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NHANES III Reference Manuals and Report

The Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III) was conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics for 1988-94. The survey was designed to obtain nationally representative information on the health and nutritional status of the population of the United States.

The CD-ROM contains the following publications, manuals, and reports from the NHANES III: Plan and Operation of the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988-94, Analytic and Reporting Guidelines, Weighting and Estimation Methodology, and Accounting for Item Nonresponse Bias and Field Operations Reference Manual (by topic).

These reference manuals and reports can be viewed, searched, printed, and downloaded using the Adobe Acrobat software on the CD-ROM. Exception: The questionnaires, examination forms, and graphics are not searchable; however, they can be viewed, printed, or downloaded.

The CD-ROM disc is in ISO 9660 format and requires the following computer configurations:

bullet graphicFully installed CD-ROM reader

bullet graphicA 386 or higher IBM compatible PC with 640 kilobytes of    memory, and at least 6 megabytes of free space on a hard    drive

bullet graphic4 MB of RAM

bullet graphicMS-DOS 3.1 or higher

bullet graphicVGA, SVGA, or higher resolution display

bullet graphicMicrosoft CD-ROM Extensions, Version 2.11 or higher

Ordering information
The NHANES III CD-ROM containing manuals and reports from the study can be purchased from the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) and the Government Printing office (GPO). As prices vary, please contact NTIS and GPO for current pricing.

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For publications and electronic data products from NHANES: call (301) 458-4636 or NTIS or GPO.

Technical questions about the file contact:
Division of Health Examination Statistics
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Center for Health Statistics
3311 Toledo Road
Hyattsville, Maryland 20782-2003
(301) 458-4567

 

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This page last reviewed February 12, 2007

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