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National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES 1999-2000)
STIPULATIONS FOR USE: Open Access to SodaPop. No data collected by NCHS is to be used for any purpose other than statistical analysis and reporting. NCHS further requires that analysts not use the data to learn the identity of any persons or establishments and the director of NCHS is to be notified if any identities are inadvertently discovered. The data is being released in sections. Some sections may not be released due to disclosure concerns. Sections will be released over time. Below is what is currrently available for NHANES 1999-2000. More will be added as they are released.
DESCRIPTION: NCHS has decided to produce and release public use data sets from the continuous NHANES in two year groupings (cycles). This is the 1999-2000 release of the NHANES. The NHANES target population is the civilian, noninstitutionalized U.S. population. NHANES 1999-2000 includes over-sampling of low-income persons, adolescents 12-19 years, persons 60+ years of age, African Americans and Mexican Americans. The major objectives of the NHANES are: 1) To estimate the number and percent of persons in the U.S. population and designated subgroups with selected disease and risk factors; 2) To monitor trends in the prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of selected diseases; 3) To monitor the trends in risk behaviors and environmental exposures; 4) To analyze risk factors for selected diseases; 5) To study the relationship between diet, nutrition and health; 6) To explore emerging public health issues and new technologies.
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