National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

Survey Methods and Analytic Guidelines

Plan and Operations Report

Description Documentation
Plan and Operation of a Health Examination Survey of Youths 12-17 years of Age [PDF - 6.12 MB]

Sample Design and Estimation Procedures

Description
See Plan and Operations Report above...

Analytic Guidelines

Description Documentation
Analytic and Reporting Guidelines: The Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, NHANES III (1988-1994) [PDF - 182 KB]
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey: Analytic Guidelines, 1999-2010
The Analytic Guidelines for the 1999-2010 cycles of the Continuous NHANES is an update of the NHANES III Analytic Guidelines and may be used for any NHANES
[PDF – 734 KB]