Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
                            (NHANES III), 1988-94
 
 
 
 
 
                            Catalog Number 77550
 
 
 
 
 
             NHANES III HOUSEHOLD YOUTH DATA FILE DOCUMENTATION
 
 
 
                          Ages 2 Months through 16 years
 
 
 
 
                                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 Youth Data                                                 

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

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