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Explore NHANES variables.

Use the Explorer’s free public catalogue to find variables by code, health concept, survey component, cycle, dataset name, or file code. Inspect source availability and add variables directly to Study Builder.

Filtered NHANES results4,131unique matching variables

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Searchable inventory13,311unique NHANES variable codes

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5 indexed components
Demographics179variablesDietary1,184variablesExamination4,954variablesLaboratory3,394variablesQuestionnaire3,649variables

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13 indexed cycles
1999-20004,3952001-20024,1102003-20044,8442005-20063,9082007-20083,8372009-20104,1312011-20124,2622013-20144,4372015-20164,2342017-20184,1362017-20203,5562021-20231,2862025-20260

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Continuous NHANES variable results

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ALQ010Indexed NHANES variable

Questionnaire

English Text: The following questions ask about alcohol use. This includes beer, wine, wine coolers, and liquor such as rum, gin, vodka, or whiskey. This does not include drinking a few sips of wine for religious purposes. How old were you when you had your first drink of alcohol, other than a few sips?

Source releases
2
Available cycles
2009-2010 · 2009-2010
Dataset
Alcohol Use (Ages 18-19)
CDC/NCHS source releases
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ALQ101Indexed NHANES variable

Questionnaire

The next questions are about drinking alcoholic beverages. Included are liquor (such as whiskey or gin), beer, wine, wine coolers, and any other type of alcoholic beverage.In any one year, {have you/has SP} had at least 12 drinks of any type of alcoholic beverage? By a drink, I mean a 12 oz. beer, a 5 oz. glass of wine, or one and half ounces of liquor.

Source releases
1
Available cycles
2009-2010
Dataset
Alcohol Use
CDC/NCHS source releases
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ALQ140QIndexed NHANES variable

Questionnaire

In the past 12 months, on how many days did {you/SP} have 5 or more drinks of any alcoholic beverage? PROBE: How many days per week, per month, or per year did {you/SP} have 5 or more drinks in a single day?

Source releases
1
Available cycles
2009-2010
Dataset
Alcohol Use
CDC/NCHS source releases
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ARD125AIndexed NHANES variable

Questionnaire

Next are some questions about conditions that affect the eyes, the intestines, or bones and joints. Has a doctor or other health professional ever told {you/SP} that {you/s/he} had iritis (eye-right-us)or uveitis (you-vee-eye-t-us)?

Source releases
1
Available cycles
2009-2010
Dataset
Arthritis
CDC/NCHS source releases
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ARDLFTLIndexed NHANES variable

Examination

THE DISTANCE IN CM BETWEEN THE TWO INDICATOR MARKS PLACED ON THE LOWER BACK WHEN THE EXAMINEE BENDS FORWARD IN FLEXION MINUS 10 CM (10 CM IS THE BASELINE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE INDICATOR MARKS WHEN THE EXAMINEE STANDS UPRIGHT)

Source releases
1
Available cycles
2009-2010
Dataset
Arthritis Body Measures
CDC/NCHS source releases
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ARQ010Indexed NHANES variable

Questionnaire

These next questions are about pain in the back, neck or hip area that {you/SP} may have had. Please look at this hand card. HAND CARD ARQ1 {Have you/Has SP} ever had pain, aching or stiffness in any of these locations almost every day for at least 6 weeks in a row? Include pain even if it was mild.

Source releases
1
Available cycles
2009-2010
Dataset
Arthritis
CDC/NCHS source releases
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