Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey               
                            (NHANES III), 1988-94                               
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                            Catalog Number 77560                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
             NHANES III HOUSEHOLD ADULT DATA FILE DOCUMENTATION                 
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                    Ages 17+                                    
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                December 1996                                   
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                               
                              Table of Contents                                 
                                                                                
                                                                                
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
Guidelines for Data Users. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
Survey Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
Sample Design and Analysis Guidelines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
Data Preparation and Processing Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
General References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

NHANES III Household Adult Data                                                 

     General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
     Data File Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
     Data File Item Descriptions, Codes, Counts, and Notes . . . . . . . 

     References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .