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R D C graphicNational Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) Geocodes

 

Return to List of Geocodes by NCHS Data System

The following lists the geographic variables that exist within the NHANES III and Continuous NHANES. The special project restricted-use variables include geocodes that have been added to the datasets from Census. The variable label explains the variable name. When applying for access to this data through the RDC, please specify the variable name in your data dictionary.

 

Year

Public-Use Variable Name

Public-Use Variable Label

Restricted-Use Variable Name

Special Project Restricted-Use Variable Name

Special Project Restricted-Use Variable Label

Continuous
NHANES
1999-2006

(only national level data is available)

 

Zipcode

LAT
LON     
STATE2K
CNTY2K
TRACT2K
BG2K  
BLOCK2K

Census 2000 Latitude
Census 2000 Longitude
Census 2000 FIPS State Code
Census 2000 FIPS County Code
Census 2000 Tract
Census 2000 Block Group
Census 2000 Block ID

NHANES III
1988-1994

DMPCNTYR
DMPFIPSR
DMPCREGN

County FIPS code
State FIPS code
Census Region

 

LON
LAT
STATE
COUNTY
TRACT_80
TCBNA_80
BG_80
BLCK_80
TRACT_90
TCBNA_90
BG_90
BLCK_90
TRACT

Longitude
Latitude
FIPS State Code
FIPS County Code
1980 Tract Code (4 Digits)
1980 TractBNA Code (6 Digits)
1980 Block Group Code
1980 Block Code
1990 Tract Code (4 Digits)
1990 TractBNA Code (6 Digits)
1990 Block Group Code
1990 Block Code
Tract  (1990 Definition)

 

 

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