NHANES

Publisher: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Population:
USA non-institutionalized civilian population

Sample Size:
10,000 households

Strengths:
Nationally-representative; demographic, health, dietary, and clinical data such as exam and lab data; adult and child

Limitations:
No linkable IDs over time; variability in questionnaires by survey cycle

 

Years:
1999-2010


Age Ranges:
<18; 18-64; 65+


Unit of Analysis:
Household


Linkable IDs:
No 


Medicare Filetypes:
NA

Cost:
Free from source


Transferable:
Yes (publicly-available data)


Scope:
National


Data Type:
survey


Domain:
Health status