Thanks to participants
Thanks to those people across Australia who participated in the 2010 National Drug Strategy Household Survey. Fieldwork for the Survey has been completed. The results of the 2010 Survey will be released in mid 2011.
Questionnaire
Background
The 2010 National Drug Strategy Household Survey is the tenth in a series of household surveys conducted by the Australian Government. This survey measures the prevalence of alcohol, tobacco and other drug use and attitudes towards the use of these substances in Australia. Previous surveys were conducted in 1985, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1998, 2001, 2004 and 2007.
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) is conducting the 2010 survey, the funding for the survey is provided by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing. Roy Morgan Research Pty Ltd (RMR) have been contracted to collect the information for this survey.
Privacy and ethics
All the information collected through the survey is protected by legislation. Section 29 of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Act 1987 [external link] prohibits the release of any information about individuals collected in the survey. No results or any other data that could possibly identify individuals may be released.
The research is carried out in compliance with the Privacy Act 1988 [external link] and the information is only used for research purposes.
The survey project was approved by the AIHW Ethics Committee.
Project overview
The National Drug Strategy Household Surveys are national surveys that provide cross-sectional data on alcohol, tobacco and other drug use in Australia. The survey is part of the National Drug Strategy [external link] which aims to improve the health, social and economic outcomes for the Australian Society.
The data collected by these surveys are used to provide estimates of alcohol, tobacco and other drug use in Australia. The data collected also measure community attitudes towards alcohol, tobacco and other drug use. It also asks about respondent's awareness of and community support for various drug-related policies.
Project objectives
The project objectives are to gather data about drug use and related issues in the general population by means of a household-based survey.
The specific objectives of the 2010 survey are to:
- provide estimates of licit and illicit drug use
- provide information on drug use patterns and trends, and on drugs and health
- identify groups with a high risk for drug abuse
- provide data on drug related abuse and potential harm
- measure community awareness and knowledge of licit and illicit drugs
- measure community support for various drug-related policies.
The potential survey population is people aged 12 years or older residing in private dwellings in Australia, at the time of the survey. The person aged 12 years or older who has the next birthday was selected as the potential respondent. The design of the survey excludes those who live in non-private dwellings, are homeless or live in institutions or at military bases.
Further information
For more information about the 2010 National Drug Strategy Household Survey please see our FAQ or contact aod@aihw.gov.au .