National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

Survey Methods and Analytic Guidelines

Plan and Operations

Description Documentation
Plan and Operation of the Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, United States, 1971-1973 - Part A [PDF - 4.04 MB]
Plan and Operation of the Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, United States, 1971-1973 - Part B [PDF - 4.4 MB]
Plan and Operation of the HANES I Augmentation Survey of Adults 25-74 years, United States, 1974-1975 [PDF - 7.49 MB]

Analytic Guidelines

Description Documentation
Analytic and Reporting Guidelines: The Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, NHANES III (1988-1994) [PDF - 182 KB]
A Statistical Methodology for Analyzing Data From a Complex Survey: The First National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey United States, 1971-1975 [PDF - 4.87 MB]
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]

Other Resources for Analysts

Description
Suggested NHANES Citation for Use in Publications