NCJ Number
159583
Date Published
1995
Length
141 pages
Annotation
The primary objective of the 1994 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse was to measure the prevalence of drug abuse in the United States and provide this information to drug treatment, prevention, and research communities.
Abstract
The survey used a stratified, multistage area probability sample design. For 1994, 127 primary sampling units (PSU's) were selected as the first stage of sampling. Within each PSU, area segments were selected with unequal probability proportional to a composite site measure designed to overrepresent concentrated Hispanic and black neighborhoods. The target population included all civilian residents of households and noninstitutional group quarters who were 12 years of age and older. Survey data were collected through personal visits to each selected residence, and 22,181 interviews were completed. Population tables are provided to reflect prevalence estimates for specific drugs and drug classes and the frequency of drug use among past year users. Detailed data are tabulated on marijuana, cocaine, crack, heroin, hallucinogen (including PCP), and inhalant use and on nonmedical use of psychotherapeutics. Supplemental survey data are contained in four appendixes. Footnotes and tables