Eating and Health Supplement to the American Time Use Survey

American Time Use Survey
Eating & Health Module
2014-16 Questionnaire

October 2015

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Section 1: Introduction
The EH Module begins with an introductory screen explaining the purpose of the module questions,
and then proceeds to the screen asking the secondary eating questions.
EATINT
Universe: ALL
I would now like to ask you some questions about eating and health. We’re interested in
finding out more about how people fit meals and snacks into their schedules.
Enter 1 to Continue

[Go to EAT]

Section 2: Secondary Eating
Secondary eating questions are designed to provide information on the amount of time that
respondents spend eating while engaged in other activities during their diary day.
EAT
Universe: ALL
[Fill: Yesterday, you reported eating or drinking between [*read times below.] [Fill: You did
not report any eating or drinking as a main activity yesterday] Were there any [fill: other]
times you were eating any meals or snacks yesterday, for example while you were doing
something else?
1.
2.

Yes
No

[Go to EATSUM]
[Go to DRINK]

EATSUM
Universe: EAT =1
[*Times: [FILL:] until [FILL:]] During which activities?
*Read if necessary: Were there any other times you were eating yesterday?
1.

Select activities

[Go to EATWHN]

97.

None/no more eating activities
Don’t Know/Refused

[Go to DRINK]
[Go to DRINK]

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EATWHN
Universe: EATSUM=1
Were you eating the entire time you were [fill: ACTIVITY]?
* Use up/down arrow keys to move to the correct row.
1.
2.

Yes
No
Don’t Know/Refused

[Go to next row in the grid]
[Go to HOURDUR]
[Go to next row in the grid]

HOURDUR
Universe: EATWHN=1
About how long would you say you were eating while you were [fill: ACTIVITY]?
* Enter hours
0-24 hours, empty

[Go to MINDUR]

Don’t Know/ Refused

[Go to next line of grid]

MINDUR
Universe: Entry in HOURDUR
About how long would you say you were eating while you were [fill: ACTIVITY]?
* Enter minutes
0-1440 minutes, empty

[Go to next line of grid. When grid complete, go to DRINK]

Don’t Know/Refused

[Go to next line of grid. When grid complete, go to DRINK]

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Section 3: Drinking
DRINK
Universe: ALL
Not including plain water, were there any other times yesterday when you were drinking
any beverages?
*Read if necessary: I’m asking about any type of beverage, other than plain water,
including things like coffee, tea, juice, milk, and soda, as well as alcoholic beverages.
1.
2.

Yes
No
Don’t Know/Refused

[Go to SODA]
[Go to FDPRP]
[Go to FDPRP]

SODA
Universe: DRINK=1
Were any of the beverages soft drinks such as cola, root beer, or ginger ale?
1.
2.

Yes
No
Don’t Know/Refused

[Go to DIETSODA]
[Go to FDPRP]
[Go to FDPRP]

DIETSODA
Universe: SODA=1
Was the soft drink diet, regular or did you have both kinds?
1.
2.
3.

Diet
Regular
Both
Don’t Know/Refused

[Go
[Go
[Go
[Go

to
to
to
to

FDPRP]
FDPRP]
FDPRP]
FDPRP]

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Section 4: Food Preparation
FDPRP
Universe: ALL
Now I'd like to ask a couple of questions about food preparation.
Enter 1 to Continue

[Go to GROSHP]

GROSHP
Universe: ALL
Are you the person who usually does the grocery shopping in your household?
1.

Yes

[Go to STORES]

2.

No

[Go to FASTFD]

3.

I split it equally with other household member(s) [Go to STORES]
Don’t Know/Refused

[Go to STORES]

STORES
Universe: GROSHOP = 1, 3, Don’t Know, Refused
Where do you get the majority of your groceries? Do you get them at the
* Read if Necessary: Supercenters are stores that offer clothing, housewares, and other
items in addition to featuring full grocery stores. Examples include Wal-Mart Supercenters
and Super Targets. Warehouse clubs are stores that sell food and non-food items in bulk.
They also require shoppers to have paid memberships. Examples include Costco, Sam’s
Club, and BJ’s.
READ ALOUD:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Grocery store
Supercenter, such as Wal-Mart or Target
Warehouse club, such as Sam’s or BJ’s
Drugstore or convenience store, or
Some other place?

[Go
[Go
[Go
[Go
[Go

Don't know/Refused

[Go to FASTFD]

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STREASON]
STREASON]
STREASON]
STREASON]
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STREASON
Universe: STORES=1,2,3,4,5
What is the primary reason you shop there? Is it because of
READ ALOUD ITEMS IN BOLD:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Price
Location
Quality of products
Variety of products or
Customer service?
Other
Don't know/Refused

All entries:

[Go to FASTFD]

FASTFD
Universe: ALL
Thinking back over the last seven days, did you purchase any: prepared food from a deli,
carry-out, delivery food, or fast food?
* Read if Necessary: “Prepared foods from a deli” include ready-to-eat foods from a grocery
store deli department, such as rotisserie chicken, pizza, sandwiches, and salads from a
salad bar. Frozen foods, including frozen meals, are not included.
1. Yes
2. No
Don’t Know/Refused

[Go to FASTFD_FREQ]
[Go to PRPMEL]
[Go to PRPMEL]

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FASTFD_FREQ
Universe: FASTFD = 1
How many times in the last seven days did you purchase: prepared food from a deli, carryout, delivery food, or fast food?
*Read if Necessary: “Prepared foods from a deli” include ready-to-eat foods from a grocery
store deli department, such as rotisserie chicken, pizza, sandwiches, and salads from a
salad bar. Frozen foods, including frozen meals, are not included.
___ Number of times
Don’t know, Refused
All entries:

[Go to FASTFD_YEST]

FASTFD_YEST
Universe: FASTFD = 1, Don't Know, Refused
Did you purchase any prepared food from a deli, carry-out, delivery food, or fast food
yesterday?
*Read if Necessary: “Prepared foods from a deli” include ready-to-eat foods from a grocery
store deli department, such as rotisserie chicken, pizza, sandwiches, and salads from a
salad bar. Frozen foods, including frozen meals, are not included.
1. Yes
2. No
Don’t Know/Refused
All entries:

[Go to PRPMEL]

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PRPMEL
Universe: ALL
Are you the person who usually prepares the meals in your household?
1.
2.
3.

Yes
[Go to MEAT]
No
[Go to FDSIT]
I split it equally with other household member(s) [Go to MEAT]
Don’t Know/Refused

[Go to FDSIT]

MEAT
Universe: PRPMEL = 1, 3
In the last 7 days, did you prepare any meals with meat, poultry or seafood?
1.
2.

Yes
No

[Go to THERM]
[Go to MILK]

Don’t Know/Refused [Go to MILK]

THERM
Universe: MEAT = 1

Did you use a food or meat thermometer when preparing any of those meals?
1.
2.

Yes
No
Don’t Know/Refused

All entries:

[Go to MILK]

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MILK
Universe: PRPMEL = 1, 3
In the last 7 days, did you drink or serve unpasteurized or raw milk?
*Read if Necessary: Raw milk is milk straight from a cow that has not undergone any
processing and pasteurization. It is usually purchased directly from a farm, ranch or at a
farmers’ market.
1.
2.

Yes
No
Don’t Know/Refused

All entries:

[Go to FDSIT]

FDSIT
Universe: ALL
The next question is about the food eaten in your household. Which of the following
statements best describes the amount of food eaten in your household in the last 30 days—
enough food to eat, sometimes not enough to eat, or often not enough to eat?
1. Enough food to eat
2. Sometimes not enough to eat
3. Often not enough to eat
All entries:

[Go to FDSTP]

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FDSTP
Universe: ALL
In the past 30 days, did you or any member of this household receive [fill State
SNAPNAME], SNAP, or food stamp benefits?
*Read if Necessary: SNAP is the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program that was
formerly known as the Food Stamp Program; it provides benefits for the purchase of
groceries.
NOTE: The fill is the State program name. If the State name is SNAP or Food
Stamps, then the question reads, “…get SNAP or food stamp benefits.”
1.
2.

Yes
No
Don’t Know/Refused

All entries:

[Go to WIC if household has a woman ages 15-50 or a child age 0-5]
[Else go to HEALTHINT]

Interviewer instruction: Do NOT include WIC, the School Lunch Program, or assistance from
food banks.

WIC
Universe: Households that have at least one woman between the ages of 15-50 or
at least one child age 0-5
*Read if Necessary: WIC is short for the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women,
Infants, and Children. This program provides food assistance and nutritional screening to
low-income pregnant and postpartum women and their infants, as well as to low-income
children up to age 5.
In the last 30 days, did {you/you or any member of your household} receive benefits from
the WIC program, that is, the Women, Infants and Children program?
1.
2.

Yes
No
Don’t Know/Refused

All entries:

[Go to HLTHINT]

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Section 5: Physical Health
HLTHINT
Universe:

ALL

Alright, we’re almost done here. I’m going to switch topics and ask you a few final
questions about your physical health that might affect how you use your time.
[Go to HEALTH]

HEALTH
Universe:

ALL

In general, would you say that your health is excellent, very good, good, fair, or poor?
1. Excellent
2. Very good
3. Good
4. Fair
5. Poor
Don't Know/Refused
All entries: [Go to EXERCISE]

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EXERCISE
Universe: ALL
During the past seven days, other than your regular job, did you participate in any physical
activities or exercises for fitness and health such as running, bicycling, working out in a
gym, walking for exercise, or playing sports?
1.
2.

Yes
No

[GoTo EXFREQ]
[GoTo HEIGHT]

Don’t Know/Refused [GoTo HEIGHT]

EXFREQ
Universe: EXERCISE =1
How many times over the past seven days did you take part in these activities?
__ Times per past seven days
Don’t Know/Refused
All entries: [GoTo HEIGHT]

HEIGHT
Universe:

ALL

How tall are you without shoes?
1.
2.

U.S. Customary
Metric
Don’t Know/Refused

[Go to HEIGHT_FT]
[Go to HEIGHT_M]
[Go to WGHT]

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HEIGHT_FT
Universe:

HEIGHT = 1

How tall are you without shoes?
*Enter height in feet.
0 – 8 feet
Don’t Know/Refused

[Go to HEIGHT_IN]
[Go to WGHT]

HEIGHT_IN
Universe:

HEIGHT_FT = 0 – 8

How tall are you without shoes?
*Enter inches.
*Enter 0 if exactly [fill: HEIGHT_FT] feet tall.
*Enter a value between 0 - 97.
0 – 97 inches

[Go to WGHT]

Don’t Know/Refused

[Go to WGHT]

HEIGHT_M
Universe:

HEIGHT = 2

How tall are you without shoes?
*Enter height in meters.
*Enter a value between 0 - 8.
0 - 8 meters
Don’t Know/Refused

[Go to HEIGHT_CM]
[Go to WGHT]

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HEIGHT_CM
Universe:

HEIGHT_M = 0 - 8

How tall are you without shoes?
*Enter value in centimeters.
*Enter a value between 0 - 997.
0 – 997 centimeters
Don’t Know/Refused

[Go to WGHT]
[Go to WGHT]

WGHT
Universe:

ALL

How much do you weigh without shoes? [fill: Since pregnancy affects weight, please let me
know if you are currently pregnant.**]
1.
2.
3.

U.S. Customary
Metric
Pregnant
Don’t Know/Refused

[Go
[Go
[Go
[Go

to
to
to
to

WEIGHT_LB]
WEIGHT_KG]
INCOME]
INCOME]

**For the DP, if SEX = 2 and AGE = 18-50, fill "Since pregnancy affects weight, please let
me know if you are currently pregnant"

WEIGHT_LB
Universe:

WGHT = 1

How much do you weigh without shoes?
*Enter weight in pounds.
0-997 pounds
Don’t Know/Refused

[Go to INCOME]
[Go to INCOME]

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WEIGHT_KG
Universe:

WGHT = 2

How much do you weigh without shoes?
*Enter weight in kilograms.
0 – 997 kilograms
Don’t Know/Refused

[Go to INCOME]
[Go to INCOME]

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Section 6: Income
INCOME
Universe:

ALL

The next question is about your household income.
Enter 1 to continue

[Go to INCOME1]

INCOME1
Universe:

ALL

Last month, was your total household income before taxes more or less than [fill 1] per
month?
*Probe (if necessary): that would be [fill 2] per year.
1.
2.
3.
Don’t

More
Less
Equal
Know/Refused
Fill 1:

[Go to THANKYOU]
[Go to INCOME2]
[Go to INCOME2]
[Go to INCOME2]
See Appendix A for complete list of values.

INCOME2
Universe:

INCOME1 = 2, 3, DK/Refused

Was it more or less than [fill 1] per month?
Probe (if necessary): that would be [fill 2] per year.
1.
2.
3.

More
Less
Equal
Don’t Know/Refused
Fill 1:

[Go to THANKYOU]
[Go to THANKYOU]
[Go to THANKYOU]
[Go to THANKYOU]

See Appendix A for complete list of values.

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APPENDIX A
INCOME1
INCOME1 is a variable that provides information on the respondent’s household income. A respondent is
asked if his or her monthly household income is greater or less than a given amount. This amount
approximates 185 percent of the poverty threshold for a household the size of the respondent’s household.
The fill amount changes depending on when the interview was conducted because poverty thresholds are
revised annually by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Number of
persons in
household
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

8 or more

Fill 1
(185 percent of FY 2014
poverty thresholds)

Fill 1
(185 percent of FY 2015
poverty thresholds)

Fill 1
(185 percent of FY 2016
poverty thresholds)

$1,900
$2,400
$2,900
$3,700
$4,400
$5,000
$5,600

$1,900
$2,400
$3,000
$3,800
$4,500
$5,100
$5,700

$6,300 + ($625 x each
additional household
member) (round up to
nearest 100)

$6,400 + ($640 x each
additional household
member) (round up to
nearest 100)

$1,900
$2,400
$2,900
$3,700
$4,300
$4,900
$5,600
$6,200 + ($620 x each
additional household
member) (round up to
nearest 100.)

INCOME2
INCOME2 is the second of two questions relating to income on the EH Module. Respondents are asked if their monthly
household income is greater or less than a given amount (different from the amount asked in INCOME1). This second
amount approximates 130 percent of the poverty threshold for a household the size of the respondent’s household. The
given income amount is determined by the number of people living in the household. This amount changes depending on
when the interview was conducted because poverty thresholds are revised annually by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Number of
persons in
household
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

8 or more

Fill 1
(130 percent of FY 2014
poverty thresholds)
$1,300
$1,700
$2,000
$2,600
$3,100
$3,500
$3,900
$4,400 + ($436 x each
additional household
member) (round up to
nearest 100)

Fill 1
(130 percent of FY 2015
poverty thresholds)

Fill 1
(130 percent of FY 2016
poverty thresholds)

$1,300
$1,700
$2,100
$2,600
$3,100
$3,500
$4,000

$1,400
$1,700
$2,100
$2,700
$3,200
$3,600
$4,100

$4,400 + ($439 x each
additional household
member) (round up to
nearest 100)

$4,500 + (450 x each
additional household
member)(round up to
nearest 100)

For more information about these variables, see the EH Module User’s Guide, hosted by the U.S. Department of
Agriculture’s Economic Research Service at http://www.ers.usda.gov/Data/ATUS

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