Dataset

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)
Data Category
Health outcomes
Spatial Extent
United States
Chemicals
N/A
Provider
Centers for Disease Control
Temporal Resolution
Annual Average
Update Frequency
Biennially
Description

Program of studies designed to assess the health and nutritional status of adults and children in the U.S. Combines demographic, health behavior and chemical measurements in health samples.

Potential Uses
• Find demographic data related to polluted areas
Limitations
Public data is only available at the national scale, subject to sampling error, requires statistical expertise to draw appropriate inference.Data access has some restrictions, as some need a special app or programming experience to open (XPT files).