Learn about ways that the 2023 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) is different from the previous year in its questionnaires, screeners, and interviewer materials.

Learn about ways that the 2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) is different from the previous year in its questionnaires, screeners, and interviewer materials.

Learn about ways that the 2024 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) is different from the previous year in its questionnaires, screeners, and interviewer materials.

The report describes the change to the instrumentation and protocols for the 2018 NSDUH.

The 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) instrumentation protocols underwent several modifications from the protocols employed for the 2014 NSDUH. A summary of the changes for the 2015 NSDUH can be divided into three topics: (1) the computer-assisted interviewing (CAI) tablet screening instrument, (2) the CAI questionnaire, and (3) the interviewer materials.

2014 NSDUH MRB Instrumentation Protocol Changes

The 2013 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) instrumentation protocols underwent several modifications from the protocols employed for the 2012 NSDUH. A summary of the changes for the 2013 NSDUH can be divided into three topics: (1) the computer-assisted interviewing (CAI) screening instrument, (2) the CAI questionnaire, and (3) the interviewer materials.

This report documents instrumentation protocol changes occurring between the 2010 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) and the 2011 NSDUH. This summary document is divided into three topics: 1) computer-assisted interviewing (CAI) screening instrument, 2) the CAI Questionnaire, and 3) the interviewer materials.

This report describes changes in the 2014 and 2015 NSDUHs that were designed to increase the efficiency of data collection and processing and to improve the quality of the data collected. In 2014, changes were made in the sample sizes allocated to each state and to different age groups in order to increase the precision of national and many state estimates as well as estimates for older adults. In 2015, changes were made to the survey questionnaire to improve the quality of the data collected, expand the number of prescription drugs covered, and address changing substance use and mental health policy and research needs. New data collection equipment was introduced in 2015 to replace the older equipment in the field. Respondent materials also were updated. This report provides information on the key changes made as well as some of the potential implications for data users.

This report documents instrumentation protocol changes occurring between the 2011 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) and the 2012 NSDUH. This summary document is divided into three topics: 1) computer-assisted interviewing (CAI) screening instrument, 2) the CAI Questionnaire, and 3) the interviewer materials.