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Sixth Philippines National Nutrition Survey

Philippines, 2002 - 2003
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PHL_2003_NNS_v01_M_v01_A_ESS
Producer(s)
Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI)
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Nutrition
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  • Identification
  • Scope
  • Coverage
  • Producers and sponsors
  • Data collection
  • Data Access
  • Disclaimer and copyrights
  • Contacts
  • Metadata production

    • Identification

    Survey ID number

    PHL_2003_NNS_v01_M_v01_A_ESS
    Title

    Sixth Philippines National Nutrition Survey
    Abbreviation or Acronym

    NNS PHL 2003
    Country
    Name Country code
    Philippines PHL
    Study type

    Individual Food Consumption/Dietary Survey [hh/ifcs]
    Abstract

    The Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), complying with its mandate to define the nutrition situation in the country, particularly among various population groups, conducted the 2003, or Sixth, National Nutrition Survey (NNS). This was a follow-through of the NNS of 1978, 1982, 1987, 1993, and 1998, and the Updating of the Nutritional Status of Filipino Children in 1989/90, 1992, 1996, and 2001. The Sixth NNS included four major components, namely, Anthropometric Nutrition Survey, Biochemical Nutrition Survey, Clinical Nutrition Survey and Food Consumption Survey. The information included in this metadata refers to the Sixth NNS Food Consumption data for lactating women only.
    Kind of Data

    Sample survey data [ssd]
    Unit of Analysis

    Individuals

    Scope

    Notes

    The survey collected information on:

    • SUBJECTS: information on the participants such as age, sex and geographical location
    • CONSUMPTION: information on all foods consumed by each participant in each survey day, including quantities and nutrient values

    Coverage

    Geographic Coverage

    National coverage, both rural and urban areas.
    Universe

    The population group covered in the survey was adult lactating women.

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name Affiliation
    Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI) Department of Science and Technology (DOST)

    Data collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End
    2002-12-31 2003-12-30
    Mode of data collection
    • Face-to-face [f2f]
    Data Collectors
    Affiliation Abbreviation
    Food and Nutrition Research Institute of the Department of Science and Technology DOST-FNRI
    Data Collection Notes

    Individual quantitative 24-hour recall was collected through paper questionnaires. Two recalls were collected for each participant.

    Data Access

    Confidentiality
    Is signing of a confidentiality declaration required? Confidentiality declaration text
    yes The users shall not take any action with the purpose of identifying any individual entity (i.e. person, household, enterprise, etc.) in the micro dataset(s). If such a disclosure is made inadvertently, no use will be made of the information, and it will be reported immediately to FAO.
    Access conditions

    Micro datasets disseminated by FAO shall only be allowed for research and statistical purposes. Any user which requests access working for a commercial company will not be granted access to any micro dataset regardless of their specified purpose. Users requesting access to any datasets must agree to the following minimal conditions:

    • The micro dataset will only be used for statistical and/or research purposes;
    • Any results derived from the micro dataset will be used solely for reporting aggregated information, and not for any specific individual entities or data subjects;
    • The users shall not take any action with the purpose of identifying any individual entity (i.e. person, household, enterprise, etc.) in the micro dataset(s). If such a disclosure is made inadvertently, no use will be made of the information, and it will be reported immediately to FAO;
    • The micro dataset cannot be re-disseminated by users or shared with anyone other than the individuals that are granted access to the micro dataset by FAO.
    Citation requirements

    Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI), Philippines. 2003. Sixth National Nutrition Survey (NNS).

    Disclaimer and copyrights

    Disclaimer

    The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.

    Contacts

    Contacts
    Name Affiliation Email
    Food and Nutrition Division Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations [email protected]

    Metadata production

    DDI Document ID

    DDI_PHL_2003_NNS_v01_M_v01_A_ESS_FAO
    Producers
    Name Abbreviation Affiliation Role
    Food and Nutrition Division ESN Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Metadata producer
    Statistics Division ESS Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Metadata adapted for FAM
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