QUEST
Questionnaire number (Imported)
Sample wave
Province (code)
URBAN OR RURAL
INTERVIEWER - Enter respondent's gender please  If needed :  (Could you please c
DERIVED VARIABLE (AGE OF RESPONDANT)
To start off the interview, we would like to ask you a few questions about your
In general, would you say your overall MENTAL HEALTH is excellent, very good, go
Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your life? - Interviewer :  (100 ciga
At what age did you smoke your first cigarette?   If 97 or more, please enter 97
At the present time do you smoke daily, occasionally, or not at all?
How soon after you wake up do you smoke your first cigarette?
When did you stop smoking: was it...?   *** If respondent gives AGE, ask for how
How often did you drink alcoholic beverages during the past 12 months ?
Have you ever had a drink ?
Not counting small sips, how old were you when you started drinking alcoholic be
During the past 12 months, on those days when you drank, how many drinks did you
How often in the past 12 months have you had 4 or more drinks on one occasion ?
How often in the past 12 months have you had 5 or more drinks on one occasion ?
Now what about the PAST 30 DAYS, on about how many of these days did you drink a
During the past 30 days, on those days when you drank, how many drinks did you u
How often in the past 30 days have you had 4 or more drinks on one occasion ? -
How often in the past 30 days have you had 5 or more drinks on one occasion ?
The next question is about energy drinks.  During the past 12 months, have you e
Sometime people drink energy drinks mixed with alcohol.  When we use the term ``
Now thinking of energy drinks with alcohol, in the past 12 months how many drink
How about the last 30 days, have you had energy drink with alcohol?
When you drank energy drinks with alcohol in the past 30 days, how many drinks d
Now, thinking back over the past week, did you have a drink of beer, wine, liquo
Day minus 1
Day minus 2
Day minus 3
Day minus 4
Day minus 5
Day minus 6
Day minus 7
Starting with yesterday, that is <J1 > and including up to 4 AM this morning, ho
How many drinks did you have <J2>, including up to 4 AM (in the morning of <J1 >
How many drinks did you have <J3>, including up to 4 AM (in the morning of <J2 >
How many drinks did you have <J4 > , including up to 4 AM (in the morning of <J3
How many drinks did you have <J5>, including up to 4 AM (in the morning of <J4 >
How many drinks did you have <J6>, including up to 4 AM (in the morning of <J5 >
How many drinks did you have last <J7>, including up to 4 AM (in the morning of
DAY OF THE WEEK
SUNDAY
MONDAY
THUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
How often during the past 12 months have you found that you were not able to sto
How often during the past 12 months have you failed to do what was normally expe
How often during the past 12 months have you needed a first ALCOHOLIC drink in t
How often during the past 12 months have you had a feeling of guilt or remorse a
How often during the past 12 months have you been unable to remember what happen
Have you or someone else EVER been injured as a result of your drinking ?  (If R
Has a relative, a friend, a doctor or other health worker EVER been concerned ab
IN THE LAST 30 DAYS, have you been involved in an incident in which you or someo
IN THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT, were you, the other person or both drinking at the
In the last 12 months did you feel you needed help for your alcohol use?
In the last 12 months did you use any services or receive help to deal with your
The first series of questions are about your use of various pain relievers.  We
PRa.  In the past 12 months, have you used any codeine products like, Tylenol #3
PRb.  In the past 12 months, have you used any oxycodone products like, Percocet
PRc.   In the past 12 months, have you used any other opioid products such as hy
In the past 12 months how often, if at all, have you used any such pain reliever
PR2 : Thinking about ALL the pain relievers you have used during the past 12 mon
If prescribed, sometimes people do not take their pills as directed by a physici
DERIVED VARIABLE (Label for PR5, 1st part)
During the past 12 months, did you ever use pain relievers only for the experien
PR4b :  During the past 12 months, did you ever use pain relievers for reasons o
DERIVED VARIABLE (Label for PR5, 2nd part)
PR4c :  During the past 12 months, did you ever tamper with a pain reliever prod
Obtained pain relievers from a pharmacist, without a prescription
Obtained pain relievers from prescription written for you
Obtained pain relievers from a friend or relative
Obtained pain relievers from a drug dealer or stranger
Obtained pain relievers from the internet
Obtained pain relievers from any other source
Obtained pain relievers from deceiving a doctor to obtain rx
Obtained pain relievers from forging a prescription
Obtained pain relievers from purposely going to >1 doctor to obtain rx
PR6 :  During the past 12 months, did you ever give away or sell pain reliever m
In the past 12 months how often, if at all, have you used any such stimulants?
STI2 : Thinking about ALL the stimulants you have used during the past 12 months
Sometimes people do not take their pills as directed by a physician or pharmacis
DERIVED VARIABLE (Label for STI5, 1st part)
During the past 12 months, did you ever use STIMULANTS only for the experience,
STI4b :  During the past 12 months, did you ever use stimulants for other reason
DERIVED VARIABLE (Label for STI5, 2nd part)
Obtained stimulants from a pharmacist, without a prescription
Obtained stimulants from prescription written for you
Obtained stimulants from a friend or relative
Obtained stimulants from a drug dealer or stranger
Obtained stimulants from the internet
Obtained stimulants from any other source
Obtained stimulants from deceiving a doctor to obtain rx
Obtained stimulants from forging a prescription
Obtained stimulants from purposely going to >1 doctor to obtain rx
STI6 : During the past 12 months, did you ever give away or sell stimulant medic
In the past 12 months how often, if at all, have you used any such SEDATIVES?
SED2 : Thinking about ALL the sedatives you have used during the past 12 months,
DERIVED VARIABLE (Label for SED5, 1st part)
During the past 12 months, did you ever use sedatives only for the experience, t
DERIVED VARIABLE (Label for SED5, 2nd part)
Obtained sedatives from a pharmacist, without a prescription
Obtained sedatives from prescription written for you
Obtained sedatives from a friend or relative
Obtained sedatives from a drug dealer or stranger
Obtained sedatives from the internet
Obtained sedatives from any other source
Obtained sedatives from deceiving a doctor to obtain rx
Obtained sedatives from forging a prescription
Obtained sedatives from purposely going to >1 doctor to obtain rx
SED6 : During the past 12 months, did you ever give away or sell sedative medica
The next question is about over-the-counter medicine with dextromethorphan, an i
The next questions are about cannabis. In this series of questions when we use t
Have you used it in the past 12 months ?
And how about in the past 3 months? How often did you use marijuana?
And how about the past 30 days, on how many of these days did you use marijuana?
How old were you when you started using marijuana?
CAME1 : In the past 12 months, have you used or tried marijuana (hashish, hash o
CAME2 : For what main condition did you use marijuana:
Have you EVER had a strong desire or urge to use marijuana?
Now about THE PAST 3 MONTHS, how often have you had a strong desire or urge to u
Has your use of marijuana EVER led to health, social, legal or financial problem
Now about THE PAST 3 MONTHS, how often has your use of marijuana led to health,
Have you EVER failed to do what was normally expected of you because of your use
During the past 3 months, how often have you failed to do what was normally expe
Has a friend or relative or anyone else ever expressed concern about your use of
Have you ever tried to control, cut down or stop using marijuana without success
In the last 12 months did you feel you needed help for your use of marijuana?
Have you ever used or tried cocaine or crack ?
How old were you when you started using cocaine or crack?
Have you used or tried cocaine or crack during the past 12 months?  (Freebase, p
Have you used it in the past 30 days?  (cocaine or crack)
Have you ever used or tried speed (amphetamines) ?
How old were you when you started using speed (amphetamines) ?
Have you used or tried speed (amphetamines) during the past 12 months?
Have you used it in the past 30 days?  (speed)
Have you ever used or tried methamphetamine or crystal meth ?
How old were you when you started using methamphetamine or crystal meth ?
Have you used or tried methamphetamine or crystal meth during the past 12 months
Have you ever used or tried Ecstacy ?  (MDMA, E, Xtc, Adam, X)
How old were you when you started using Ecstacy ?  (MDMA, E, Xtc, Adam, X)
Have you used or tried Ecstasy during the past  12 months?  (MDMA, E, Xtc, Adam,
Have you used it in the past 30 days?  (Ecstasy (MDMA))
Have you ever used or tried hallucinogens such as PCP, LSD (acid), or magic mush
How old were you when you started using hallucinogens such as PCP, LSD (acid) or
Have you used or tried hallucinogens such as PCP, LSD (acid) or magic mushrooms
Have you used it in the past 30 days?  (PCP, LSD (acid), or magic mushrooms)
Have you ever sniffed glue, gasoline or other solvents?  (Happy Gas)
How old were you when you started sniffing glue, gasoline or other solvents?
Have you sniffed glue, gasoline or other solvents during the past 12 months?  (H
Have you ever used or tried heroin?   (H, horse, junk, smack)
How old were you when you started using heroin?   (H, horse, junk, smack)
Have you used or tried heroin during the past 12 months?   (H, horse, junk, smac
Have you ever used or tried Salvia?   (Divine Sage, Magic Mint, Sally D)
How old were you when you started using Salvia?   (Divine Sage, Magic Mint, Sall
Have you used or tried Salvia during the past 12 months?   (Divine Sage, Magic M
SPI1 : Have you ever heard or read about substances commonly known as "Spice"? O
SPI2 : In the past 12 months, have you ever used or tried substances commonly kn
DOD1 : Have you ever heard or read about doda (dode, poppy, poor man's heroin)?
DOD2 : If yes, in the past 12 months, have you ever used or tried doda (dode, po
MDR1 : Have you ever heard or read about mephedrone? It's also known as meph, MC
MDR2 : In the past 12 months, have you ever used or tried mephedrone?
BZP1 : Have you ever heard or read about BZP/TFMPP (Legal E, Legal X, piperazine
BZP2 : If yes, in the past 12 months, have you ever used or tried BZP/TFMPP (Leg
Have you ever used any other substance or drug apart from those mentioned so far
How old were you when you started using <OTHE1:o >?
In the past 12 months, have you used any other substance or drug apart from thos
Have you ever injected any drug, apart from any that were prescribed for you to
How old were you when you started injecting drugs?
Have you injected any drug in the past 12 months, apart from any that were presc
In the last 12 months did you feel you needed help for your use of an illicit dr
Was there ever a time that you felt your drug use had a harmful effect on your f
What about on your physical health?   If necessary : (Was there ever a time that
(What about) on your home life or marriage?  If necessary : (Was there ever a ti
(What about) on your work, studies, or employment opportunities?  If necessary :
During the past 12 months, how many days, if any, were you away from work or sch
(What about) legal problems?  If necessary : (Was there ever a time when you had
(What about) housing problems?  If necessary : (Was there ever a time when you h
(What about) difficulty learning things?  If necessary : (Was there ever a time
In the past 12 months, how often, if at all, were you involved in a motor vehicl
In the past 12 months, have you been a passenger in a motor vehicle driven by so
What type of driver's licence do you have now?
During the past 12 months, have you driven a motor vehicle ?   (Including: cars,
Now I would like to ask you how often did you drive in the past 12 months.  Plea
During the past 12 months, how many times, if any, have you driven a motor vehic
In the past 12 months, how many times have you been in a motor vehicle accident
Have you been pregnant in the past 5 years?
On those days when you drank during your last pregnancy, how many drinks did you
How often did you drink during your last pregnancy?
Frequency of substance use during last pregnancy
How much do people risk harming themselves when they ... - ... smoke cigarettes
How much do people risk harming themselves when they ... - ... smoke marijuana o
How much do people risk harming themselves when they ... - ... drink alcohol onc
How much do people risk harming themselves when they ... - ... drink alcohol on
How much do people risk harming themselves when they ... - ... use ecstasy once
How much do people risk harming themselves when they ... - ... use ecstasy on a
How much do people risk harming themselves when they ... - ... use cocaine once
How much do people risk harming themselves when they ... - ... use cocaine on a
How much do people risk harming themselves when they ... - ... use HALLUCINOGENS
How much do people risk harming themselves when they ... - ... use heroin once i
How much do people risk harming themselves when they ... - ... use heroin on a r
How much do people risk harming themselves when they ... - ... sniff glue or oth
How much do people risk harming themselves when they ... - ... use methamphetami
How much do people risk harming themselves when they ... - ... use pain reliever
How much do people risk harming themselves when they ... - ... use stimulants fo
How much do people risk harming themselves when they ... - ... use sedatives/tra
HCRN1.  The next question is about the reasons people don't use illicit drugs.
What is your current marital status?   INTERVIEWER : Read categories to responde
Including yourself, how many people are currently living in your household?
What is the highest level of education you have completed?
Are you currently attending a university, a college or a school on a full-time b
What language do you usually speak in your own home ?
You indicated that you are Aboriginal.  Are you...  Interviewer: read categories
Do you consider yourself to be...
Are you presently working for pay?  (Full time = 30h/week and more)
<STR3 >  In what line of business ? (kind of business or institution)  (do not a
What is your best estimate of your TOTAL PERSONAL INCOME before taxes and other
The next question relates to income FROM ALL SOURCES. Please answer in regards t
How many times, if ever, have you moved to a different home in the last 5 years
POIDS Final
Underage versus legal age - 18 legal QC, MN and AB
Age recoded 9 categories
Age recoded 7 categories
age recoded 3 categories
age recoded 4 categories
age recoded 6 categories
Youth vs. adults
Language usually speak in your home
Cultural background
Aboriginal (i.e. First Nations, Métis, or Inuit)
Highest level of education
Marital status recoded 3 cat
Marital status recoded  4 cat
Employment status (8 categories)
Region
Household size
Personal income before taxes (past year)
Household income before taxes (past year)
Household income recoded into 5 categories
Household income recoded into 6 categories
Income adequacy  - 5 categories
income adequacy-4 categories
Smoking status - 4 Cats
Smoking status - 3 cats
Current Smoker
Daily Smoker
Drinker current former abst
Alcohol Use past 12 months (binary)
Lifetime alcohol use
Past month alcohol use
Drank energy drinks past 12 months - current drinkers
Drank energy drinks with alcohol past 12 months - total population
Drank energy drinks with alcohol past 12 months - among current drinkers
Five or more drinks single setting once month or more - binary - total sample
Five or more drinks single setting once a week or more total sample
Heavy monthly alchol use past 12 months total sample (5+ men/4+women)
Heavy weekly alchol use past 12 months total sample (5+men/4+women)
Number of drinks per occassion when alcohol is used - total population
Drinking pattern- 6 categories total sample
Alcohol volume(Q*F), est. number standard drinks past 12 months(total sample)
Av. number drinks per week (total sample)
Av. number drinks per day (from Q*F)
Daily drinking past year total sample
Daily alchol intake level from QFVOLDAY - 4 cats
Daily alcohol intake level from QFVOLDAY - 3 cats
Daily alcohol intake level from QFVOLDAY - 2 cats
Number of drinks on Sunday - total sample
Number of drinks on Monday - total sample
Number of drinks on Tuesday - total sample
Number of drinks on Wednesday - total sample
Number of drinks on Thursday - total sample
Number of drinks on Friday - total sample
Number of drinks on Saturday - total sample
total standard drinks in past 7 days - total population
Total number of drinks /day from past 7 days - total population
Daily alchol intake level (a la English et al.- from wheel)-4 cats
Daily alcohol intake level (a la English et al.- from wheel)-3 cats
Daily alcohol intake level (a la English et al.- from wheel)-2 cats
Exceeded LRDG for chronic effects - total population
Exceeded LRDG for chronic effects - current drinkers
Exceeded LRDG for acute effects - total population
Exceeded LRDG for acute effects – current drinkers
AUDIT score-total sample
AUDIT score cut-off 8+ - total sample
AUDIT score for consumption/intake - total sample (range0-12)
AUDIT score dependence - total sample (range0-12)
AUDIT score adverse consequences - total sample (range0-16)
AUDIT score for problems (adverse conseq + depend) range 0-28 total sample
Past 12 month use of pain relievers - total population
Past 12 month use of pain relievers not as directed - total population
Past 12 month use of pain relievers to get high - total population
Past 12 month use of pain relievers for other reasons - total population
Past 12 month abuse of pain relievers - total population
Past 12 month use of stimulants - total population
Past 12 month use of stimulants not as directed - total population
Past 12 month use of stimulants to get high - total population
Past 12 month use of stimulants for other reasons - total population
Past 12 month abuse of stimlants - total population
Past 12 month use of sedatives - total population
Past 12 month use of sedatives not as directed - total population
Past 12 month use of sedatives to get high - total population
Past 12 month use of any pharmaceutical
Past 12 mth use pharmaceuticsls not as directed
Past 12 month use of pharmaceuticals to get high
Past 12 month abuse of pharmaceuticals (misuse and/or to get high)
Lifetime cannabis use
Lifetime cannabis use excluding one time use
Past 12 month cannabis use
Used cannabis for medical purposes – past 12 months total population”
Medical reasons for which cannabis was used – past 12 months total population”
Frequency cannabis use past 3 months -total population
Past 3 month cannabis use - total population
Past 30 days cannabis use - total population
Type of cannabis user - 3 categories
how often use past 3 months - total sample
Past 3 months strong desier urge to use - totaal sample
health, social, legal, financial probs past 3 months - total sample
failed to do what expected past 3 months - total sample
Past 3 months relatives expressed concern -total sample
Past 3 months failed to control - total sample
Cannabis ASSIST score - total population
risk level for cannabis- 3 categories -total pop
risk level for cannabis - 2 categories - total pop
Used/tried Cocaine/crack in lifetime
Used Cocaine/crack in lifetime, excl one time use
Used/tried Cocaine/crack past 12 months
Used/tried cocaine/crack in past 30 days? - total population
Used/tried Speed in lifetime
Used Speed in lifetime, excl one time use
Used/tried Speed past 12 months
Used/tried Speed in past 30 days? - total population
Used/tried Meth in lifetime
Used Meth in lifetime, excl one time use
Used/tried Meth past 12 months
Used/tried Ecstacy in lifetime
Used Ecstacy in lifetime, excl one time use
Used/tried Ecstacy past 12 months
Used/tried Ecstacy in past 30 days? - total population
Used/tried Hallucinogens in lifetime
Used Hallucinogens in lifetime, excl one time use
Used/tried Hallucinogens past 12 months
Used/tried Hallucinogens in past 30 days? - total population
Used/tried glue/inhalants in lifetime
Used glue/inhalants in lifetime, excl one time use
Used/tried glue/inhalants past 12 months
Used/tried Heroin in lifetime
Used Heroin in lifetime, excl one time use
Used/tried Heroin past 12 months
Used/tried Salvia in lifetime
Used Salvia in lifetime, excl one time use
Used/tried Salvia past 12 months
injected any drug in lifetime
Injected any drug in past 12 months
Ever used any other drug in life other than those mentioned
Ever used any other drug in past 12m other than those mentioned
Past 12 month use hallucinogens and/or salvia
Lifetime use hallucinogens + salvia
At least one drug past 12 months - incl. pharabuse, halsalv, cannabis, other
At least one drug past 12 months -excl. cannabis -incl. pharabuse, halsalv, othe
At least one drug past 12 months - incl. pharhigh, halsalv, cannabis, other
At least one of 11 drugs past 12 months -excl. cannabis- incl. halsalv, oth, pha
Past 12 month use any 5(coc,ecst,hall,sped,her)-excl can
Past 12 month use any 6(can,coc,xtc,hall,sped,her)
Past 12 months LSD, Speed, Heroin
Past 12 month use any 5(coc,ecst,hallsal,sped,her)- excl can
Past 12 month use any 6(can,coc,xtc,hallsalv,sped,her)
Any drug lifetime  - incl cannabis, pharhigh, salvia, othe, total sample
Any drug lifetime - excl. cann - incl. pharhigh, salv, othe total sample
Any drug lifetime- inc can & salv- excl pharm, total sample
Any drug lifetime- excl can pharm, total sample
Lifetime use any 5(coc,ecst,halsalvl,sped,her)
Lifetime use any 6(can,coc,xtc,hallsalv,sped,her)
Lifetime use any 5(coc,ecst,hall,sped,her)
Lifetime use any 6(can,coc,xtc,hall,sped,her)
Lifetime use LSD, Speed, Heroin
Any amphetamine type (sped, meth, ecst) - past 12 months
Any amphetamine type (sped, meth, ecst, stimabuse) - past 12 months
Any amphetamine type (sped, meth, ecst, stimhigh) - past 12 months
Any amphetamine type (sped, meth) - past 12 months
Any amphetamine type (sped, meth, stimABUSE) - past 12 months
Any amphetamine type (sped, meth, stimhigh) - past 12 months
Heroin or pain relievers to get high - past 12 months
Any amphetamine type (sped, meth, ecst) in life
Any amphetamine type (sped, meth) in life
Lifetime harm to friendships/social -drug use- TOTAL sample
Past 12 month harm to friendships/social-drug use-TOTAL sample
Lifetime harm to physical health -drug use- TOTAL sample
Past 12 month harm to physical health-drug use-TOTAL sample
Lifetime harm to homelife/marriage -drug use- TOTAL sample
Past 12 month harm to homelife/marriage-drug use-TOTAL sample
Lifetime harm to work,studies,employment -drug use- TOTAL sample
Past 12 month harm to work,studies,employ-drug use-TOTAL sample
Lifetime harm to financial position -drug use- TOTAL sample
Past 12 month harm to financial position-drug use-TOTAL sample
Legal problems in lifetime due to drug use- TOTAL sample
Legal problems past 12 months-drug use-TOTAL sample
Housing problems in lifetime -drug use- TOTAL sample
Housing problems in past 12 month- drug use-TOTAL sample
Difficulty learning things in life -drug use- TOTAL sample
Difficulty learning things in life-drug use-TOTAL sample
At least one harm in life due to drug use - TOTAL sample
At least one harm in past 12 months due to drug use - Total sample
Passenger in motor vehicle driven by someone who had 2+ drinks in previous hour
Passenger motor vehicle driven by someone who had used cannabis in previous 2 hr
Passenger motor vehicle driven by someone who had used alcohol AND cannabis in p
Driver (valid licence past 12 m)
Drinking and Driving - Valid Drivers Licence
Cannabis Use and Driving - Valid Drivers Licence
Sum of binary scoring for all GHQ-12 questions
GHQ-12 summary score at or above 2. Suggestive of psychological distress
GHQ-12 summary score at or above 3. Suggestive of psychological distress
ID number
Main weight variable
Weight for HCR1 to HCR24 questions
Weight for HCRN1