National Surveys

Consistency between anthropometric measures in national surveys.

OBJECTIVE To analyze the consistency between height and weight values obtained by direct measurement and reporting in contemporary national surveys. METHODS A group of 20 to 39 year olds were selected in the Household Budget Survey (POF) and Surveillance System Risk and Protective Factors for Chronic Diseases Survey Telephone (VIGITEL), 2008 and 2009. The surveys were matched by sex and age. ...

Uses of the National Longitudinal Surveys

This report reviews and evaluates social science research that has'heen bas~ea. upon fheNa tional LongitudiriaTSurveys of Lab6fMarket Experience. We note underutilized are~s of the surveys and offer suggestions for future research based on the NLS.

Paleontological Monographs of the National Geological Surveys.

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[Summary of results from the national surveys].

This article aims to correlate the main results of three large national surveys on Chagas disease (entomologic, seroprevalence and electrocardiographic) carried out in Brazil from late 1970's to early 1980's, which served as baseline for definition of the control measures adopted in the country. The proportion of infected people was much higher in areas where Triatoma infestans, the most effici...

Sampling for National Surveys in Education