How do you access NFHS-3 data?

NFHS-3 is labeled “Registration required” on this guide. Open the access portal or documentation links on the record for the current host process—do not assume open download if registration or a DUA is required.

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Part of NFHS · 2005–06

NFHS-3

National Family Health Survey 3 (2005–06)

Name: National Family Health Survey 3 (2005–06)
Creator: IIPS / MoHFW

NFHS-3 is used to study fertility, nutrition, women’s status, and HIV-related indicators in the mid-2000s.

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health HIV nutrition gender

Host / institution

IIPS / DHS Program · IIPS / MoHFW

Geography

India, state

Time coverage

2005–06

Update frequency

Wave-based (historical)

What this is best for

Public-health and nutrition work needing HIV and women’s status modules

Main limitations

Pre-district-estimate era for many indicators

Quick answers

Short research-facing answers derived from this catalog record.

What is NFHS-3 used for?: Public-health and nutrition work needing HIV and women’s status modules
How do you access NFHS-3 data?: NFHS-3 is labeled “Registration required” on this guide. Open the access portal or documentation links on the record for the current host process—do not assume open download if registration or a DUA is required.
What geography and time does NFHS-3 cover?: Geography: India, state. Time coverage: 2005–06.
What are the main limitations of NFHS-3?: Pre-district-estimate era for many indicators

Guides for using this data

Official portals, user guides, codebooks, and tutorials for access and analysis.

11 links

Variables6

Live-fetched dhsprogram.com (2026-07-09): The DHS Program - Data Variables and Definitions. Representative fields for the page table — verify the full dictionary on the official site.

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Name / code	Description	Group
CASEID / HHID	Case and household identifiers	IDs
HIV	HIV testing and prevalence fields	Biomarkers
V201	Children ever born	Fertility
Nutrition	Child and adult nutrition measures	Nutrition
Women’s status	Decision-making and autonomy modules	Gender
Health care use	Service utilization fields	Health care

Formats

microdata

Technical tags

household surveymicrodatawave-based

Example uses

HIV prevalence and gender-health intersection analysis

Research and articles using this data

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3 verified sources

Scholarly works3

Journal articleAnalyzes data
Prevalence of child marriage and its effect on fertility and fertility-control outcomes of young women in India: a cross-sectional, observational study
Anita Raj, Niranjan Saggurti, Donta Balaiah · et al. · The Lancet · 2009
Analyzes NFHS-3 data in the context of: "Prevalence of child marriage and its effect on fertility and fertility-control outcomes of young women in India: a cross-sectional, observational study".
Journal articleAnalyzes data
Determinants of Under-Five Mortality in Rural Empowered Action Group States in India: An Application of Cox Frailty Model
Kalaivani Mani · International Journal of Maternal and Child Health and AIDS · 2012
Analyzes NFHS-3 data in the context of: "Determinants of Under-Five Mortality in Rural Empowered Action Group States in India: An Application of Cox Frailty Model".
Journal articleAnalyzes data
Social Determinants of Children’s Health in Urban Areas in India
Siddharth Agarwal, Aradhana Srivastava · Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved · 2009
Analyzes NFHS-3 data in the context of: "Social Determinants of Children’s Health in Urban Areas in India".

Scholarly checked:: 10 Sept 2026
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Pairs well with

Many Indian data problems need survey + administrative combinations.