Questionnaires/Interviewer Manual

The questionnaires are the most important pieces of CHNS documentation. They are English language translations of the original Chinese questionnaires.

Many questionnaire sections are arranged in tabular format. Data are organized by row (or line) in the tables. The questionnaires are also designed to function as codebooks. The variable names as they appear in the data sets are typically listed below or to the right of their corresponding questions in the questionnaire.

The 1993 interviewer manual is an English translation of the written instructions given to interviewers. We hope to make 1989, 1991, 1997 and 2000 interviewer manuals available in the future.

1989, 1991, 1993, 1997 and 2000 questionnaires and the 1993 interviewer manual are available below in PDF format. This format allows documents to be viewed, downloaded and printed using the Adobe Acrobat Reader.

1989 Survey:

• Table of Contents
• Household Survey
• Nutrition Survey
• Physical Examination
• Community Survey*

1991 Survey:

• Table of Contents
• Household Survey
• Nutrition Survey
• Physical Examination
• Community Survey*
• Ever-Married Women Survey**

1993 Survey:

• Table of Contents
• Household Survey
• Nutrition Survey
• Physical Examination
• Community Survey*
• Ever-Married Women Survey
• Interviewer Manual

1997 Survey:

• Table of Contents
• Household Survey
• Nutrition Survey
• Physical Examination
• Energy Record
• Community Survey*
• Ever-Married Women Survey

2000 Survey:

Table of Contents
Household Survey	Chinese version
Nutrition Survey	Chinese version
Physical Examination	Chinese version
Energy Record	Chinese version
Community Survey*	Chinese version
Ever-Married Women Survey	Chinese version

2004 Survey:

Table of Contents
Household Survey	Chinese version
Adult Survey	Chinese version
Child Survey	Chinese version
Nutrition Survey	Chinese version
Community Survey*	Chinese version

2006 Survey:

Table of Contents
Household Survey	Chinese version
Adult Survey	Chinese version
Child Survey	Chinese version
Nutrition Survey	Chinese version
Community Survey*	Chinese version

*To obtain community-level files, a CHNS data use agreement must be submitted and approved by the project director.

**Although the 1991 Ever-Married Women Survey questionnaire is available, the data files associated with it are not currently available.