This dataset is extracted from the NHANES III (1988-1994) for the age class Newborn (under 1 year). Please note that this example dataset only contains selected variables and is for demonstration purposes only.
data(nhanes3_newborn)A data frame of 2107 rows and 16 variables. Nine variables have missing values.
Household size. An integer variable from 1 to 10.
Age at interview (screener) - qty (months). An integer variable from 2 to 11.
Sex. A factor variable with levels 1 (Male) and 2 (Female).
Race. A factor variable with levels 1 (White), 2 (Black) and 3 (Other).
Ethnicity. A factor variable with levels 1 (Mexican-American), 2 (Other Hispanic) and 3 (Not Hispanic).
Race-ethnicity. A factor variable with levels 1 (Non-Hispanic white), 2 (Non-Hispanic black), 3 (Mexican-American) and 4 (Other).
Head circumference (cm). Numeric.
Recumbent length (cm). Numeric.
First subscapular skinfold (mm). Numeric.
Second subscapular skinfold (mm). Numeric.
First triceps skinfold (mm). Numeric.
Second triceps skinfold (mm). Numeric.
Weight (kg). Numeric.
Poverty income ratio. Numeric.
Does anyone who lives here smoke cigarettes in the home? A factor variable with levels 1 (Yes) and 2 (No).
How is the health of subject person in general? An ordinal factor with levels 1 (Excellent), 2 (Very good), 3 (Good), 4 (Fair) and 5 (Poor).
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). National Center for Health Statistics. Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III, 1988-1994): Multiply Imputed Data Set. CD-ROM, Series 11, No. 7A. Hyattsville, MD: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2001. Includes access software: Adobe Systems, Inc. Acrobat Reader version 4.