China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS)
The CHNS examines the effects of health, nutrition, and family planning policies and programs on Chinese society. The study recruited households from Liaoning, Shandong, Henan, Jiangsu, Hubei, Hunan, Guizhou, and Guangxi provinces in China. At baseline data collection in 1989, over 15,900 individuals from 3,795 households were included. In 1997, Heilongjiang province was added to the study. In 2011, Beijing, Chongqing, and Shanghai mega cities were added as study sites. In 2015, Shaanxi, Yunnan, and Zhejiang provinces were added as study sites. As of 2015, over 20,900 individuals from 7,319 household were included in the study.
Study design
Household panel
Number of participants at first data collection
20,914 (participants as of 2015)
Age at first data collection
Varied (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1989
Primary Institutions
Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (中国疾病预防控制中心, CCDC)
National Institute for Nutrition and Health (NINH)
University of North Carolina
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Carolina Population Center (CPC)
Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (中国疾病预防控制中心 ,CCDC)
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Ford Foundation
National Institute of Nutrition and Food Safety
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Activity log (e.g. food, sleep, exercise)
- Interview – face-to-face
- Interview – phone
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- None
- None
- Geographic, spatial & environmental data
- Healthcare data
Engagement
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