Volume II. Supplementary Technical Appendices

A. Tables of Model-Based Estimates (50 States and the District of Columbia), by Substance (See pp. 73 to 143 of Volume I)

B. State Estimation Methodology
     

• B.1 Measuring Prevalence Levels for 2000 and the Change Between 1999 and 2000

• B.3 Conclusions about Measuring Change

• B.4 Modeling Estimates Based on Combining Data from 1999 and 2000
     B.4.1 Modeling Without the Region Main Effect
     B.4.2 Validation of the SAE for the Combined 1999 and 2000 Data

• B.5 Caveats

• B.6 SAE Methodology
     B.6.1 Background
     B.6.2 Goals of Modeling
     B.6.3 Variables Modeled
     B.6.4 Predictors Used in Logistic Regression Models
     B.6.5 Selection of Independent Variables for the Models
     B.6.6 General Model Description
     B.6.7 Implementation of Modeling
     B.6.8 Remarks

• B.7 References

C. State-by-State Model-Based Tables (All Substances)

D. Description of the Survey
     D.1 Sample Design
     D.2 Data Collection Methodology
     D.3 Data Processing
          D.3.1 Statistical Imputation
          D.3.2 Development of Analysis Weights
     D.4 References

E. Statistical Methods and Limitations of the Data

     E.1 Target Population

     E.2 Nonsampling Error
          E.2.1 Screening and Interview Response Rate Patterns
          E.2.2 Inconsistent Responses and Item Nonresponse
          E.2.3 Imputation Error in the 1999 NHSDA Estimates
          E.2.4 Impact of Field Interviewer Experience on the 1999 and 2000 CAI Estimates

     E.3 Incidence Estimates

     E.4 References

F. Other Sources of Data
     F.1 Other National Surveys of Illicit Drug Use
     F.2 Alcohol and Cigarette Use Surveys
     F.3 Surveys of Populations Not Covered by the NHSDA
     F.4 References

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