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Argentina National Psychoactive Substance Consumption Study 2008

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Original or alternative title 
Estudio Nacional en Poblacion de 12 a 65 Anos, Sobre Consumo de Sustancias Psicoactivas ENPreCoSP-2008
Provider 
National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (Argentina)
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Geography 
Argentina (ARG)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
10/2008 - 12/2008
Series or system 
Argentina National Psychoactive Substance Consumption Study (ENPresCoSP)
Data type
Survey:
  • Cross-sectional
  • Household
  • Individual
  • Interview
  • Nationally representative
  • Subnationally representative
Summary 

The 2008 Argentina National Survey on Consumption Prevalence of Psychoactive Substances (EnPreCoSP) collected data to measure the use of legal and illegal psychoactive substances by individuals ages 12-65 living in areas of Argentina with 500,000 or more inhabitants. A total of 13,685 surveys were completed by 13,402 individuals ages 12-65 and 283 children. The sampling methodology was drawn from three particular variables from the 2001 census: levels of educational attainment, housing materials, and assets. The report for the 2008 EnPreCoSP is available through the Argentina Observatory on Drugs website.

Keywords 
Absenteeism, Alcohol use, Alcohol use disorders, Amphetamine use disorders, Cannabis use disorders, Cocaine use disorders, Counseling, Drug consumption, Drug use disorders, Education, Electricity, Employment, Family composition, Family size, Health care use, Health facilities, Health insurance, Health literacy, Health status, Hospitals, Hours worked, Housing conditions, Housing materials, Illicit drug use, Income, Leisure activities, Lifestyle risk factors, Marital status, Occupational injuries, Opioid use disorders, Pain, Prescriptions, Road traffic injuries, Sanitation, School enrollment, Tobacco smoking, Unemployment, Unintentional injuries, Waste disposal, Water supply
GHDx Entry last modified on: Aug 5, 2021