Australia National Drug Strategy Household Survey 2010
General Info
Coverage type
Country
Time period covered
April, 2010 - September, 2010
Data type
Survey:
Cross-sectional - Individual
Summary
The purpose of the Australia National Drug Strategy Household Survey is to collect data on the use of legal and illegal drugs in the country and to provide information for future government programs on steps to reduce harm from drug use and misuse. The 2010 survey collected completed questionnaires from 26,648 individuals ages 12 and older from a questionnaire dropped off by the interviewer and collected at a later time.
Data were collected on the use and effects of tobacco, alcohol, pharmaceutical drugs, and illegal drugs.
Keywords
Absenteeism, Alcohol use, Alcohol use disorders, Analgesics, Antibiotics, Asthma, Birth place, Breastfeeding, Diabetes, Drug use disorders, Education, Employment, Ethnicity, Health promotion, Health status, Heart disease, Height, Hypertension, Illicit drug use, Income, Intentional injuries, Iron deficiency, Languages, Marital status, Mass media, Mental health symptoms, Pain management, Pregnancy, Prescriptions, Sexual behavior, Smokeless tobacco use, Tobacco smoking, Unemployment, Weight
Citation
Suggested citation
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Roy Morgan Research. Australia National Drug Strategy Household Survey 2010.