Adult Eating and Health Patterns: Evidence From the 2014-16 Eating & Health Module of the American Time Use Survey

by Eliana Zeballos and Brandon J. Restrepo

With data from the 2014-16 Eating & Health Module (EHM) of the American Time Use Survey (ATUS), this report presents national statistics on eating and health patterns for the U.S. adult population as a whole and for a wide variety of important demographic subgroups. It also examines whether and how certain behaviors have changed over time, using data from the 2006-08 EHM.

Keywords: eating patterns, diet, health, food-related activities, time allocation, American Time Use Survey, ATUS, Eating and Health Module, EHM, primary eating, secondary eating, grocery shopping, meal preparation, time use, food assistance, nutrition assistance, body mass index, obesity, primary activity, secondary activity

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