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China Health and Nutrition Survey 1989

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General Info
Provider 
Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Microdata access: Register
Geography 
China (CHN)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
08/1989 - 01/1990
Series or system 
China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS)
Data type
Survey:
  • Household
Summary 

The 1989 CHNS covered 15,917 individuals in 9 provinces in China.  While not nationally representative, the provinces selected were chosen to provide significant variation in geography, health indicators, economic development.  The survey included a household interview, a health exam for children and adults, and a community interview. The nutrition portion of the survey was done using a daily food consumption diary.  In addition to topics often covered by household surveys, the CHNS included a section on how time was allocated during the week, wedding expenses, and the one-couple-one-child program.  The anthropometry portion of the survey also included a physical exam.

Keywords 
Anthropometry, Assets, Beds, Birth place, Breastfeeding, Child anthropometry, Community health clinics, Contraceptives, Cooking fuels, Diet, Education, Electricity, Employment, Family composition, Family planning, Health care access, Health care expenditures, Health care personnel, Health care services, Health care use, Health facilities, Health insurance, Health status, Height, Hospitals, Household expenditures, Housing materials, Immunization, Income, Livestock, Malnutrition, Marital status, Marriage age, Nutrition, Occupations, Personal health expenditures, Physical examinations, Pregnancy, Sanitation, Transportation, Water supply, Weight, Trichuriasis, Hookworm disease, Blood pressure, Body mass index, Ascariasis, Household water treatment, Household air pollution
GHDx Entry last modified on: Mar 7, 2022