National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

Continuous NHANES

What is Continuous NHANES?

Since 1999, NHANES has been conducted on an ongoing basis with public-use data being released in two-year cycles, and is referred to as continuous NHANES. 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 NHANES Survey Methods and Analytic Guidelines.

Data, Documentation, Codebooks

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

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]
question_02 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
stack_02 General Information about NHANES Documentation Files

Content source: CDC/National Center for Health Statistics