Use this summary report to properly interpret 2019 NSDUH estimates of substance use and mental health issues. The report accompanies theannual detailed tablesand covers overall methodology, key definitions for measures and terms used in 2019 NSDUH reports and tables, and selected analyses of the measures and how they should be interpreted.The report is organized into five chapters:Introduction.Description of the survey, including information about the sample design, data collection procedures, and key aspects of data processing such as development of the analysis weights.Technical details on the statistical methods and measurement, such as suppression criteria for unreliable estimates, statistical testing procedures, issues around data accuracy, and measurement issues for selected substance use and mental health measures.Special topics related to prescription psychotherapeutic drugs.A comparison between NSDUH and other sources of data on substance use and mental health issues, including data sources for populations outside the NSDUH target population.An appendix covers key definitions used in NSDUH reports and tables.

Use this summary report to properly interpret 2021 NSDUH estimates of substance use and mental health issues. The report accompanies theannual detailed tablesand covers overall methodology, key definitions for measures and terms used in 2021 NSDUH reports and tables, and selected analyses of the measures and how they should be interpreted.The report is organized into six chapters:Introduction.Description of the survey, including information about the sample design, data collection procedures, and key aspects of data processing such as development of the analysis weights. The report also includes methodological changes and related issues in the 2021 NSDUH due to COVID-19.Technical details on the statistical methods and measurement, such as suppression criteria for unreliable estimates, statistical testing procedures, issues around selected substance use and mental health measures, and the impact of methodological changes on response rates.Special topics related to prescription psychotherapeutic drugs.A comparison between NSDUH and other sources of data on substance use and mental health issues, including data sources for populations outside the NSDUH target population.A more in-depth view of special methodological issues for the 2021 NSDUH, including the results of special analyses that led SAMHSA to not compare estimates from 2021 to estimates from previous years.An appendix covers key definitions used in NSDUH reports and tables.

Use this summary report to properly interpret 2020 NSDUH estimates of substance use and mental health issues. The report accompanies theannual detailed tablesand covers overall methodology, key definitions for measures and terms used in 2020 NSDUH reports and tables, and selected analyses of the measures and how they should be interpreted.The report is organized into six chapters:Introduction.Description of the survey, including information about the sample design, data collection procedures, and key aspects of data processing such as development of the analysis weights.Technical details on the statistical methods and measurement, such as suppression criteria for unreliable estimates, statistical testing procedures, issues around data accuracy, and measurement issues for selected substance use and mental health measures.Special topics related to prescription psychotherapeutic drugs.A comparison between NSDUH and other sources of data on substance use and mental health issues, including data sources for populations outside the NSDUH target population.A more in-depth view of special methodological issues for the 2020 NSDUH, including those related to methodological changes made because of the Coronavirus 2019 Pandemic.An appendix covers key definitions used in NSDUH reports and tables.

This report is organized into seven sections. 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 discusses special topics related to prescription psychotherapeutic drugs. 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 a list of contributors to this report (Section G) also are provided.

Use this summary report to properly interpret 2022 NSDUH estimates related to substance use, mental health, and treatment. The report accompanies theannual detailed tablesand covers overall methodology, key definitions for measures and terms used in 2022 NSDUH reports and tables, and selected analyses of the measures and how they should be interpreted.The report is organized into five chapters:Introduction.Description of the survey, including information about the sample design, data collection procedures and questionnaire changes, and key aspects of data processing such as development of the analysis weights.Technical details on the statistical methods and measurement, such as suppression criteria for unreliable estimates, statistical testing procedures, revised estimates for 2021 to account for data collection mode, and issues around selected substance use and mental health measures.Special topics related to prescription psychotherapeutic drugs.Description of other sources of data on substance use and mental health issues in the United States, including data sources for populations outside the NSDUH target population.An appendix covers key definitions used in NSDUH reports and tables.

This report describes the supplemental Mental Health Surveillance Study data collection to the 2012 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). The MHSS staffing, data collection procedures and materials, data collection staff training, response rates, and quality control procedures.

This report describes the statistical inference procedures used to produce design-based estimates for the 2012 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). These design-based estimates are presented in the 2012 national findings report detailed tables, as well as the 2012 mental health findings report and detailed tables. The report covers missingness rates, sampling error, degrees of freedom, statistical significance differences, confidence intervals, incidence estimates, and suppression of estimates with low precision.

Use this collection to provide context for estimates from the 2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). This collection includes materials used to conduct the survey, reports on how the survey was conducted, and reports on how the data were processed. The Statistical Inference Report details how the data were analyzed for reports and tables, which may be useful for data users looking to do their own analysis.

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.

Learn about all the data collection operations for the 2021 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). The report details the sampling, counting, and listing operations; preparation of survey materials; field staffing; data collection (both in-person and web); and quality control practices. It also includes information on the results of data collection, including detailed response rates.