NHSDA Public Use Files
The National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA) dataset series’ primary purpose is to measure the prevalence of and correlates drug use in the United States. This survey series provides information about the use of illicit drugs, alcohol, and tobacco among members of the noninstitutionalized U.S. civilian population aged 12 or older. Surveys have been conducted periodically since 1971, with the most recent ones in 1979, 1982, 1985, 1988, and 1990 through 2000. Currently, public use files are available for surveys from 1979 through 2001.
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| @id | https://www.samhsa.gov/data/data-we-collect/nsduh-national-survey-drug-use-and-health/datafiles/1979 |
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| @type | DatasetSeries |
| accrualPeriodicity | annually |
| contactPoint |
[ { "fn": "SAMHSA Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality (CBHSQ)", "@type": "Kind", "hasEmail": "mailto:SAMHSAInfo@samhsa.hhs.gov" } ] |
| description | The National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA) dataset series’ primary purpose is to measure the prevalence of and correlates drug use in the United States. This survey series provides information about the use of illicit drugs, alcohol, and tobacco among members of the noninstitutionalized U.S. civilian population aged 12 or older. Surveys have been conducted periodically since 1971, with the most recent ones in 1979, 1982, 1985, 1988, and 1990 through 2000. Currently, public use files are available for surveys from 1979 through 2001. |
| first |
{ "@type": "Dataset", "title": "NSDUH: Public-use Data (1979)", "publisher": { "name": "Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality (CBHSQ)", "@type": "Organization", "subOrganizationOf": [ { "name": "Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)", "@type": "Organization", "subOrganizationOf": [ { "name": "U.S. Department of Health and Human Services", "@type": "Organization" } ] } ] }, "identifier": "https://www.samhsa.gov/data/data-we-collect/nsduh-national-survey-drug-use-and-health/datafiles/1979", "description": "The National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA) annual survey dataset providing nationally representative data on substance use and related behaviors among the U.S. civilian, noninstitutionalized population aged 12 and older. NHSDA measured the prevalence and patterns of alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drug use and served as the predecessor to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), which began in 2002. This NHSDA dataset’s time period covers the year 1979.", "contactPoint": [ { "fn": "SAMHSA Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality (CBHSQ)", "@type": "Kind", "hasEmail": "mailto:SAMHSAInfo@samhsa.hhs.gov" } ] } |
| identifier | https://www.samhsa.gov/data/data-we-collect/nsduh-national-survey-drug-use-and-health/datafiles/1979 |
| last |
{ "@type": "Dataset", "title": "NSDUH: Public-use Data (2001)", "publisher": { "name": "Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality (CBHSQ)", "@type": "Organization", "subOrganizationOf": [ { "name": "Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)", "@type": "Organization", "subOrganizationOf": [ { "name": "U.S. Department of Health and Human Services", "@type": "Organization" } ] } ] }, "identifier": "https://www.samhsa.gov/data/data-we-collect/nsduh-national-survey-drug-use-and-health/datafiles/2001", "description": "The National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA) annual survey dataset providing nationally representative data on substance use and related behaviors among the U.S. civilian, noninstitutionalized population aged 12 and older. NHSDA measured the prevalence and patterns of alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drug use and served as the predecessor to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), which began in 2002. This NHSDA dataset’s time period covers the year 2001.", "contactPoint": [ { "fn": "SAMHSA Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality (CBHSQ)", "@type": "Kind", "hasEmail": "mailto:SAMHSAInfo@samhsa.hhs.gov" } ] } |
| publisher |
{ "name": "Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality (CBHSQ)", "@type": "Organization" } |
| spatial |
[ { "@type": "Location", "prefLabel": "United States" } ] |
| temporal |
[ { "@type": "PeriodOfTime", "endDate": "2001-12-31", "startDate": "1979-01-01" } ] |
| title | NHSDA Public Use Files |
