance,” Social Indicators Research 101(2): 267-273, 2011.
Reifschneider, M., K. Hamrick, and J. Lacey. “Exercise, eating patterns, and obesity: evidence from the ATUS and its eating & health module,” Social Indicators Research 101(2):215-219, 2011.
Hamermesh, D. S. “Incentives, time use and BMI: The roles of eating, grazing and goods,” Economics & Human Biology 8(1):2-15, 2010.
Dunton, G. F., D. Berrigan, et al. “Joint associations of physical activity and sedentary behaviors with body mass index: Results from a time use survey of U.S. adults,” International Journal of Obesity 33(12):1427-1436, 2009.
Zick, C. D. and R. B. Stevens. “Trends in Americans’ food-related time use: 1975–2006,” Public Health Nutrition 13(07):1064-1072, 2009.
 Working Papers
2010-2011
Kolodinsky, J. and A. Goldstein. “Moving toward the transdisciplinary:
Using multiple data sets to examine overweight in America,” Consumer Interests Annual, American Council on Consumer Interests, 2011.
Spears, D. “Economic Decision-making in Poverty Depletes Behavioral Control,” Center for Economic Policy Studies Working Paper Number 213, Princeton Univeristy, December 2010.
Pham-Kanter, G. “The Gender Weight Gap: Sons, Daughters, and Maternal Weight,” November 7, 2010.
Roy, M., D. L. Millimet, and R. Tchernis. “Federal Nutrition Programs and Childhood Obesity: Inside the Black Box,” IZA Discussion Paper Number 5316, IZA (Institute for the Study of Labor), November 2010.
Christian, T. J. Essays in Health Economics: A Focus on the Built Environment. Department of Economics, Georgia State University, PhD dissertation, 2010.
2009
Christian, T. J. “Opportunity Costs Surrounding Exercise and Dietary Behaviors: Quantifying Trade-offs Between Commuting Time and Health-Related Activities,” Working paper, Georgia State University, October 2009.
Hamermesh, D. S. “Grazing, Goods and Girth: Determinants and Effects,” National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper Number 15277, August 2009.
Podor, M. “Health Status and the Allocation of Time,” University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Working Paper Number 09-7, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, August 2009.
Andrews, M., K. Hamrick, and C. Kalenkoski. “Time Use, Food Security and Supplemental Nutritional Assistance (SNAP) Participation,” American Time Use Research Conference, June 25-26, 2009, College Park, MD, 2009.
Carr, D., Y. Ibuka, and L. Russell. “Time Spent on Outpatient Visits by Race and Ethnicity: Evidence from the American Time Use Survey,” American Time Use Research Conference, June 25-26, 2009, College Park, MD, 2009.
Kolodinsky, J. and A. Goldstein. “Food expenditure and Time-Use Patterns in Single Normal and Over-Weight Female headed Households,” American Time Use Research Conference, June 25-26, 2009, College Park, MD, 2009.
Pinkston, J. and J. Stewart. “How Does Time Use Affect the Probability of Becoming Obese?,” American Time Use Research Conference, June 25-26, 2009, College Park, MD, 2009.
Waehrer, G. and P. Deb. “Food Stamp Effects on Home Food Preparation,” American Time Use Research Conference, June 25-26, 2009, College Park, MD, 2009.
 Zick, C. D. and R. B. Stevens. “Is Dinner Ready Yet? The Time Implications of Participating in the Food Stamp Program,” American Time Use Research Conference, June 25-26, 2009, College Park, MD, 2009.
2006 and 2008
Kolodinsky, J. “Obesity and Time Use—A First Look Using ATUS Data,” Consumer Interests Annual, American Council on Consumer Interests, 2008.
Hamrick, K. S. “Collecting Data on Eating Patterns, Obesity Risk and Food Access: The Food and Eating Module,” Consumer Interests Annual, American Council on Consumer Interests, 2006.
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