The Influence of Prior Experiences in Managing Current and Future Risks During Survey Transition Points on the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH)
The Influence of Prior Experiences in Managing Current and Future Risks During Survey Transition Points on the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH)
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调查过渡点期间管理当前和未来风险的先前经验对全国药物使用与健康调查 (NSDUH) 的影响
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10.1037/e436042005-001
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2010
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通讯作者：
Jonaki Bose
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J. Gfroerer;Jonaki Bose
Since its inception in 1971, the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) has experienced many changes, including the transfer of the survey between federal agencies; changes in government project officers and contractors; modifications to questionnaire content; major changes to the sample design and size; introduction of new modes of data collection and incentive payments to respondents; changes in the oversight and management of field staff; and introduction of new weighting, editing, and imputation methods. Some of these changes have, not surprisingly, resulted in both intended and unintended consequences, in some cases despite best efforts to control and quantify the effects of these changes. This paper uses examples to illustrate how prior experiences have influenced both ongoing practices and the current approach to redesigning the survey. 1. Background and History of the Survey The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), formerly called the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA), is the Federal Government's primary source of information on the nature and extent of substance use and abuse in the United States. Conducted since 1971, the survey collects data by administering questionnaires to a representative sample of persons aged 12 or older at their places of residence. Data from the survey are used extensively by policymakers and researchers to measure the prevalence and correlates of licit and illicit substance use, to identify and monitor trends in substance use, and to analyze differences in substance use patterns by population subgroups. Since 1971, the survey has undergone a variety of changes in its sample design as data priorities have changed. During the 1970s and 1980s, it was a relatively small, periodic survey. Conducted every 2 or 3 years, the sample size grew gradually from about 3,000 respondents per survey in the early 1970s to about 9,000 in 1988. In the late 1980s, the nation's cocaine abuse problem became a major concern of the public and of politicians. Congress passed legislation that increased funding for substance abuse data collection and created the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP). ONDCP began producing annual "National Strategies" that used NHSDA data extensively in setting goals and tracking the progress of drug abuse policies and programs. With the increase in funds and greater reliance on NHSDA data by policymakers and researchers, annual fielding of the survey began in 1990, and a significant expansion of the sample began in 1991. The basic national sample size throughout the 1990s was about 18,000 respondents per year. Throughout the survey’s history, interest in particular subpopulations has led to sample design changes and augmentations. Rural areas were oversampled in 1979 and 1994, and the survey oversampled blacks and Hispanics from 1985 through 1998. Supplemental samples of six metropolitan areas were included from 1990 through 1993, and supplemental samples in California and Arizona were added in 1997 and 1998.
