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Brazilian Survey on Nutrition and Health, 1989 (ICPSR 2294)
Principal Investigator(s): Instituto Nacional de Alimentacao e Nutricao (Brazil); Instituto de Pesquisa Economica Aplicada (Brazil)
Summary: The Brazilian Survey on Nutrition and Health, 1989 (PNSN-1989) provides information on various measures of nutrition and health for the Brazilian population, including anthropometric measures, health conditions, access to public health services, food supplementation, and obstetrical data. Evaluation of nutritional conditions is based upon measures of weight and height. Demographic and socioeconomic variables included in the survey cover population, housing conditions, level of education, househo... (more info)
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Study Description
Citation
Instituto Nacional de Alimentacao e Nutricao (Brazil), and Instituto de Pesquisa Economica Aplicada (Brazil). Brazilian Survey on Nutrition and Health, 1989. ICPSR02294-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1998. doi:10.3886/ICPSR02294.v1
Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR02294.v1
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Funding
This survey was funded by:
- Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistics (Brazil)
- Instituto Nacional de Alimentacao e Nutricao (Brazil)
Scope of Study
Summary: The Brazilian Survey on Nutrition and Health, 1989 (PNSN-1989) provides information on various measures of nutrition and health for the Brazilian population, including anthropometric measures, health conditions, access to public health services, food supplementation, and obstetrical data. Evaluation of nutritional conditions is based upon measures of weight and height. Demographic and socioeconomic variables included in the survey cover population, housing conditions, level of education, household income, and occupation.
Subject Terms: body height, body weight, food safety, health care access, health care services, nutrition, physical condition, population characteristics, public health
Geographic Coverage: Brazil, Global
Time Period:
- 1989
Universe: The Brazilian population.
Data Types: clinical data, survey data
Data Collection Notes:
The documentation for this survey is provided in Portuguese.
Methodology
Sample: Multistage probability sample.
Data Source:
personal interviews and anthropometric measurements
Version(s)
Original ICPSR Release: 1998-05-11
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