NHANES - National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Homepage

National Center for Health Statistics

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

Survey Participants

Picture of group of diverse people

If you were selected, learn more about participating

Survey Data and Documentation

Picture of computers

Access data, documentation & response rates

Publications and Products

Image of charts

View health and nutrition reports & CDC Growth Charts

Data Analysis Tutorials

Meeting deadlines is what she does

Review step-by-step guidance on using NHANES data

Survey Participants

Picture of group of diverse people

If you were selected, learn more about participating

Publications and Products

Image of charts

View health and nutrition reports & CDC Growth Charts

Survey Data and Documentation

Picture of computers

Access data, documentation & response rates

Data Analysis Tutorials

Meeting deadlines is what she does

Review step-by-step guidance on using NHANES data

NHANES releases new pre-pandemic data

Explore the new NHANES Interactive data visualization dashboards.

Image of breakfast consumption by age

Image of breakfast consumption by age

This visual abstract shows that water accounts for about one-half of total nonalcoholic beverage consumption on a given day among U.S. adults for the time period 2015 through 2018.

The image is a visual abstract that reads, “More than one-third of youth aged 2 to 19 eat fast food on a given day” and includes a fast food image of a hamburger, a pepperoni pizza, and a burrito.

Adult hypertension is highest among the non-Hispanic black population

Women have higher levels of good cholesterol than men.

Image showing that men are more likely than women to be infected with Hepatitis B

Image of people that's promoting new data and tutorials.

Image of scale showing increased obesity

Watch the NHANES Presentation on the Latest Data Releases and Reports

Image of DC and NHANES MEC trucks

NHANES - The Nation's Mobile Health Survey

Low Resolution Video

What's New

2017-March 2020 Pre-Pandemic Data Release

Laboratory Data

Cholesterol – Low-Density Lipoproteins (LDL) & Triglycerides (P_TRIGLY 2017-March 2020)

Questionnaire Data

Osteoporosis (P_OSQ 2017-March 2020)
Diet Behavior & Nutrition (P_DBQ 2017-March 2020)

Data Release – Other Cycles

Examination Data

Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry – Android/Gynoid Measurements (DXXAG_J 2017-2018)
Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry – Android/Gynoid Measurements (DXXAG_I 2015-2016)
Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry – Android/Gynoid Measurements (DXXAG_H 2013-2014)
Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry – Android/Gynoid Measurements (DXXAG_G 2011-2012)

Page last reviewed: September 20, 2021

Content source: National Center for Health Statistics

Related Sites