ATUS (American Time Use Survey) College/University Student Data
Source:R/data-atus-college.R
atus_college.RdThe 2024 data was downloaded from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' website https://www.bls.gov/tus/data/datafiles-2024.htm and subset to include only respondents who are enrolled in college or university. This dataset is used only for educational purposes. Those conducting real research should download the data from its original source. BLS.gov cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from BLS.gov.
Format
A data frame with 312 rows and 5 variables. Each row represents a college student.
- employment
full time or part time employment status of respondent
- age
age
- enrollment
are you enrolled as a full-time or part-time student?
- weekly_earnings
weekly earnings at main job
- household_size
number of people living in respondent's household
- time_alone
total nonwork-related time respondent spent alone (in minutes)
- sleep_time
time spent sleeping
- work_time
time spent working at main job
- degree_class_time
time spent taking class for degree, certification, or licensure
- shopping_time
time spent shopping (store, telephone, internet)
- lunch_break_time
time spent taking a lunch break
- sports_time
time spent participating in sports, exercise, or recreation
- religious_time
time spent attending or participating in religious services
Source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025). https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/index.html.