Abstract
The National Couples’ Health and Time Study (NCHAT) is the first fully powered, population-representative study of couples in America containing large samples of sexual, gender, and racial and ethnic diverse individuals. Drawn from the Gallup Panel and the Gallup Recontact Sample, when weighted, the data are population representative of individuals in the United States who (1) are married or cohabiting, (2) are between 20 and 60, (3) speak English or Spanish, and (4) have internet access. The data were collected between September 2020 and April 2021 in the midst of a global pandemic as well as racial and political upheaval. NCHAT includes surveys of 3,642 main respondents and 1,515 partners along with time diaries. We describe the sampling process, challenges weighting a diverse population-representative samples, and sociodemographic characteristics of the NCHAT study. These data will provide opportunities for new research on the health and well-being of American families.
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We would like to thank Gary Gates, Patricia Pittman, Meghna Mahambrey, Autumn Bermea, Maya Dennis, Julia Applegate, Lawrence Stacey, Luther Young, Jessica Horan, Joanne Patterson, JaNelle Ricks, Miles Taylor, Carla Pfeffer, Benjamin Karney, Elizabeth Cooksey, Sarah Flood, Liana Sayer, Rin Reczek, Hui Zheng, John Pachinkos, Tonda Hughes, Aaron Dush, Rachel Hardeman, Karen Guzzo, James Wagner, and James Lepkowski for their contributions to NCHAT and this paper. We would also like to thank NCHAT respondents who made this project possible. This paper and its contents are solely our responsibility and do not necessarily represent the official views of NICHD.
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This research was supported by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD; 1R01HD094081-01A1). This project also benefited from support provided by the University of Minnesota’s Minnesota Population Center. (P2CHD041023), the Bowling Green State University’s Center for Family and Demographic Research (P2CHD050959) and The Ohio State University’s Institute for Population Research (P2CHD058484), all supported by NICHD.
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Dush, C.M.K., Manning, W.D., Berrigan, M.N. et al. National Couples’ Health and Time Study: Sample, Design, and Weighting. Popul Res Policy Rev 42, 62 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11113-023-09799-7
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