National Drug Strategy Household Survey: Urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Supplement, 1994
This survey is part of the series of National Drug Strategy Household Surveys, which are conducted periodically to evaluate elements of the National Drug Strategy (formerly National Campaign Against Drug Abuse (NCADA)).
This survey aimed to provide baseline data on drug abuse for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, provide an indication and measurement of drug related problems in urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander settings and assist in identifying needs and strategies to address the problems associated with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander drug taking practices. The four areas of specific interest were drug use and exposure; knowledge, attitudes and policy preferences; law enforcement indicators; and campaign awareness and its impact.
Background variables include age, gender, indigenous background, marital status and highest level of education achieved.
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Document Title:
National Drug Strategy Household Survey: Urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Supplement, 1994
Production Producers:
Affiliation:
The Australian National University
Version Statement Responsibility Statement:
Anna Larsen, Australian Data Archive
Copyright:
Copyright © 2009, The Australian National University. All rights reserved.
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Other Identifications / Acknowledgements
Affiliations:
Australian Government Human Services and Health Department
Production Copyright:
Copyright © 1995-2004, Commonwealth of Australia. All rights reserved.
Distribution Contact Persons:
Amber Jefferson
Chrysanthe Psychogios
Affiliation:
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Version Statement Responsibility Statement:
Notes:
Added value labels and variable labels where applicable.
Methodology Time Method:
One-time cross-sectional study - partial replication
Mode of Data Collection:
Face-to-face interview and Self-completion
Type of Research Instrument:
Weighting:
Weighting Criteria:
The use of age, sex and state/territory in relation to known frequencies to obtain representativeness.
Weighting Procedures:
Records were weighted by their probability of selection within the household, and by age, sex and state/territory to conform with benchmarks obtained from the ABS based on the 1991 Census data.
Response Rate:
Within the ex-metropolitan strata in each state/territory, a further level of stratification was introduced where eligible CDs were grouped on the basis of their proximity to other eligible CDs. These substrata, defined by the number of CDs in each grouping, were formed to ensure that survey costs were not necessarily inflated through an over-representation of the more remote CDs.
The cluster size, that is the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples targeted per selected CD, was determined by the density and location of the CD, with 10 interviews sought per selected CD in non-metropolitan areas (8 being from CD's with 30-49 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living within it at the last Census, and 12 from those CDs with 50 or more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders). At households containing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples aged 14 or more, interviews with up to one male and one female were required (and later two males and one female). These persons were selected using the next birthday rule.
Number of Units in Original Sample: 3747
Cooperation was very high for the survey and the personal-level analysis indicates that of the 3747 persons selected for the interview, 2,993 interviews were completed resulting in a response rate of 80%.
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