Praxis Data Lab · Study Builder

Build your NHANES study with harmonization intelligence.

Combine variables from the indexed Continuous NHANES catalog, choose the cycles you need, and see how Praxis connects source history, methods, cycle boundaries, and cross-code lineage into a study-specific harmonization view.

3variables selected
Praxis harmonization guidance available

Praxis found harmonization conditions for this study and has surfaced them below with the supporting source evidence.

3 variable assessments

ACD070
Compatible with harmonizationmoderate confidence

Questionnaire

In what country was {your/SP's} father born?

Source releases
3
Available cycles
1999-2000 · 2001-2002 · 2003-2004
Dataset
Acculturation

No blocking method discontinuity is identified inside the selected cycle span, but one or more longitudinal changes require explicit harmonization conditions before pooling.

Evidence provenance: Praxis automated inference from indexed CDC/NCHS evidence

Evidence signals: source-derived

Relevant boundaries: 1999-2000 → 2001-2002 · 2001-2002 → 2003-2004

Praxis harmonization actions
  • Apply cycle-specific eligibility rules and restrict the pooled analytic population to a defensible common target population.
  • Verify merge grain, companion variables, and component-specific analytic guidance for the new file context.
Supporting CDC/NCHS evidence
DSDFD1LC
Evidence developinglow confidence

Laboratory

Cat allergen Felis domesticus 1 (Fel d 1) dust allergen, comment code

Source releases
1
Available cycles
2005-2006
Dataset
Allergens - Household Dust

No normalized longitudinal change evidence is available for this variable. Absence of events must not be interpreted as proof of cross-cycle equivalence.

Evidence provenance: Praxis automated inference from indexed CDC/NCHS evidence

HRQ010
Evidence developinglow confidence

Laboratory

Has your hair been given a permanent or been treated with a hair dye or a hair straightener within the last month?

Source releases
1
Available cycles
1999-2000
Dataset
Mercury - Hair

No normalized longitudinal change evidence is available for this variable. Absence of events must not be interpreted as proof of cross-cycle equivalence.

Evidence provenance: Praxis automated inference from indexed CDC/NCHS evidence