These are the computer-assisted interviewing (CAI) specifications (English version) to the 2017 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) survey questionnaire.

These are the computer-assisted interviewing (CAI) specifications (English version) to the 2016 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) survey questionnaire.

These are the computer-assisted interviewing (CAI) specifications (English version) to the 2011 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) survey questionnaire.

These are the computer-assisted interviewing (CAI) specifications (English version) to the 2010 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) survey questionnaire.

These are the computer-assisted interviewing (CAI) specifications (English version) to the 2013 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) survey questionnaire.

These are the computer-assisted interviewing (CAI) specifications (English version) to the 2012 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) survey questionnaire.

2018 NSDUH Questionnaire Programming Specifications

This report summarizes methods and other supporting information that are relevant to estimates of substance use and mental health issues from the 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), an annual survey of the civilian, noninstitutionalized population of the United States aged 12 years old or older. Section A describes the survey, including information about the sample design, data collection procedures, and key aspects of data processing (e.g., development of analysis weights). Section B presents technical details on the statistical methods and measurement, such as suppression criteria for unreliable estimates, statistical testing procedures, and issues for selected substance use and mental health measures. Section C describes changes that were made to the 2015 NSDUH questionnaire and the effects of these changes on the comparability of estimates between 2015 and earlier years. A glossary that covers key definitions used in NSDUH reports and tables is included in Section D. Section E describes other sources of data on substance use and mental health issues, including data sources for populations outside the NSDUH target population. A list of references cited in the report (Section F) and contributors to this report (Section G) also are provided.

This National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) methodological report presents analyzes the relationships between several field interviewer characteristics and various survey outcomes, including response rates and respondent self-reports on substance use and mental health indicators.

Browse the English interview questionnaire for the 2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). The document provides the exact questions given to respondents in their full context, along with the skip patterns that determined whether a person was asked a question or not. There is also information on which sections were interviewer administered, and a section that summarizes changes made to the questionnaire for 2019.