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National Survey on Drug Use & Health
(formerly called the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse)
Methodology Reports and Questionnaires

 

bulletGeneral methodological issues

bulletCurrent survey sample and methodology (HTML format)

bulletMethodology series reports

bulletMethods for mental health measures

bulletNational Survey on Drug Use & Health home page

bulletSurvey methodology & questionnaires (see year of survey below)

 

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General Methodological Issues

 

M-7: Comparing Drug Testing and Self Report of Drug Use Among Youths and Young Adults in the General Population DHHS Publication No. (SMA)07-4249.

Serious Psychological Distress Report from 2004 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (PDF format, 176 KB methods report)

M-6:  National Survey on Drug Use & Health:  Summary of Methodological Studies, 1971-2005 (PDF format; 340 KB)

M-5: Evaluating and Improving Methods Used in the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (PDF format; 1.3 MB)

Summary Documentation of Selected Survey Activities from the NHSDA (PDF format, 252 KB)

1999 NonResponse Analysis Report (PDF format) Click on sections in table of contents to go to the desired sections

The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) formerly called the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA)

Redesigning an Ongoing National Household Survey:  Methodological Issues (PDF format, 3.9 MB)

Incentive Experiment (PDF format, 2.7 MB)

Adjustments of 1979-1993 NHSDA estimates (PDF format): Go to Appendix E

Changes in Race and Ethnicity Questions:  1999-2001 NHSDA (PDF format, 3.2 MB)

Development of Computer-Assisted Interviewing (CAI) Procedures for the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse  (HTML format)

 

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2008 Methodology

2008 Methodological Resource Book (Questionnaire and Related Materials)

2008 Questionnaire (PDF format, 885 KB)

2008 Pillcards (PDF format, 617 KB)

2008 Showcards (PDF format, 264 KB)

2008 Screening Application Specifications (PDF format)

 

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2007 Methodology

 

2007 Methodological Resource Book (Questionnaire and Related Materials)

2007 Questionnaire (PDF format, 1.4 MB)

2007 Pillcards (PDF format, 617 KB)

2007 Showcards (PDF format, 718 KB)

2007 Screening Application Specifications (PDF format)

 

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2006 Methodology

 

2006 Methodological Resource Book (Questionnaire and Related Materials)

2006 Data Collection Final Report (PDF, 2.5 MB)

2006 Questionnaire (PDF format, 1.4 MB)

2006 Pillcards (PDF format, 596 KB)

2006 Showcards (PDF format, 250 KB)

2006 Screening Application Specifications (PDF format)

2006 Field Interviewer Manual (PDF format)

2006 Instrumentation Protocol Changes (PDF format, 28 KB)

2006 Sample Design Report (PDF, 3.8 MB)

2006 Field Observations Report (PDF format, 416 KB)

 

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2005 Methodology

 

2005 Methodological Resource Book (Questionnaire and Related Materials)

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2004 Methodology

 

2004 Methodological Resource Book (Questionnaire and Related Materials)

2004 Data Collection Final Report (PDF, 3.8 MB) 

2004 Field Observations Report (PDF format, 321 KB)

2004 Questionnaire (PDF format, 1.6 MB)

2004 Errata Sheet for CAI Specifications- Updates for Quarter 2 Data Collection (PDF format)

2004 Pillcards (PDF format, 1.4 MB)

2004 Showcards (PDF format, 723 KB)

Serious Psychological Distress Report from 2004 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (PDF format, 176 KB methods report)

 

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2003 Methodology

 

2003 Methodological Resource Book (Questionnaire and Related Materials)

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2002 Methodology

 

2002 Methodological Resource Book (Questionnaire and Related Materials)

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2001 Methodology

 

Summary Documentation of Selected Survey Activities from the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (PDF format, 252 KB)

Incentive Experiment (PDF format, 2.7 MB)

Phase 2 Field Observations Report (PDF format, 573 KB)

2001 Methodological Resource Book (Questionnaire and Related Materials)

 

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2000 Methodology

 

2000 Methodology Resource Book:

 

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1999 and 1998 Methodology

 

1999 Methodology Resource Book:

1998 NHSDA Questionnaire Answer Sheets  (PDF 2.7 MB)

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Published Reports in the OAS Methodology Publications Series

 

M-7: Comparing Drug Testing and Self Report of Drug Use Among Youths and Young Adults in the General Population DHHS Publication No. (SMA)07-4249.

M-6:  National Survey on Drug Use & Health:  Summary of Methodological Studies, 1971-2005 (PDF format; 340 KB)

M-5: Evaluating and Improving Methods Used in the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (PDF format; 1.3 MB)

Redesigning an Ongoing National Household Survey:  Methodological Issues (PDF format, 3.9 MB)

M-3:  Development of Computer-Assisted Interviewing Procedures for the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse  (HTML format)

Substance Abuse in States and Metropolitan Areas: Model Based Estimates from the 1991-1993 NHSDA--Summary Report. WordPerfect format

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