Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III)
NHANES III is a representative sample of the United States non-institutionalized civilian population from 1988 to 1994. It consists of a periodic survey conducted by the United States National Center for Health Statistics designed to provide an estimate of the health of the nation. It was conducted from 1988-1994 in two phases. Phase 1 (1988-1991) and Phase 2 (1991-1994) were each nationally representative samples as well as for the combined six years.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
39,695 (participants)
Age at first data collection
Varied (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
The United States non-institutionalized civilian population from 1988 to 1994.
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1988
Primary Institutions
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
No funding information available
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Computer, paper or task testing (e.g. cognitive testing, theory of mind doll task, attention computer tasks)
- Interview – face-to-face
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
- Mortality data
Engagement
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