title: Sample design: Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
abstract: This report presents a detailed description of the sample design for the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988-94, including a brief description of research that led to the choice of the final design. The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) is one of the major surveys of the National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control. Information on the health and nutritional status of the noninstitutionalized population of the United States is collected through the NHANES household interviews and standardized physical examinations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control, Hyattsville, Maryland.
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Ezzati
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Massey
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Waksberg
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Maurer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015233:Models, Statistical; D009749:Nutrition Surveys; D009752:Nutritional Status; D011336:Probability; D012107:Research Design / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012737:Sex Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology