NHANES II

Reports and Reference Manuals

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Analytic Guidelines

• Analytic Guidelines for NHANES III* [PDF - 184 KB]
  *  Refer to these guidelines because they also apply to NHES I-III data analyses.

Plan and Operations Reports

• Plan and Operations of the Second National Health and Nutrition Survey, 1976-80 [PDF - 21 MB]

Reference Manuals and Reports

Reference Manuals

• HANES II: Examination Staff Procedures Manual for the Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1976-1979 [PDF - 7.9 MB]
• HANES II, Field Staff Operations Manual for the Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1976-1979 [PDF - 2.2 MB]
• Laboratory Procedures used by the Clinical Chemistry Division, Centers for Disease Control, for the Second Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (HANES II), 1976-80 [PDF - 3.6 MB]

Reports

• Improving the Health and Nutrition Examination Survey: An Evaluation by a Panel of the National Academy of Public Administration [PDF - 8 MB]