Methods & Guidelines

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The documents in the tables below pertain to Publications and Data Analysis, as well as memos that are specific to each study.

Subcommittee(s): Publications
Title Date File Subcommittee(s)
00. Publications Guide for First and Senior Authors 01/31/2020 PDF Publications
01. Recommendations for HCHS/SOL Manuscript Writing vers. 2.1 11/18/2016 PDF Publications
02. Guidelines for HCHS/SOL Manuscript Verification V.2.0 04Sep2020 09/04/2020 PDF Publications
03. Measurement Issues in HCHS/SOL Sociocultural/Psychosocial Scales Memo 06/13/2014 PDF Publications
04. Overview of Measurement Issues in HCHS/SOL and Sociocultural Ancillary Study 06/11/2014 PDF Publications
05. Use of the modified SASH Memo 05/30/2014 PDF Publications
06. Use of Fatalism Scales Memo 08/19/2015 PDF Publications
07. Machismo Psychometric Analyses Memo 05/30/2014 PDF Publications
08. Use of 7 Items from the Social Network Inventory Memo 05/30/2014 PDF Publications
09. Diabetes SIG recommendation on preferred diabetes definition to use 04/14/2021 PDF Publications
10. Listing of HCHS/SOL Certified Data Analysts 07/29/2019 PDF Publications
Criteria for Review of Proposals 02/23/2009 PDF Publications
Important Special Notes for Primary Authors / Presenters - Funding Acknowledgement Text 02/05/2024 PDF Publications
Manuscript Proposal Form (HCHS/SOL Investigators Use) with Detailed Submission Instructions 10/13/2011 PDF Publications
Manuscript Proposal Form (template in Word) not for final submission 10/20/2016 DOC Publications
Publication Committee List of Potential Reviewers 05/11/2020 DOC Publications
Publications Committee Policies & Procedures Overview 12/28/2023 PDF Publications
Subcommittee(s): Statistics - Data Analysis
Title Date File Subcommittee(s)
01. Baseline Investigator Use INV4.1 Memo 12/20/2013 PDF Statistics - Data Analysis
02. Baseline Investigator Use INV4.2 Memo 06/17/2014 PDF Statistics - Data Analysis
03. Baseline Investigator Use INV4.3 Memo 03/11/2016 PDF Statistics - Data Analysis
04. Baseline Investigator Use INV4.23 Memo 01/16/2020 PDF Statistics - Data Analysis
05. Baseline Overview - INV4.3 03/11/2016 PDF Statistics - Data Analysis
06. Baseline Derived Variable Dictionary INV4 01/15/2020 PDF Statistics - Data Analysis
07. Baseline Accelerometer Derived Variable Dictionary 04/25/2013 PDF Statistics - Data Analysis
08. Baseline Audiometry Derived Variable Dictionary INV4 12/17/2012 PDF Statistics - Data Analysis
09. Baseline Dietary Data Overview, Methods & Guidelines ver1.1 06/28/2013 PDF Statistics - Data Analysis
10. Baseline Physical Activity Data Overview, Methods & Guidelines 05/14/2014 PDF Statistics - Data Analysis
11. Baseline Codebook - INV4 01/15/2020 PDF Statistics - Data Analysis
12. Baseline Physical Activity Codebook - INV4 05/12/2014 PDF Statistics - Data Analysis
13. Baseline Dietary Data Codebook - INV4 05/22/2014 PDF Statistics - Data Analysis
14. Baseline Analysis Methods Manual ver. 4.0 09/27/2016 PDF Statistics - Data Analysis
15. Baseline COPD Data Analysis Method with Missing Data Adjustment 09/03/2015 PDF Statistics - Data Analysis
16. Baseline QC Report 07/01/2011 Statistics - Data Analysis
17. Visit 2 MEMO Investigator Use INV2 03/26/2018 PDF Statistics - Data Analysis
18. Visit 2 MEMO INV3 March 2019 03/04/2019 PDF Statistics - Data Analysis
19. Visit 2 MEMO INV3 July 2020 07/14/2020 PDF Statistics - Data Analysis
20. Visit 2 Overview INV3 July 2020 07/14/2020 PDF Statistics - Data Analysis
21. Visit 2 Codebook INV3 July 2020 07/14/2020 PDF Statistics - Data Analysis
22. Visit 2 Derived Variable Dictionary INV3 July 2020 07/14/2020 PDF Statistics - Data Analysis
23. Visit 2 PCE Derived Variable Dictionary INV3 March 2019 04/01/2019 PDF Statistics - Data Analysis
24. Visit 2 Analyses Methods Ver 3.1 August 2022 08/22/2022 PDF Statistics - Data Analysis
25. Visit 2 QC Report 04/26/2017 PDF Statistics - Data Analysis
26. Visit 3 MEMO INV1 July 2023 07/06/2023 PDF Statistics - Data Analysis
27. Visit 3 MEMO INV2 Sept 2024 09/24/2024 PDF Statistics - Data Analysis
28. Visit 3 Overview INV2 Sept 2024 09/24/2024 PDF Statistics - Data Analysis
29. Visit 3 Codebook INV2 Sept 2024 09/24/2024 PDF Statistics - Data Analysis
30. Visit 3 Derived Variable Dictionary INV2 Sept 2024 09/24/2024 PDF Statistics - Data Analysis
31. Visit 3 Analyses Methods Ver 1.0 Nov. 2024 11/06/2024 PDF Statistics - Data Analysis
32. Visit 3 QC Report 08/29/2024 PDF Statistics - Data Analysis
33. Visit 1 and Visit 2 Bootstrap Sampling Weights Data Release Memo 09/04/2018 PDF Statistics - Data Analysis
34. AFU Years 1-7 Memo INV6 March 2019 03/28/2019 PDF Statistics - Data Analysis
35. AFU Years 1-8 Memo INV7 May 2020 05/29/2020 PDF Statistics - Data Analysis
36. AFU Years 1-8 Memo INV7 July 2020 07/14/2020 PDF Statistics - Data Analysis
37. AFU Years 1-9 Memo INV8 July 2021 06/11/2021 PDF Statistics - Data Analysis
38. AFU Years 1-10 Memo INV9 Sept 2022 09/28/2022 PDF Statistics - Data Analysis
39. AFU Years 1-11 Memo INV11 March 2023 03/12/2024 PDF Statistics - Data Analysis
40. AFU Years 1-11 INV11 Overview 03/01/2024 PDF Statistics - Data Analysis
41. AFU Years 1-11 INV11 Codebook 03/11/2024 PDF Statistics - Data Analysis
42. Incident Events 2008-2016 Transfer MEMO INV1 07/26/2022 PDF Statistics - Data Analysis
43. Incident Events 2008-2017 Transfer MEMO INV1 06/27/2023 PDF Statistics - Data Analysis
44. Incident Events 2008-2019 Transfer MEMO INV1 03/04/2024 PDF Statistics - Data Analysis
45. Incident Events 2008-2019 Overview INV1 03/04/2024 PDF Statistics - Data Analysis
46. Incident Events 2008-2019 Codebook INV1 03/04/2024 PDF Statistics - Data Analysis
47. Incident Events 2008-2019 Derived Variable Dictionary INV1 03/04/2024 PDF Statistics - Data Analysis
48. All-Cause Mortality 2008-2021 TRANSFER MEMO INV1 04/15/2024 PDF Statistics - Data Analysis
49. All-Cause Mortality 2008-2021 File Variables Overview INV1 04/15/2024 PDF Statistics - Data Analysis
50. Genetics-Omics Inventory Summary - May 2024 05/19/2024 PDF Statistics - Data Analysis
Subcommittee(s): No Committee Association
Title Date File Subcommittee(s)
Information Security Awareness 07/15/2011 PDF No Committee Association
Information Security Awareness pt 2 07/15/2011 PDF No Committee Association
Internal Data Distribution Policy and Agreement 05/15/2012 PDF No Committee Association
Steering Cmte Endorsed Distribution of Investigator Use Data Memorandum - Spring 2012 04/27/2012 PDF No Committee Association
Subcommittee(s):
Title Date File Subcommittee(s)
Test 02/24/2025 Under Construction.pdf