China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS)

Principal Investigator(s): University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. The Carolina Population Center; National Institute of Nutrition and Food Safety; Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Summary: China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS) examines the effects of the economic, health, nutrition, and family planning policies and programs implemented by national and local governments to see how the social and economic transformation of Chinese society is affecting the economic, demographic, health and nutritional status of its population. The impact on socioeconomic, demographic, nutrition, and health behaviors is identified by changes in community organizations and programs, as well a... (more info)

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Summary:   China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS) examines the effects of the economic, health, nutrition, and family planning policies and programs implemented by national and local governments to see how the social and economic transformation of Chinese society is affecting the economic, demographic, health and nutritional status of its population. The impact on socioeconomic, demographic, nutrition, and health behaviors is identified by changes in community organizations and programs, as well as by changes in sets of household and individual economic, demographic and social factors. This cohort of approximately 17,000 individuals and their 5,000 plus households has been surveyed over three days with idepth surveys conducted in 1989, 1991, 1993, 1997, 2000, and 2006.

Subject Terms:   diet, economic behavior, economic conditions, health, health behavior, health status, household composition, household income, households

Geographic Coverage:   China (Peoples Republic)

Data Collection Notes:

These data are not available from ICPSR. Users should consult the data owners directly for details on obtaining the data and documentation