National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

NHANES 2017-March 2020 Pre-Pandemic Procedure Manuals

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These manuals are part of the protocol for the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics. Manuals listed below were developed for interviewer and examiner training. These are important references for NHANES as all correct procedures, policies, and standards are comprehensively detailed. Dates on the first page of each manual reflect the most recent revision.

Interview

Years Manual Name Document
2017-2018 Interviewer Procedure Manual [PDF - 41.8 MB]
2019-2020 Interviewer Procedure Manual [PDF - 47.2 MB]
2017-2018 MEC Interviewers Procedures Manual [PDF - 22.2 MB]
2019-2020 MEC Interviewers Procedures Manual [PDF - 11.9 MB]

Laboratory

Years Manual Name Document
2017-2018 Laboratory Procedures Manual [PDF - 13.5 MB]
2019-2020 Laboratory Procedures Manual [PDF - 15.2 MB]

Examination

Years Manual Name Document
2017-2018 Anthropometry (Body Measures) [PDF - 5.3 MB]
2019-2020 Anthropometry (Body Measures) [PDF - 5.21 MB]
2017-2018 Audiometry [PDF - 18.1 MB]
2019-2020 Audiometry [PDF - 17.7 MB]
2019-2020 Balance [PDF - 10.1 MB]
2019-2020 Blood Pressure [PDF - 6.15 MB]
2017-2018 Blood Pressure – Oscillometric Measurement [PDF - 6.15 MB]
2017-2018 Body Composition [PDF - 5.66 MB]
2019-2020 Body Composition [PDF - 6.60 MB]
2017-2018 Dietary Interviewer - In-Person [PDF - 11.9 MB]
2019-2020 Dietary Interviewer - In-Person [PDF - 11.2 MB]
2017-2018 Dietary Interviewer - Phone Follow-Up [PDF - 8.67 MB]
2019-2020 Dietary Interviewer – Phone Follow-Up [PDF - 11.2 MB]
2017-2018 Liver Ultrasound Transient Elastography [PDF - 12.3 MB]
2019-2020 Liver Ultrasound Transient Elastography [PDF - 5.38 MB]
2017-2018 Oral Health (Dental Examiner) [PDF - 4.4 MB]
2017-2018 Oral Health (Dental Recorder) [PDF - 1.95 MB]
2019-2020 Oral Health Examiners [PDF - 5.55 MB]
2019-2020 Oral Health Recorders [PDF - 2.0 MB]
2017-2018 Physician Examination [PDF - 8.48 MB]
2019-2020 Physician Examination [PDF - 6.6 MB]
Content source: CDC/National Center for Health Statistics