NHANES I Epidemiologic Followup Study

Acronym:	NHEFS	Start Year:	1971
		End Year:	1992

SUMMARY

Study Summary:	NHEFS
Additional Comments:	Baseline = National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey I (NHANES I, 1971-75).

STUDY DESIGN

Country:	USA	Physiological Measures	Psychological Measures
Sample Size:	14,407	Functional Health	Cognitive Abilities
Age Group:	25-74	Lifestyle: Physical Activity	Social and Demographic Measures
Gender:	Both	Lifestyle: Nutrition	Health Services Utilization
# Cohorts:	1	Lifestyle: Other
Total Waves:	5	Minorities
Link w/ Data:	NHANES I, Medicare & National Death Index

CONTACTS

Contact Information:	Christine S. Cox, Principal Investigator Special Assistant for Record Linkage, Natioal Center for Health Statistics, 3311 Toledo Road, Room 6435 Hyattsville, MD 20782 Phone #: 301-458-4164 Fax #: 301-458-4036 E-mail 1: Ccox@cdc.gov E-mail 2: csc3@cdc.gov
Web Page(s):	Web 1: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/elec_prods/subject/nhefs.htm