title: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey: sample design, 2007-2010.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Data collection for the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) comprises three levels: a household screener, an interview, and a physical examination. The primary objective of the screener is to determine whether any household members are eligible for the interview an dexamination. Eligibility is determined by preset selection probabilities for the desired demographic subdomains. After an eligible sample person is selected, the interview collects person-level demographic, health, and nutrition information, as well as information about the household. The examination includes physical measurements, tests such as hearing and dental examinations, and the collection of blood and urine specimens for laboratory testing.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This report provides some background on the NHANES program, beginning with the first survey cycle in the 1970s and highlighting significant changes since its inception. The report then describes the broad design specifications for the 2007-2010 survey cycle, including survey objectives, domain and precision specifications, and operational requirements unique to NHANES. In addition, the report describes the details of the survey design, including the calculation of sampling rates and sample selection methods. Documentation of survey content, data collection procedures, estimation methods, and methods to assess nonsampling errors are reported elsewhere.
authors.affiliation: National Center for Health Statistics.
authors.forename: Lester R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Curtin
authors.affiliation: Westat.
authors.forename: Leyla K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Mohadjer
authors.affiliation: Westat.
authors.forename: Sylvia M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Dohrmann
authors.affiliation: National Center for Health Statistics.
authors.forename: Deanna
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kruszon-Moran
authors.affiliation: National Center for Health Statistics.
authors.forename: Lisa B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Mirel
authors.affiliation: National Center for Health Statistics.
authors.forename: Margaret D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Carroll
authors.affiliation: National Center for Health Statistics.
authors.forename: Rosemarie
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hirsch
authors.affiliation: National Center for Health Statistics.
authors.forename: Vicki L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Burt
authors.affiliation: National Center for Health Statistics.
authors.forename: Clifford L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009749:Nutrition Surveys / Q000379:methods*; D012107:Research Design; D014481:United States