The National Couples’ Health and Time Study (NCHAT) is embarking on five more years of data collection and dissemination! The NCHAT team is inviting scholars to submit proposals to contribute survey items to the next round of data collection expected to field late Spring 2025.

NCHAT is a nationally-representative, multi-method study of cohabiting and married individuals aged 20 to 65 who were in a same- or different-gender couple in the United States. Our study includes oversamples of persons who are LGBTQ+ and who are Hispanic/Latina/o/é, Black, and Asian. The 2020/2021 main respondent sample includes 3,642 respondents and we are adding 300 new respondents in their twenties at the next wave. The baseline survey is focused on physical health, psychological well-being, health behaviors, stressors, discrimination, relationship functioning, emotion regulation and racial trauma. A short follow-up survey (Wave 2) was administered one-year after the 2020/2021 baseline. Many measures from Wave 1 will be included in the Wave 3 survey. NCHAT data are publicly available through the Data Sharing for Demographic Research archive at ICPSR.

With this initiative, the NCHAT team aims to foster innovative research on health disparities by providing researchers with the opportunity to field their questions without the burden of high startup costs. Our goal is to widen the playing field, allowing a more diverse group of researchers to contribute to survey content.

Applications from scholars with a Ph.D. or equivalent degree will be accepted. To learn more about this opportunity and how to apply, see the call for proposals here https://z.umn.edu/nchatw3cfp. Proposals are due November 22, 2024. Email [email protected] with any questions about this opportunity.