National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

Continuous NHANES

What is Continuous NHANES?

Continuous NHANES refers to the survey after 1999, when the survey moved to continuous data collection in two-year cycles. The sample for each two-year cycle is representative of the non-institutionalized, U.S. population. For more information about survey methodology and how to use the data, please review the Analytic Guidelines.

Data, Documentation, Codebooks, SAS Code

People_01 Demographics Data
Food_01 Dietary Data
Medical_03 Examination Data
Lab_05 Laboratory Data
Chat_01 Questionnaire Data
Alert_02 Limited Access Data

Using the Data

Paper_03 Analytic Note Regarding 2007-2010 Survey Design Changes and Combining Data Across other Survey Cycles [PDF - 20 KB]
Chart_03 Survey Methods and Analytic Guidelines
Map_01 Response Rates and Population Totals
Clothes_01 NHANES Web Tutorial

Contents at a Glance

Calendar_01 What's New
Paper_02 Survey Content Brochure [PDF - 568 KB]
Bookmark_01 Historic Component Summary [PDF - 133 KB]
Stack_02 General Information about NHANES Documentation Files

Page last reviewed: 8/4/2020

Content source: CDC/National Center for Health Statistics