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Australia National Drug Strategy Household Survey 2016

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General Info
Provider 
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Tabulations only
Geography 
Australia (AUS)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
06/2016 - 11/2016
Series or system 
Australia National Drug Strategy Household Survey
Data type
Survey:
  • Cross-sectional
  • Household
  • Individual
  • Interview
  • Nationally representative
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 2016 survey collected completed questionnaires from 23,772 individuals ages 14 and older from either a paper form, online questionnaire, or telephone interview.

Data were collected on the use and effects of tobacco, alcohol, pharmaceutical drugs, and illegal drugs.

Keywords 
Absenteeism, Alcohol use, Alcohol use disorders, Antibiotics, Anxiety, Assets, Asthma, Bipolar affective disorder, Birth place, Breastfeeding, Burns, Cancers, Cannabis use disorders, Cocaine use disorders, Crime, Diabetes, Diagnosis, Eating disorders, Education, Employment, Secondhand smoke, Ethnicity, Health care use, Health literacy, Health promotion, Health status, Heart disease, Hepatitis, Hypertension, Illicit drug use, Income, Injuries, International migration, Interpersonal violence, Iron deficiency, Languages, Marital status, Mass media, Medicines, Mental and behavioral disorders, Mental health symptoms, Opioid use disorders, Pain, Pain management, Pregnancy, STDs, Safety, Schizophrenia, School enrollment, Sexual behavior, Smokeless tobacco use, Taxes, Telephones, Tobacco smoking, Unemployment
GHDx Entry last modified on: Aug 5, 2021