NavGeneral InfoEmail Print Provider Australian Institute of Health and WelfareTabulations only Geography Australia (AUS) Coverage type Country Time period covered 04/2010 - 09/2010 Series or system Australia National Drug Strategy Household Survey Data type Survey: Cross-sectionalIndividual 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 Contributors Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Roy Morgan Research Funders Department of Health (Australia) Queensland Health Suggested citation Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Roy Morgan Research. Australia National Drug Strategy Household Survey 2010. GHDx Entry last modified on: Aug 5, 2021