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National Couples' Health and Time Study (NCHAT)
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Sample details

NCHAT is a nationally-representative study of cohabiting and married individuals aged 20 to 60 years in the United States. The cohort includes over 3,600 main respondents in a same- or different-gender couple, and approximately 1,500 of their spouses or partners, who reported living together most of the time. The study took place during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Study design
Cohort

Number of participants at first data collection

3,642 (participants)

1,515 (partners of participants)

Age at first data collection

20 - 60 years (participants)

Participant year of birth

Varied (participants)

Participant sex
All

Representative sample at baseline?
Racial and ethnic diverse and sexual and gender diverse individuals in the United States.

Sample features

Racial and ethnic minorities
Under-represented groups
Dataset details

Country

United States of America

Year of first data collection

2020

Primary Institutions

Bowling Green State University (BGSU) (Academic, United States of America)

Minnesota Population Center (Research, United States of America)

Links

pop.umn.edu/data/nchat

Funders

Center for Family and Demographic Research (Academic, United States of America)

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (Government, United States of America)

Minnesota Population Center (Academic, United States of America)

National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) (Government, United States of America)

Office of the Director (OD) (Government, United States of America)

Ongoing?
No

Data types collected

mentalHealthData
dataLinkage
Quantitative data collection
  • Activity log (e.g. food, sleep, exercise)
  • Self-completed questionnaire – online
Qualitative data collection
  • None
Neuroimaging data collection
  • None
Linked or secondary data
  • Geographic, spatial & environmental data
Features

Engagement

  • None
  • Keywords

    COVID-19
    Culturally diverse
    Ethnic minorities
    LGBTQIA+
    Mental health
    Relationships
    Romantic partners
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