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National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA-1979)

Metadata Updated: February 22, 2025

This series measures the prevalence and correlates of drug use in the United States. The surveys are designed to provide quarterly, as well as annual, estimates. Information is provided on the use of illicit drugs, alcohol, tobacco, and nonmedical use of prescription drugs among members of United States households aged 12 and older. Questions include age at first use, as well as lifetime, annual, and past-month usage for the following drug classes: cannabis, cocaine, hallucinogens, heroin, inhalants, alcohol, tobacco, nonmedical use of prescription drugs including psychotherapeutics, and polysubstance use. Respondents were also asked about their knowledge of drugs, perceptions of the risks involved, population movement, and sequencing of drug use. Fifty-seven percent of respondents were asked specific questions about their perceptions of the consequences of marijuana and alcohol use. The other 43 percent were asked about heroin use among friends. Demographic data include sex, race, age, ethnicity, marital status, educational level, job status, income level, and household composition. This study has 1 Data Set.

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Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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Dates

Metadata Created Date November 10, 2020
Metadata Updated Date February 22, 2025

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Harvested from Healthdata.gov

Additional Metadata

Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Created Date November 10, 2020
Metadata Updated Date February 22, 2025
Publisher Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration
Maintainer
Identifier https://datafiles.samhsa.gov/study/national-household-survey-drug-abuse-nhsda-1979-nid13635
Data First Published 2016-05-23
Data Last Modified 2025-02-21
Public Access Level public
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Program Code 009:030
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