2011-2012 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)
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Survey Operations Manuals, Brochures, Consent Documents
These manuals, brochures, and consent documents are part of the protocol for the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics.
Interview and Exam Manuals
Manuals listed below were developed for interviewer and examiner training. These are important references for NHANES as all correct procedures, policies, and standards are comprehensively detailed. Dates on the first page of each manual reflect the most recent revision.
Exam
- Anthropometry (Body Measures) [PDF – 4.3 MB]
- Audiometry [PDF – 3.8 MB]
- Dietary Interviewer – In Person [PDF – 7.2 MB]
- Dietary Interviewer – Phone Follow-Up [PDF - 6.2 MB]
- Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA) Scan [PDF – 2.5 MB]
- Home Urine [PDF - 2 MB]
- Laboratory Procedures Manual [PDF – 9 MB]
- MEC Interviewer [PDF – 14.5 MB]
- Muscle Strength [PDF - 4.3 MB]
- Oral Glucose Tolerance
- Oral Health (Dental Examiner) [PDF – 3.5 MB]
- Oral Health (Dental Recorder) [PDF – 904 KB]
- Physical Activity Monitor Manual [PDF – 1.1 MB]
- Physician Examination [PDF – 5.59 MB]
- Respiratory Health – Bronchodilator [PDF – 915 KB]
- Respiratory Health - Exhaled Nitric Oxide [PDF – 1.1 MB]
- Respiratory Health – Spirometry [PDF – 1.3 MB]
- Tuberculosis [PDF - 5.9 MB]
Brochures
2011-2012 Brochures
Brochures listed below were designed to help participants understand the NHANES survey and testing.
- NHANES Overview [PDF - 894 KB]
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) Brochure [PDF - 8.4 MB]
- How NHANES KeepsYour Information Strictly Confidential [PDF - 112 KB]
2011-2012 Consent Documents
- Household Interview Consent [PDF - 49 KB]
- Genetic Specimen Storage and Continuing Studies Consent [PDF - 49 KB]
- Specimen Storage and Continuing Studies Consent [PDF - 54 KB]
- Examination Consent
- Health Measurements

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- National Center for Health Statistics
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Room 5419
Hyattsville, MD 20782 - 1 (800) 232-4636
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