American Time Use Survey 2016 Microdata Files
This page includes links to the 2016 ATUS microdata files and
supporting documentation. Researchers can use the ATUS microdata files to
produce their own time-use estimates or do other analyses. Each ZIP file
contains a data file along with computer programs that will read the data
file into SAS, SPSS, and Stata. The data files are in CSV-format
(comma-separated values).
The microdata files do not contain time-use estimates. Tables showing
time-use estimates for major activity categories, selected detailed
activities, and selected demographic and labor force characteristics are
available on the ATUS Web site under the headings News
Releases, Charts and Tables.
About ATUS Data
Basic ATUS Data
2016 Basic ATUS Data Dictionaries (PDF Files)
2016 Basic ATUS Data Files
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2016 Respondent file (zip) (0.8 MB) The Respondent file contains
information about ATUS respondents, including their labor force
status and earnings.
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2016 Roster file (zip) (0.1 MB) The Roster file contains
information about household members and nonhousehold children (under
18) of ATUS respondents. It includes information such as age and
sex.
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2016 Activity file (zip) (3.6 MB) The Activity file contains
information about how ATUS respondents spent their diary day. It
includes information such as activity codes, activity start and stop
times, and locations.
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2016 Activity summary file (zip) (0.7 MB) The Activity summary
file contains information about the total time each ATUS respondent
spent doing each activity on the diary day.
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2016 Who file (zip) (0.8 MB) The Who file includes codes that
indicate who was present during each activity.
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2016 Eldercare Roster file (zip) (0.02 MB) The Eldercare Roster file contains
information about people for whom ATUS respondents provided care. It includes information such as age, sex, and
duration of care.
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ATUS-CPS
2016 file (zip) (6.7 MB) The ATUS-CPS file contains information
about each household member of all individuals selected to
participate in ATUS. The information on the ATUS-CPS file was
collected 2 to 5 months before the ATUS interview.
Additional ATUS Data
2016 Additional ATUS Data Dictionaries (PDF Files)
2016 Additional ATUS Data Files
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2016 Case history file (zip) (0.3 MB) The Case history file
contains information about the interview process, such as
interviewer identifiers and interview outcome codes.
CORRECTED — The Case history file, originally released June 27, 2017, was re-released on July 19, 2017
with corrected data for the variable TRINCEN2. TRINCEN2 identifies incentive expansion cases. No other data were changed.
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2016 Call history file (zip) (2.0 MB) The Call history file
contains information about each call attempt, including the call
date and outcome.
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2016 Replicate weights (zip) (34.3 MB) The Replicate weights
file contains miscellaneous ATUS weights.
2016 Survey Documentation
Last Modified Date: July 20, 2017
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