IDNUM. Questionnaire number
S_LAN. System language
S_DAT. Date of the interview
S_JSE. Day of the interview
S_HRD. Hour of the beginning of the interview
S_DUS. Length of the interview (in seconds)
S_DUR. Length of the interview (in minutes)
S_APP. Number of calls
PROV. Province
RMR. Région métropolitaine de recensement
STRAT. Sample strata
ALEAA. Random number (1 to 3) for Panel A (imported data)
ALEAC. Random number (1 to 10) for Panel C (imported data)
PANEL. Random number to determine Panel (imported data)
LANG. LANGUAGE OF THE INTERVIEW
GEND. (Enter respondent gender please) Can I ask you your gender please ?
SDAGE. What is your date of birth/ year of birth ?
AGE
HCP1. First, how serious of a problem is alcohol abuse in Canada?
HCP2. How serious of a problem is illicit drug abuse in Canada?
HCP3. How serious of a problem is injection drug use (e.g. heroin) in Canada?
HCP4. How serious of a problem is prescription drug abuse (e.g. painkillers) in Canada?
HCP5. How serious of a problem is "over-the-counter" drug abuse (e.g. sleeping pills, diet pills) in Canada?
HCP6. How serious of a problem is inhalant solvent sniffing (e.g. glue, gasoline) in Canada?
HCP7. First, how serious of a problem is alcohol abuse in <PROV >?
HCP8. How serious of a problem is illicit drug abuse in <PROV >?
HCP9. How serious of a problem is injection drug use (e.g. heroin) in <PROV >?
HCP10. How serious of a problem is prescription drug abuse (e.g. painkillers)in <PROV >?
HCP11. How serious of a problem is "over-the-counter" drug abuse (e.g. sleeping pills, diet pills) in <PROV >?
HCP12. How serious of a problem is inhalant solvent sniffing (e.g. glue, gasoline) in <PROV >?
HCP13. First, how serious of a problem is alcohol abuse in your own city or town?
HCP14. How serious of a problem is illicit drug abuse in your own city or town?
HCP15. How serious of a problem is injection drug use (e.g. heroin)in your own city or town?
HCP16. How serious of a problem is prescription drug abuse (e.g. painkillers)in your own city or town?
HCP17. How serious of a problem is "over-the-counter" drug abuse (e.g. sleeping pills, diet pills) in your own city or town?
HCP18. How serious of a problem is inhalant solvent sniffing (e.g. glue, gasoline) in your own city or town?
HCP19. Please tell me if you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree or strongly disagree with each of the following statements: People using marijuana today are more likely to use other drugs such as cocaine and crack in the future.
HCP20. All required programs and tools to deal with drug use in Canada are already in place.
HCP21. Total abstinence is the only effective means to overcome drug problems.
HCP22. Drug problems such as abuse, addiction, dependence should be addressed only through the doctors and hospitals.
HCP23. Higher taxes on alcohol are likely to help prevent its abuse.
HCP24. Please tell me if you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree or strongly disagree with each of the following statements: Marijuana users do not usually become users of stronger drugs.
HCP25. Canada is not well prepared to deal with drug use among Canadians.
HCP26. The best approach to deal with drug problems is to make its use criminal.
HCP27. International strategies are needed to address drug problems.
HCP28. Governments must provide a variety of drug treatments rather than making drug use a crime.
HCP29. Please tell me if you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree or strongly disagree with each of the following statements: In Canada, adequate measures are already in place to address the drug problem.
HCP30. If you try drugs, you are likely to become dependent.
HCP31. It is possible to have a society free of drugs.
HCP32. Generally, federal, provincial and local governments are investing enough resources to address drug problems.
HCP33. People should be permitted to use marijuana as it is not a dangerous drug.
HCR_I. In the next questions we are interested in your opinion about the effects of using different substances. Please indicate how much you think people risk harming themselves when they do each of the following activities.
HCR1. How much do people risk harming themselves when they smoke cigarettes once in a while?
HCR2. How much do people risk harming themselves when they smoke cigarettes on a regular basis?
HCR3. How much do people risk harming themselves when they smoke marijuana once in a while?
HCR4. How much do people risk harming themselves when they smoke marijuana on a regular basis?
HCR5. How much do people risk harming themselves when they drink alcohol once in a while?
HCR6. How much do people risk harming themselves when they drink alcohol on a regular basis?
HCR7. How much do people risk harming themselves when they use ecstasy once in a while?
HCR8. How much do people risk harming themselves when they use ecstasy on a regular basis?
HCR9. How much do people risk harming themselves when they use cocaine once in a while?
HCR10. How much do people risk harming themselves when they cocaine on a regular basis?
HCR11. How much do people risk harming themselves when they use HALLUCINOGENS, LSD OR PCP once in a while?
HCR12. How much do people risk harming themselves when they use HALLUCINOGENS, LSD OR PCP on a regular basis?
HCR13. How much do people risk harming themselves when they use steroids once in a while?
HCR14. How much do people risk harming themselves when they use steroids on a regular basis?
HCR15. How much do people risk harming themselves when they heroin once in a while?
HCR16. How much do people risk harming themselves when they use heroin on a regular basis?
HCR17. How much do people risk harming themselves when they use glue or other solvents once in a while?
HCR18. How much do people risk harming themselves when they use glue or other solvents on a regular basis?
HCR19. How much do people risk harming themselves when they use methamphetamine once in a while?
HCR20. How much do people risk harming themselves when they use methamphetamine on a regular basis?
HCR21. How much do people risk harming others than themselves when they smoke cigarettes once in a while?
HCR22. How much do people risk harming others than themselves when they smoke cigarettes on a regular basis?
HCR23. How much do people risk harming others than themselves when they smoke marijuana once in a while?
HCR24. How much do people risk harming others than themselves when they smoke marijuana on a regular basis?
HCR25. How much do people risk harming others than themselves when they drink alcohol once in a while?
HCR26. How much do people risk harming others than themselves when they drink alcohol on a regular basis?
HCR27. How much do people risk harming others than themselves when they use ecstasy once in a while?
HCR28. How much do people risk harming others than themselves when they use ecstasy on a regular basis?
HCR29. How much do people risk harming others than themselves when they use cocaine once in a while?
HCR30. How much do people risk harming others than themselves when they use cocaine on a regular basis?
HCR31. How much do people risk harming others than themselves when they use HALLUCINOGENS, LSD OR PCP once in a while?
HCR32. How much do people risk harming others than themselves when they use HALLUCINOGENS, LSD OR PCP on a regular basis?
HCR33. How much do people risk harming others than themselves when they use steroids once in a while?
HCR34. How much do people risk harming others than themselves when they use steroids on a regular basis?
HCR35. How much do people risk harming others than themselves when they use heroin once in a while?
HCR36. How much do people risk harming others than themselves when they use heroin on a regular basis?
HCR37. How much do people risk harming others than themselves when they use glue or other solvents once in a while?
HCR38. How much do people risk harming others than themselves when they use glue or other solvents on a regular basis?
HCR39. How much do people risk harming others than themselves when they use methamphetamine once in a while?
HCR40. How much do people risk harming others than themselves when they use methamphetamine on a regular basis?
RISK1. Please indicate how much you think people risk harming themselves when they do each of the following activities. How much do people risk harming themselves physically and in other ways when they smoke one or more packs of cigarettes per day?
RISK2. How much do people risk harming themselves physically and in other ways when theysmoke marijuana once a month?
RISK3. How much do people risk harming themselves physically and in other ways when they smoke marijuana once or twice a week?
RISK4. How much do people risk harming themselves physically and in other ways when they try HALLUCINOGENS, LSD or PCP once or twice?
RISK5. How much do people risk harming themselves physically and in other ways when they try ecstacy once or twice?
RISK6. How much do people risk harming themselves physically and in other ways when they try heroin once or twice?
RISK7. How much do people risk harming themselves physically and in other ways when they try cocaine once or twice?
RISK8. How much do MEN risk harming themselves physically and in other ways when they drink more than 14 drinks in a week?
RISK9. How much do WOMEN risk harming themselves physically and in other ways when they drink more than 9 drinks in a week?
How difficult to get marijuana if you wanted some?
GET2. Hallucinogens, LSD or PCP
GET3. Ecstasy or MDMA
GET4. Cocaine or crack
GET5. methamphetamine
GET6. heroin
GET_7. In the past 12 months, has anyone approached you to sell you an illegal drug ?
GH_1. Next, we would like to ask you a few questions about your general health and how you have been feeling lately. In general, would you say your health is excellent, very good, good, fair or poor ?
GH_2. In general, would you say your overall MENTAL HEALTH is excellent, very good, good, fair or poor ?
GH_3. Now thinking about your physical health, which includes physical illness and injury, for how many days in the past 30 days was your physical health not good ?
GH_4. Now thinking about your mental health, which includes stress, depression, and problems with emotions, for how many days in the past 30 days was your mental health not good ?
GH_5. During the past 30 days for about how many days did poor physical or mental health keep you from doing your usual activities, such as self-care, work or recreation ?
QSI_1. How often do you have friends drop over and visit?
QSI_2. How often do you get together with friends in a public place such as a park, street or parking lot ?
QSI_3. How often do you get together with your close friends ?
SMOK1. At the present time do you smoke cigarettes daily, occasionally, or not at all ?
SMOK2. Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your life ? (100 cigarettes is about 5 packs)
SMOK5. How long ago was it you last smoked?
ALC1. During the past 12 months, have you had a drink of beer, wine, liquor or any other alcoholic beverage ?
ALC2. How often did you drink alcoholic beverages during the past 12 months ?
ALC3. Have you ever had a drink ?
ALC4. Now what about the PAST 30 DAYS, on about how many of these days did you drink alcoholic beverages ?
ALC5. How often in the past 12 months have you had 5 or more drinks on one occasion ?
ALC5A. How often in the past 12 months have you had 4 or more drinks on one occasion ?
ALC6. During the past 12 months, on those days when you drank, how many drinks did you usually have ? (Including light beer, but NOT include fully de-alcoholised beer)
ALC7. During the past 12 months, on those days when you drank, how often did you drink with meals ?
ALC8. During the past 12 months, on those days when you drank, how often did you drink in public places such as restaurants, etc... ?
ALC10. Now, thinking back over the past week, did you have a drink of beer, wine, liquor or any other alcoholic beverage ?
J1. Day minus 1
J2. Day minus 2
J3. Day minus 3
J4. Day minus 4
J5. Day minus 5
J6. Day minus 6
J7. Day minus 7
AL5A1 Starting with yesterday, that is <J1 >, how many drinks did you have ?
AL5A2 How many drinks did you have <J2 >?
AL5A3 How many drinks did you have <J3 >?
AL5A4 How many drinks did you have <J4 >?
AL5A5 How many drinks did you have <J5 >?
AL5A6 How many drinks did you have <J6 >?
AL5A7 How many drinks did you have <J7 >?
ALC11. What is the largest number of drinks you can recall having on one occasion during the PAST TWELVE MONTHS ?
ALC12. Not counting small sips, how old were you when you started drinking alcoholic beverages ?
ALC13. Thinking about how often you have consumed alcohol over the past 12 months, have you consumed more often, less often or as often compared to the year before?
ALC14. Now, thinking about how much alcohol you have consumed over the past 12 months, have you consumed more, less or the same quantity of alcohol compared to the year before?
AF1. Now thinking back of the last three occasions you drank ALCOHOL over the past 12 months. For each of these occasions starting from the most recent occasion. Was this at... ?
AF2. On this occasion, did you have a meal ?
AF3. On what day of the week did this occasion occur ?
AF4. On this occasion, did drinking occur at one location or in more than one location ?
AF5. Did the drinking take place at...
AF6. Was your spouse/partner/romantic(non-cohabiting)partner present on this occasion ?
AF7. How many men were with you most of the time on this occasion ?
AF8. How many women were with you most of the time on this occasion ?
AF9. What is your relationship to most of the other people you were drinking with ?
AF10. How many drinks did you have ?
AF11. On this occasion, did you also use marijuana, cannabis or haschish ?
AF12. On this occasion, did you use other drugs such as cocaine, crack, speed, ecstacy, hallucinogens ?
AF13. On this occasion, did you drive a car after you had been drinking ?
AF13A. How many hours after you had finished your last drink, did you drive ?
AF14. Were you a passenger in a car with someone else who had been drinking ?
AF15. Did you do anything the last time you drank that you later regretted, for example, getting into an argument or fight with someone ?
AF15A. What was it ?
AS1. Now, what about the SECOND MOST RECENT occasion that you used alcohol ? Was this...
AS2. On this occasion, did you have a meal ?
AS3. On what day of the week did this occasion occur ?
AS4. On this occasion, did drinking occur at one location or in more than one location ?
AS5. Did the drinking take place at...
AS6. Was your spouse/partner/romantic(non-cohabiting)partner present on this occasion ?
AS7. How many men were with you most of the time on this occasion ?
AS8. How many women were with you most of the time on this occasion ?
AS9. What is your relationship to most of the other people you were drinking with ?
AS10. How many drinks did you have ?
AS11. On this occasion, did you also use marijuana, cannabis or haschish ?
AS12. On this occasion, did you use other drugs such as cocaine, crack, speed, ecstacy, hallucinogens ?
AS13. On this occasion, did you drive a car after you had been drinking ?
AS13A. How many hours after you had finished your last drink, did you drive ?
AS14. Were you a passenger in a car with someone else who had been drinking ?
AS15. Did you do anything the last time you drank that you later regretted, for example, getting into an argument or fight with someone ?
AS15A. What was it ?
AT1. Now, what about the THIRD MOST RECENT occasion that you used alcohol ? Was this...
AT2. On this occasion, did you have a meal ?
AT3. On what day of the week did this occasion occur ?
AT4. On this occasion, did drinking occur at one location or in more than one location ?
AT5. Did the drinking take place at...
AT6. Was your spouse/partner/romantic(non-cohabiting)partner present on this occasion ?
AT7. How many men were with you most of the time on this occasion ?
AT8. How many women were with you most of the time on this occasion ?
AT9. What is your relationship to most of the other people you were drinking with ?
AT10. How many drinks did you have ?
AT11. On this occasion, did you also use marijuana, cannabis or haschish ?
AT12. On this occasion, did you use other drugs such as cocaine, crack, speed, ecstacy, hallucinogens ?
AT13. On this occasion, did you drive a car after you had been drinking ?
AT13A. How many hours after you had finished your last drink, did you drive ?
AT14. Were you a passenger in a car with someone else who had been drinking ?
AT15. Did you do anything the last time you drank that you later regretted, for example, getting into an argument or fight with someone ?
AT15A. What was it ?
HB1. During the past 12 months, have you made your own BEER or WINE, at your home OR with others at their home, OR at a Brewery or Wine-Outlet ?
HB2. In total, about how many, if any, bottles of BEER did you make during the past 12 months ?
HB3. In total, about how many bottles of WINE did you make during the past 12 months ?
AUD4. How often during the past 12 months have you found that you were not able to stop drinking once you had started ?
AUD5. How often during the past 12 months have you failed to do what was normally expected from you because of drinking ?
AUD6. How often during the past 12 months have you needed a first ALCOHOLIC drink in the morning to get yourself going after a heavy drinking session ?
AUD7. How often during the past 12 months have you had a feeling of guilt or remorse after drinking ?
AUD8. How often during the past 12 months have you been unable to remember what happened the night before because you had been drinking ?
AUD9. Have you or someone else EVER been injured as a result of your drinking ?
AUD10. Has a relative, a friend, a doctor or other health worker EVER been concerned about your drinking or suggested you cut down ?
CAN1. The next questions are about cannabis. Have you ever used or tried marijuana, cannabis or hashish...
CAN1A. About how old were you when you first had a chance to try marijuana or hash if you had wanted to?
CAN2. Have you used it in the past 12 months ?
CAN3. And how about the past 3 months? How often did you use marijuana, cannabis or hashish (in the past 3 months)?
CAN30. And how about past 30 days, on about how many of these days did you use marijuana, cannabis or hashish ?
CAN4. How old were you when you started using marijuana, cannabis or hashish ?
CAN5. Thinking about the quantity of cannabis, marijuana or hashish you have consumed over the past 12 months, have you consumed more, less or the same quantity of cannabis or marijuana compared to the year before?
CAN6. Now thinking about how often you have used cannabis, marijuana or hashish over the past 12 months, have you used more often, less often or as often compared to the year before?
HCCN1. Where do you usually consume cannabis, marijuana or hashish ? Would it be:
HCCN2. With whom do you usually consume cannabis, marijuana or hashish ? Would it be:
HCCN3. Thinking of the very FIRST TIME you used cannabis, marijuana or hashish, what was the SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT REASON why you started using it/them?
HCCN4. Any other REASON why you started using it ?
CAME1. In the past 12 months have you intentionally used marijuana, cannabis, hashish to treat pain, nausea, glaucoma, multiple sclerosis, depression or any other medical condition ?
CAME2. For what condition did you use marijuana?
CMI1. The next few questions are about getting or buying marijuana. Now think about the last time you used marijuana. How did you get this marijuana?
CMI2. How long has it been since you last bought marijuana ?
CMI3. Now we want to know how much marijuana you bought the last time you bought marijuana. Do you want to give your answer in joints, grams or ounces ?
CMI4. How many joints did you buy the last time you bought marijuana ?
CMI5. The last time you bought marijuana, how many grams did you buy ?
CMI5A. How many grams of marijuana did you buy ?
CMI6. The last time you bought marijuana, how many ounces did you buy ?
CMI7. The last time you bought marijuana, who did you buy it from ?
CNAS1. During the past 3 months, how often have you had a strong desire or urge to use cannabis, marijuana or hashish?
CNAS2. During the past 3 months, how often has your use of cannabis, marijuana or hashish led to health, social, legal or financial problems?
CNAS3. During the past 3 months, how often have you failed to do what was normally expected of you because of your use of cannabis, marijuana or hashish?
CNAS4. Has a friend or relative or anyone else ever expressed concern about your use of cannabis, marijuana or hashish?
CNAS 5. Have you ever tried to control, cut down or stop using cannabis, marijuana or hashish?
COC1. Have you ever used or tried cocaine or crack ?
COC2. Have you used it in the past 12 months ?
COC3. How often did you use cocaine or crack in the past 3 months...
COC4. How old were you when you started using cocaine or crack?
SPED1. Have you ever used or tried speed (amphetamines) ?
SPED2. Have you used it in the past 12 months ?
SPED3. And how about the past 3 months, how often did you use speed (amphetamines)?
SPED4. How old were you when you started using speed?
EXT1. Have you ever used or tried Ecstacy (MDMA) or other similar drugs ?
EXT2. Have you used it in the past 12 months ?
EXT3. And how about in the past 3 months, How often did you use ecstacy or other similar drugs?
EXT4. How old were you when you started using Ecstacy (MDMA)?
HAL1. Have you ever used or tried hallucinogens, PCP or LSD (acid) ?
HAL2. Have you used it in the past 12 months ?
HAL3. And how about in the past 3 months, how often did you use hallucinogens, PCP or LSD?
HAL4. How old were you when you started using hallucinogens, PCP or LSD?
GLUE1. Have you ever used or tried glue, gasoline or other solvents ?
GLUE2. Did you sniff some in the past 12 months ?
GLUE3. And how about in the past 3 months, how often did you sniff glue, gasoline or other solvents?
GLUE4. How old were you when you started using glue, gasoline or other solvents?
HER1. Have you ever used or tried Heroin ?
HER2. Have you used it in the past 12 months ?
HER3. And how about in the past 3 months, how often did you use heroin?
HER4. How old were you when you started using heroin?
STER1. Have you ever used or tried steroids, such as testosterone, dianabol or growth hormones, to increase your performance in a sport or activity or to change physical appearance ?
STER2. Have you used it in the past 12 months ?
STER3. And how about in the past 3 months, how often did you use steroids?
STER4. How old were you when you started using steroids?
DRUGA. In the last 12 months : use of cocain or crack - calculated question
DRUGB. In the last 12 months : use of speed - calculated question
DRUGC. In the last 12 months : use of ecstasy calculated question
DRUGD. In the last 12 months : use of hallucinogens calculated question
DRUGE. In the last 12 months : use of glue, etc. calculated question
DRUGF. In the last 12 months : use of heroin calculated question
DRUGG. In the last 12 months : use of steroids calculated question
HCCO1. Thinking about how often you have used COCAINE or CRACK over the past 12 months, have you consumed more often, less often or as often compared to the year before?
HCCO2. Now, thinking about how much COCAINE or CRACK you have consumed over the past 12 months, have you consumed more, less or the same quantity compared to the year before?
HCCO3. Where do you usually consume COCAINE or CRACK ? Would it be:
HCCO4. With whom do you usually consume COCAINE or CRACK ? Would it be:
HCSP1. Thinking about how often you have used speed (amphetamines) over the past 12 months, have you consumed more often, less often or as often compared to the year before?
HCSP2. Now, thinking about how much speed (amphetamines) you have consumed over the past 12 months, have you consumed more, less or the same quantity compared to the year before?
HCSP3. Where do you usually consume speed (amphetamines) ? Would it be:
HCSP4. With whom do you usually consume speed (amphetamines) ? Would it be:
HCEX1. Thinking about how often you have used ECSTASY over the past 12 months, have you consumed more often, less often or as often compared to the year before?
HCEX2. Now, thinking about how much ECSTASY you have consumed over the past 12 months, have you consumed more, less or the same quantity compared to the year before?
HCEX3. Where do you usually consume ECSTASY ? Would it be:
HCEX4. With whom do you usually consume ECSTASY ? Would it be:
HCHA1. Thinking about how often you have used HALLUCINOGENS, PCP or LSD over the past 12 months, have you consumed more often, less often or as often compared to the year before?
HCHA2. Now, thinking about how much HALLUCINOGENS, PCP or LSD you have consumed over the past 12 months, have you consumed more, less or the same quantity compared to the year before?
HCHA3. Where do you usually consume HALLUCINOGENS, PCP or LSD ? Would it be:
HCHA4. With whom do you usually consume HALLUCINOGENS, PCP or LSD ? Would it be:
HCHE1. Thinking about how often you have used HEROIN over the past 12 months, have you consumed more often, less often or as often compared to the year before?
HCHE2. Now, thinking about how much HEROIN you have consumed over the past 12 months, have you consumed more, less or the same quantity compared to the year before?
HCHE3. Where do you usually consume HEROIN ? Would it be:
HCHE4. With whom do you usually consume HEROIN ? Would it be:
DRUG1. Lifetime : use of cocain or crack - calculated question
DRUG2. Lifetime : use of speed - calculated question
DRUG3. Lifetime : use of ecstasy calculated question
DRUG4. Lifetime : use of hallucinogens calculated question
DRUG5. Lifetime : use of glue, etc. calculated question
DRUG6. Lifetime : use of heroin calculated question
DRUG7. Lifetime : use of steroids calculated question
DRG1. In the last 3 months : use of cocain or crack - calculated question
DRG2.In the last 3 months : use of speed - calculated question
DRG3.In the last 3 months : use of ecstasy calculated question
DRG4.In the last 3 months : use of hallucinogens calculated question
DRG5.In the last 3 months : use of glue, etc. calculated question
DRG6.In the last 3 months : use of heroin calculated question
DRG7'In the last 3 months : use of steroids calculated question'
HCRU1. Thinking of the very FIRST TIME you used the drug(s) you mentionned , what was the SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT REASON why you started using it/them?
HCRU2. Any other REASON why you started using it / them?
HCRU3. What is the most important reason why are you still using [it/them]?
HCRU4. What is the most important reason why you did not use it / them in the past 3 months?
IDU1. This section deals with the use of injectable drugs that are not medically prescribed to inject. Have you ever injected any drugs, apart from any that were prescribed for you to inject ?
IDU1A. And how about the past 3 months ? Have you injected any drugs in the past 3 months ?
IDU2. About what age were you when you first injected yourself with illegal drugs ?
IDU3. In the past 12 months, have you injected HEROIN, MORPHINE or OTHER OPIATES
IDU4. In the past 12 months, have you injected METHADONE
IDU5. In the past 12 months, have you injected AMPHETAMINES
IDU6. In the past 12 months, have you injected COCAINE OR CRACK
IDU7. In the past 12 months, have you injected LSD OR OTHER HALLUCINOGENS (Trips, etc.)
IDU8. In the past 12 months, have you injected STEROIDS
IDU9. In the past 12 months, have you injected ANY OTHER ILLICIT DRUGS
IDU10. Where do you usually get needles and syringes from ?
IDU11. Have you used a needle and syringe program in the past 12 months ?
IDU12. Have you ever used a needle or other injecting equipment after someone else had already used it ?
IDU13. Have you heard or seen any health promotion message relating to safer injecting practices ?
ASIS1. During the past 3 months, how often have you had a strong desire or urge to use cocaine or crack, speed or amphetamines, hallucinogens, PCP or LSD, Ecstacy or heroin ?
ASIS2. During the past 3 months, how often has your use of these drugs led to health, social, legal or financial problems ?
ASIS3. During the past 3 months, how often have you failed to do what was normally expected of you because of your use of these drugs ?
ASIS4. Has a friend or relative or anyone else ever expressed concern about your use of these drugs ?
ASIS5. Have you ever tried to control, cut down or stop using these drugs ?
AHAR1. Was there ever a time that you felt your alcohol use had a harmful effect on your friendships or social life?
AHAR2. What about on your physical health? Was there ever a time that you felt your alcohol use had a harmful effect on your physical health?
AHAR3. (What about) on your home life or marriage? Was there ever a time that you felt your alcohol use had a harmful effect on your home life or marriage?
AHAR4. (What about) on your work, studies, or employment opportunities? Was there ever a time that you felt your alcohol use had a harmful effect on your work, studies, or employment opportunities?
ADAYS. During the past 12 months, how many days, if any, were you away from work or school because of your drinking?
AHAR5. (What about) on your financial position? Was there ever a time that you felt your alcohol use had a harmful effect on your financial position?
AHAR6. (What about) legal problems? Was there ever a time when you had legal problems because of your alcohol use?
AHAR7. (What about) housing problems? Was there ever a time when you had housing problems because of your alcohol use?
AHAR8. (What about) difficulty learning things? Was there ever a time when you had difficulty learning things because of your alcohol use?
DHAR1. Was there ever a time that you felt your drug use had a harmful effect on your friendships or social life?
DHAR2. What about on your physical health? Was there ever a time that you felt your drug use had a harmful effect on your physical health?
DHAR3. (What about) on your home life or marriage? Was there ever a time that you felt your drug use had a harmful effect on your home life or marriage?
DHAR4. (What about) on your work, studies, or employment opportunities? Was there ever a time that you felt your drug use had a harmful effect on your work, studies, or employment opportunities?
DDAYS. During the past 12 months, how many days, if any, were you away from work or school because of your drug use?
DHAR5. (What about) on your financial position? Was there ever a time that you felt your drug use had a harmful effect on your financial position?
DHAR6. (What about) legal problems? Was there ever a time when you had legal problems because of your drug use?
DHAR7. (What about) housing problems? Was there ever a time when you had housing problems because of your drug use?
DHAR8. (What about) difficulty learning things? Was there ever a time when you had difficulty learning things because of your drug use?
HCRN1. The next questions are about the reasons people do not use illicit drugs. What is the SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT REASON why you do not use drugs?
HCRN2. Any other REASON why you do not use drugs?
OPD1. The next questions are about your experience with other people drinking problems. In the past 12 months, have you been insulted or humiliated by someone who had been drinking ?
OPD2. In the past 12 months, have you had family problems or marriage difficulties due to someone else drinking ?
OPD3. In the past 12 months, have you been pushed, or shoved by someone who had been drinking ?
OPD5. In the past 12 months, have you had serious arguments or quarrels as a result of someone else drinking ?
VIC1. In the past 12 months, did any person affected by alcohol VERBALLY ABUSED you?
VIC2. In the past 12 months did any person affected by illicit drugs verbally ABUSED you?
VIC3. 1st MENTION: Which of the following persons affected by alcohol or illicit drugs was responsible for the verbal abuse referred to above ? Would you say...
VIC3. 2nd MENTION: Which of the following persons affected by alcohol or illicit drugs was responsible for the verbal abuse referred to above ? Would you say...
VIC3. 3rd MENTION: Which of the following persons affected by alcohol or illicit drugs was responsible for the verbal abuse referred to above ? Would you say...
VIC4. In the past 12 months, have you been hit or physically assaulted by someone who had been drinking ?
VIC5. In the past 12 months, have you been hit or physically assaulted by someone who had been using illicit drugs ?
VIC6. 1st MENTION: Which of the following persons affected by alcohol or illicit drugs was responsible for the physical incident ? Would you say...
VIC6. 2nd MENTION: Which of the following persons affected by alcohol or illicit drugs was responsible for the physical incident ? Would you say...
VIC6. 3rd MENTION: Which of the following persons affected by alcohol or illicit drugs was responsible for the physical incident ? Would you say...
VIC7. What was the most serious physical injury you sustained as a result of the incident ? Would you say...
VIC8. Was admission to the hospital required as a result of the physical injury?
VIC9. In general, at the time the alcohol or other drug related incident took place, had you also been drinking alcohol or consuming other drugs ? Would you say...
CV_1. You indicated experiencing an alcohol or drug related physical assault. Were there any personal monetary costs related to this incident ?
CV_2. What was the value of your loss or costs ?
CV_3. In the past 12 months, have you been a victim of a mugging or robbery that was related to alcohol or drugs ?
CV_4. What was the value of your loss costs ?
TWTP. calculated question taking account of respondent gender for WTP1 to WTP6
TWTP2. calculated question taking account of respondent gender for WTP1 to WTP6
WTP1. Consider a person who is unable to control <TWTP > drinking. If you could buy insurance to avoid this problem, what portion of your monthly income would you be willing to pay?
WTP2. If you could buy insurance for your family members or your close relatives to avoid this problem, what portion of your monthly income would you be willing to pay?
WTP3. Consider a person who is unable to control <TWTP > cocaine use. If you could buy insurance to avoid this problem, what portion of your monthly income would you be willing to pay?
WTP4. If you could buy insurance for your family members or your close relatives to avoid this problem, what portion of your monthly income would you be willing to pay?
WTP5. Consider a person who has been diagnosed with liver problems. If you could buy insurance to avoid this problem, what portion of your monthly income would you be willing to pay?
WTP6. If you could buy insurance for your family members or your close relatives to avoid this problem, what portion of your monthly income would you be willing to pay?
HCP41. The legal drinking age should be raised. (Interviewer: If "R" asks what age is tell them it is 18 or 19
HCP42. Taxes on alcoholic beverages should be increased
HCP43. The Government should prohibit wine, liquor and beer advertising on T.V.
HCP44. Non-jail sentences should be allowed for illegal drug use
HCP45. Drug treatment programs should be available to help drug addicts reduce or stop their consumption of illicit drugs.
HCP46. Programs that offer clean needles or drug kits should be available to drug users to avoid the spread of infectious diseases.
HCP47. Health programs aimed to reduce the harm from drug use should be available to drug users without requiring clients to stop using drugs.
HCP48. Night shelters should be available for the homeless where they do not have to give up their alcohol or drugs.
HCP49. Random police spot-checks should be organized on the roads to catch drinking drivers.
HCP50. The Government should vigorously pursue legal action against users of illicit drugs.
HCP51. The Government should vigorously pursue legal action against people who sell illicit drugs.
HCP52. The Government should make criminal sentencing tougher for the first drug offences.
HCP53. The Government should make criminal sentencing tougher for the drug addicts.
HCP54. The Government should invest massively in law enforcement against drugs.
HCP55. Do you think that drug use has a large impact, a moderate impact, a small impact or no impact at all on criminality?
HCP56. Do you think that drug use has a large impact, a moderate impact, a small impact or no impact at all on family problems?
HCP57. Do you think that drug use has a large impact, a moderate impact, a small impact or no impact at all on the costs to the health care system?
HCP58. Do you think that drug use has a large impact, a moderate impact, a small impact or no impact at all on the costs to the welfare system?
HCP59. Do you think that drug use has a large impact, a moderate impact, a small impact or no impact at all on the costs of HIV/ AIDS?
HCP60. Do you think that drug use has a large impact, a moderate impact, a small impact or no impact at all on law enforcement costs?
HCP61. Do you think that drug use has a large impact, a moderate impact, a small impact or no impact at all on problems at the workplace?
HCP62. From the possible ways listed before, on which one do you think drug use has the largest impact? Would you say on:
HCP63. Which of the following factors do you consider to be the MAIN cause of drug problems? Is it&?
HCP64. Who do you think is MOST LIKELY to be at risk of using drugs? Is it&?
HCP65. What do you perceive to be the best way to address the drug issue in Canada? Would you say prevention and treatment or law enforcement and incarceration?
ALCP1. Do you think taxes on alcoholic beverages should be increased, decreased, or remain the same ?
ALCP2. Do you think the legal drinking age should be raised, lowered, or remain the same ?
ALCP3. Do you think efforts to prevent drunken CUSTOMERS from being served should be increased, decreased, or remain the same ?
ALCP4. Should the government prohibit wine, liquor and beer advertising on T.V. ?
LCP5A. calculated question taking account of the different situation in Alberta for ALCP5
LCP5B. calculated question taking account of the different situation in Alberta for ALCP5
ALCP5. The <PROV > provincial government <LCP5A > all government run liquor stores and <LCP5B > privately run stores to sell alcohol.
ALCP6. Do you strongly support, somewhat support, somewhat oppose or strongly oppose random police spot-checks to catch drinking drivers ?
DRP1. The federal government intends to change legislation that would make possession of less than 15 grams of marijuana from a criminal penalty to one that would result in only a fine. Have you ever heard or read about this change in legislation ?
DRP1A. Do you strongly support, somewhat support, somewhat oppose or strongly oppose this change in legislation ?
DRP2. "Drug Treatment Courts" are programs that provide COURT-SUPERVISED TREATMENT for addicted users of cocaine or heroin who have been charged with drug offences. (...) Have you ever heard or read about "Drug-Treatment Courts" programs ?
DRP2A. Do you strongly support, somewhat support, somewhat oppose or strongly oppose these "Drug Treatment Courts" programs ?
DRP3. "Harm reduction" strategies are public health policies or programs intended to reduce the harm caused by drug use. (...) Have you ever heard or read about harm reduction strategies related to drug use ?
DRP3A. Do you strongly support, somewhat support, somewhat oppose or strongly oppose harm reduction strategies ?
DRP4. Needle exchange programs provide clean needles to drug users in order to reduce the spread of infectious disease. Have you ever heard or read about needle exchange programs ?
DRP4A. Do you strongly support, somewhat support, somewhat oppose or strongly oppose needle exchange programs ?
DRP5. Methadone is a drug similar to morphine and heroin. Because it is long-lasting and can be taken orally, it is often used to treat heroin addiction. Have you ever heard or read about the drug methadone ?
DRP6. Methadone maintenance treatment programs allow medical doctors to provide methadone as a safer substitute for heroin users in order to treat their addiction. Have you ever heard or read about methadone maintenance programs?
DRP6A. Do you strongly support, somewhat support, somewhat oppose or strongly oppose methadone maintenance programs ?
CANP1. Should possession of small amounts of cannabis or marijuana be against the law ?
CANP2. The penalty for possession of marijuana can vary. Should there be a penalty for possessing a small amount of marijuana ?
CANP3. Should the outcome of the sentence be a jail term or a non-jail term such as a fine or probation ?
CANP4. Do you think that a person should be allowed to grow a small number of cannabis plants for personal use only ?
CANP5. Should cannabis or marijuana be legally available ?
CAND2. Someone who has smoked 2 joints of marijuana in the previous 2 hours before driving poses a safety hazard on roads. Do you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree or strongly disagree ?
CAND3. How likely is it that you would get into a car as a passenger if you knew the driver had smoked 2 joints of marijuana within 2 hours before driving ? Would you say very likely, somewhat likely, somewhat unlikely, or very unlikely ?
ADR_1. In the past 12 months, have you been a passenger in a car or other vehicle driven by someone who had two or more drinks of alcohol in the previous hour ?
CDR_1. In the past 12 months, have you been a passenger in a car or other vehicle driven by someone who had been using marijuana/hash in the previous 2 hours ?
ACDR1. In the past 12 months, have you been a passenger in a car or other vehicle driven by someone who had been using both alcohol and cannabis/marijuana/hash in the previous 2 hours ?
DL_1. The next questions are related to driving. Including graduated licenses, do you currently have a valid driver license ?
DRIVE. During the past 12 months, have you driven a car, van, truck, motor cycle or any other type of motor vehicle ?
DRDR1. Now I would like to ask you how often did you drive in the past 12 months. Please count any driving you have done in a car, motorcycle, truck or van. Would you say:
DD_1. During the past 12 months, how many times, if any, have you driven a motor vehicle after having two or more drinks in the previous hour ?
DD_3. In the past 12 months, have you been in a motor vehicle accident or collision with you as a driver after having two or more drinks in the previous hour ?
CD_1. During the past 12 months, how many times, if any, have you driven a motor vehicle within 2 hours of using cannabis or marijuana/hash ?
CD_2. In the past 12 months, have you been in a motor vehicle accident or collision with you as a driver after using cannabis or marijuana/hash within 2 hours before driving ?
DCD_1. In the past 12 months have you driven within 2 hours of using both alcohol and cannabis/marijuana/hash ?
DCD_2. In the past 12 months have you been in a motor vehicle accident or collision with you as a driver after using both alcohol and cannabis/marijuana/hash in the previous 2 hours ?
TREATMENT - T_1. Excluding cigarettes, have you ever received professional help for your use of alcohol or any drug ?
T_1B. How many times have you received professional help ?
T_2. Have you received this professional help in the past 12 months ?
T_3. The professional help you received in the past 12 months was for ... ?
T_4. How helpful was the treatment or professional help you received ? Would you say ... ?
T_5. How long did you have to wait to begin treatment ?
T_6. Are you still in treatment ?
T_7. In your views, was the treatment successful ?
T_8. What was the most important reason why the treatment was not successful?
T_9. Did you ever think you might have needed professional help with your alcohol or drug use ?
T_9A. Was this in the PAST 12 MONTHS ?
T_10. During the past 12 months, did you need professional help for your use of alcohol ?
T_11. During the past 12 months, did you need professional help for your use of marijuana or hashish ?
T_12. During the past 12 months, did you need professional help for your use of cocaine or "crack" ?
T_13. During the past 12 months, did you need professional help for your use of heroin ?
T_14. During the past 12 months, did you need professional help for your use of prescribed medication ?
T_15. During the past 12 months, did you make an effort to get professional help for your use of alcohol or any drug ?
T_16A. How important are the following reasons for NOT receiving professional help ? A) waiting list was too long.
T_16B. How important are the following reasons for NOT receiving professional help ? B) type of treatment desired was not available
T_16C. How important are the following reasons for NOT receiving professional help ? C) treatment was not covered by insurance
T_16D. How important are the following reasons for NOT receiving professional help ? D) transportation was difficult
T_16E. How important are the following reasons for NOT receiving professional help ? E) had personal or family responsibilities
T_16F. How important are the following reasons for NOT receiving professional help ? F) I was too busy
T_16G. How important are the following reasons for NOT receiving professional help ? G) I felt I did not need treatment
T_16H. How important are the following reasons for NOT receiving professional help ? H) had language or cultural difficulties
T_17A. How important are the following reasons for NOT MAKING AN EFFORT to receive treatment ? A) I was too busy
T_17B. How important are the following reasons for NOT MAKING AN EFFORT to receive treatment ? B) did not know where to go
T_17C. How important are the following reasons for NOT MAKING AN EFFORT to receive treatment ? C) fear of doctors, hospitals
T_17D. How important are the following reasons for NOT MAKING AN EFFORT to receive treatment ? D) did not think treatment would work
T_17E. How important are the following reasons for NOT MAKING AN EFFORT to receive treatment ? E) had childcare difficulties
T_17F. How important are the following reasons for NOT MAKING AN EFFORT to receive treatment ? F) had employment difficulties
T_17G. How important are the following reasons for NOT MAKING AN EFFORT to receive treatment ? G) concern that family would avoid me
T_17H. How important are the following reasons for NOT MAKING AN EFFORT to receive treatment ? H) concern that friends and workers would avoid me
T_17I. How important are the following reasons for NOT MAKING AN EFFORT to receive treatment ? I) treatment was not covered by insurance
T_17J. How important are the following reasons for NOT MAKING AN EFFORT to receive treatment ? J) transportation was difficult
T_17K. How important are the following reasons for NOT MAKING AN EFFORT to receive treatment ? K) had language or cultural difficulties
MSCN. What is your current marital status ...
SD_3. Including yourself, how many people are currently living in your household ?
SD_4. Including children and adults, are there any people that are dependent on you for their well-being and welfare, regardless of whether they live with you?
SD5. How many children under 18 years are dependent on you for their well-being and welfare, regardless of whether they live with you?
SDED1. What is the highest level of education you have completed ?
SDED2. Are you currently attending a university, a college or a school on a full-time basis ?
SDET1. Now some general background questions which will help us compare the health of people in Canada. In what country were you born?
SDET2. Were you born a Canadian citizen ?
SDET3. In what year did you first come to Canada to live ?
SDET4. 1st MENTION: What language do you usually speak in your own home ?
SDET4. 2nd MENTION: What language do you usually speak in your own home ?
SDET4. 3rd MENTION: What language do you usually speak in your own home ?
SDET5. 1st MENTION: People living in Canada come from many different cultural and racial backgrounds. Are you ... ?
SDET5. 2nd MENTION: People living in Canada come from many different cultural and racial backgrounds. Are you ... ?
SDET5. 3rd MENTION: People living in Canada come from many different cultural and racial backgrounds. Are you ... ?
SDEM1. Are you presently (WORK STATUS) ... ?
STR3. calculated question for SDEM3
SDEM2. Did you ever work for pay in a full-time or in a part-time job ?
SDEM3. <STR3 > In what line of business ?
SDIN1. TOTAL INCOME FOR ALL HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS 2003 (before taxes - real)
SDIN2. TOTAL INCOME FOR ALL HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS 2003 (before taxes - categories)
SDIN3. PERSONNAL TOTAL INCOME 2003 (before taxes - real)
SDIN4. PERSONNAL TOTAL INCOME 2003 (before taxes - categories)
SD_9. How many times, if ever, have you moved to a different home in the last 5 years ?
Régions pour pondération
Age en 6 catégories
Poids final - Final Weight - En milliers d'individus
Final relative weight: poids/ xfactor
Age - 3 cat
Age recoded (4 cats)
Age recoded (6 cats)
Age recoded (7 cats)
Age recoded (9 cats)
Age recoded (8 cats)
Education (4cats)
Education - CADS
Employment status (8 cats)
Language spoken at home
Language spoken (CADS)
Year of survey (questionnaires completed before/after Christmas 2003)
Marital status (4 cats - CADS)
Marital status (3 cats)
Marital status (different 4 cats)
Marital status (revised 4 cats)
Household income
Personal income
Household income - 5 cat
Household income - 6cat
Number of people in the household - 3 categories
Income Adequacy - 5 cat
Income Adequacy (CADS)
Household location
Age recoded - cost study(6 cats)
Age 4 cat for APHA
Past year drinking status
Used alcohol lifetime
Used alcohol past 12 months
Daily drinking past 12 mths
Five plus monthly
Five plus weekly
Five/four plus weekly (m/f)
Five/ four plus monthly (m/f)
Had a drink past 30 days
Alcohol volume based on Q*F, estimated # of drinks per year
Average nr. of drinks /week
Daily alcohol intake level (a la English et.al)
DAILY alcohol intake level (a la English et.al)
Exceeding low risk drinking guidelines
Past year drinking status (CADS)
Past year drinking status (CADS)- revised
How often drink alcohol (past 12m)
How many drinks, days when drank (past 12m)
How often 5 + drks (past 12m)
How often drink alcohol (past 12mos)
How often 5 + drks
How many drinks, days when drank
How often you were not able to stop drinking once you had started
How often have you failed to do what was normally expected from you because of drinking
How often have you needed a first ALCOHOLIC drink in the morning
How often have you had a feeling of guilt or remorse after drinking
How often been unable to remember what happened the night before
Have you or someone else EVER been injured as a result of your drinking
Someone suggest cut-down drinking
AUDIT sum score (0-40)- total sample
AUDIT 8+ total sample
AUDITD (dependence) sum score (0-12)- past12m drinkers
AUDITAC (adverse consequences) sum score (0-16)- past12m drinkers
AUDITD (dependence indicators) past12m drinkers (binary 0-1)
AUDITD (adverse consequences) past12m drinkers- 4 cats
AUDITP (problems) past12m drinkers- 4 cats
AUDITC (consumption) sum score (0-12) - past12m drinkers
AUDITP (problems) sum score (0-28)- past12m drinkers
How many drinks did you have on Sunday? - total sample
How many drinks did you have on Saturday?- total sample
How many drinks did you have on Friday? -total sample
How many drinks did you have on Thursday?- total sample
How many drinks did you have on Wednesday? - total sample
How many drinks did you have on Tuesday? - total sample
How many drinks did you have on Monday? - total sample
How many drinks on Sunday?
How many drinks on Saturday?
How many drinks on Friday?
How many drinks on Thursday?
How many drinks on Wednesday?
How many drinks on Tuesday?
How many drinks on Monday?
3+ drinks on Sunday (wheel)- Total sample
3+ drinks on Saturday (wheel)- Total sample
3+ drinks on friday (wheel)- Total sample
3+ drinks on Thursday (wheel)- Total sample
3+ drinks on Wed (wheel)- Total sample
3+ drinks on Tuesday (wheel)- Total sample
3+ drinks on Monday (wheel)- Total sample
Total # of drinks/ past 7days - total sample
How many drinks, days when drank?
On those days when you drank, how many drinks did you usually have - 3cat
Largest # of drinks you can recall having on one occasion during the PAST TWELVE MONTHS- 5cat
Physical injury as a result of the incident
One or more types of harm from one's own alcohol use - past 12 months - lifetime drinkers
One or more types of harm from one's own alcohol use - lifetime - lifetime drinkers
One or more types of harm from others' alcohol use - past 12 months - 18+ yrs
Alcohol use - harmful effect on your friendships or social life - lifetime
Alcohol use - harmful effect on your friendships or social life - past 12m
Alcohol use - harmful effect on your physical health - lifetime
Alcohol use - harmful effect on your physical health - past 12m
Alcohol use - harmful effect on your homelife or marriage - lifetime
Alcohol use - harmful effect on your homelife or marriage - past 12m
Alcohol use - harmful effect on your work, studies, employment - lifetime
Alcohol use - harmful effect on your work, studies, employment - past 12m
Alcohol use - harmful effect on your financial position - lifetime
Alcohol use - harmful effect on your financial position - past 12m
Alcohol use - harmful effect - legal problems - lifetime
Alcohol use - harmful effect - legal problems - past 12m
Alcohol use - harmful effect - housing problems - lifetime
Alcohol use - harmful effect - housing problems - past 12m
Alcohol use - harmful effect - difficulty learning - lifetime
Alcohol use - harmful effect - difficulty learning - past 12m
How often drink alcoholic beverages during the past 12 months - recoded
How many drinks, days when drank- 3cat
How many drinks, days when drank- males
How many drinks, days when drank- females
How many drinks, days when drank- for m/f
Heavy drinking - 5+ monthly (total pop)
Current or former drinker
Four plus monthly - females
How often drink alcoholic beverages during the past 12 months - 5cat
Daily alcohol volume in standard drinks
Thinking back over the past 7 days, we would like to ask you how many drinks you had each day
More than 15 drinks per week for males (wheel)- total sample
More than 10 drinks per week for females (wheel)- total sample
Exceeding weekly drinking guidelines - total sample
Exceeding daily drinking guidelines - total sample
DAILY alcohol intake level (a la English et.al) - binary
Daily alcohol volume in grams
Daily alcohol volume in grams - from Q*F- English et al
Alcohol volume in grams (based on past 7 days drinking, standard drink =13.6g)
Daily alcohol volume in grams - from past 7 days - English et al
Daily alcohol volume in grams - from past 7 days- English et al - males
Daily alcohol volume in grams - from past 7 days - English et al - females
Daily alcohol volume in grams - from Q*F- English et al - males
Daily alcohol volume in grams - from Q*F- English et al - females
Lifetime abstainer -alcohol
Former drinker -alcohol
Light /infrequent drinker -alcohol
Heavy infrequent drinker -alcohol
Heavy frequent drinker -alcohol
Light /frequent drinker -alcohol
Alcohol volume in grams /year (based on Q*F, standard drink =13.6g)
Used cannabis in lifetime (including one time)
Used cannabis past 12 months- including one time users
Used cannabis past 3 months
Used cannabis past 30 days
How often used cannabis past 3 months - CAN_ASIST 1
How often strong desire to use cannabis past 3 months - CAN_ASIST 2
How often use of cannabis led to health, social, legal problems past 3 months - CAN_ASIST 3
How often failed to do what was expected of you due to your use of cannabis past 3 months - CAN_ASIST 4
Has a friend or relative ever expressed concern about your cannabis use - CAN_ASIST 5
Have you ever tried and failed to control your cannabis use - CAN_ASIST 6
Cannabis ASIST score (0-39)- total sample
Risk level for cannabis problems - 3 categories - total sample
Risk level for cannabis problems - binary (0,1) - total sample
Used cocaine in lifetime
Used cocaine past 12 months
Used cocaine past 3 months
Used speed in lifetime
Used speed past 12 months
Used speed past 3 months
Used ecstasy in lifetime
Used ecstasy past 12 months
Used ecstasy past 3 months
Used hallucinogensin lifetime
Used hallucinogens past 12 months
Used hallucinogens past 3 months
Used inhalants in lifetime
Used inhalants past 12 months
Used inhalants past 3 months
Used heroin in lifetime
Used heroin past 12 months
Used heroin past 3 months
Used steroids in lifetime
Used steroids past 12 months
Used steroids past 3 months
Lifetime - Used any 8 drugs: cannabis + (coc, speed, ecstasy, hall, inhal, heroin, steroids)
Past 12 m - Used any 8 drugs: cannabis + (coc, speed, ecstasy, hall, inhal, heroin, steroids)
Past 3m - How often used any drugs (+ cannabis)
Past 3 m - Used any 8 drugs: cannabis + (coc, speed, ecstasy, hall, inhal, heroin, steroids)
Lifetime - Used any 7drugs (coc, speed, ecstasy, hall, inhal, heroin, steroids)
Past 12m - Used any 7drugs (coc, speed, ecstasy, hall, inhal, heroin, steroids)
Past 3m - Used any 7drugs (coc, speed, ecstasy, hall, inhal, heroin, steroids)
Lifetime - Used any 6 illicit drugs: cannabis + (coc, speed, ecstasy, hall, heroin)
Past 12m - Used any 6 illicit drugs: cannabis + (coc, speed, ecstasy, hall, heroin)
Lifetime - Used any 5 illicit drugs (coc, speed, ecstasy, hall, heroin)
Past 12m - Used any 5 illicit drugs (coc, speed, ecstasy, hall, heroin)
Lifetime - Used any 5 illicit drugs: cannabis (one time included) + (coc, speed, hall, heroin)
Past 12m - Used any 5 illicit drugs: cannabis (one time included) + (coc, speed, hall, heroin)
Lifetime - Used any 5 illicit drugs: cannabis (one time excluded) + (coc, speed, hall, heroin)
Past 12m - Used any 5 illicit drugs: cannabis (one time excluded)+ (coc, speed, hall, heroin)
Lifetime - Used any 4 illicit drugs (coc, speed, hall, heroin)
Past 12m - Used any 4 illicit drugs (coc, speed, hall, heroin)
Lifetime - Used any 3 illicit drugs (speed, hall/LSD, heroin)
Past 12m - Used any 3 illicit drugs (speed, hall/LSD, heroin)
Used any of 8 drugs: cannabis + (coc, speed, ecstasy, hall, inhal, heroin, steroids)
Used any 5 illicit drugs: cannabis (one time included) + (coc, speed, hall, heroin)
Used cannabis in lifetime (excluding one time)
Used cannabis past 12 months - excluding one time users
Used cannabis (only) in lifetime (including one time)
Used cannabis (only) in past12m
Used other illicit drug only (excl. can) - lifetime
Combination use of drugs
Used other illicit drug only (excl. can) - past12m
Combination use of drugs- past12m
How often used any drug (excluding cannabis) past 3 months - ILL_ASIST 1
How often strong desire to use drugs past 3 months - ILL_ASIST 2
How often use of drugs led to health, social, legal problems past 3 months - ILL_ASIST 3
How often failed to do what was expected of you due to your use of drugs past 3 months - ILL_ASIST 4
Has a friend or relative ever expressed concern about your drugs use - ILL_ASIST 5
Have you ever tried and failed to control your drugs use - ILL_ASIST 6
Illicit drugs ASIST score (0-39) - total sample
Risk level for illicit drug problems - 3 categories - total sample
Risk level for illicit drug problems - binary (0,1) - total sample
How often strong desire to use drugs past 3 months (binary)
How often use of drugs led to health, social, legal problems past 3 months (binary)
How often failed to do what was expected of you due to your use of drugs past 3 months (binary)
Has a friend or relative ever expressed concern about your drugs use (binary)
Have you ever tried and failed to control your drugs use (binary)
How often used drugs (excl. can) past 3 months (binary)
How often used cannabis past 3 months (binary)
How often strong desire to use cannabis past 3 months (binary)
How often use of cannabis led to health, social, legal problems past 3 months (binary)
How often failed to do what was expected of you due to your use of cannabis past 3 months (binary)
Has a friend or relative ever expressed concern about your cannabis use (binary)
Have you ever tried and failed to control your cannabis use (binary)
One or more types of harm from one's own drug use (cannabis included) - past 12m -lifetime users
One or more types of harm from one's own drug use(cannabis included) -life -lifetime users
Drug use - harmful effect on your friendships or social life - lifetime
Drug use - harmful effect on your friendships or social life - past 12m
Drug use - harmful effect on your physical health - lifetime
Drug use - harmful effect on your physical health - past 12m
Drug use - harmful effect on your homelife or marriage - lifetime
Drug use - harmful effect on your homelife or marriage - past 12m
Drug use - harmful effect on your work, studies, employment - lifetime
Drug use - harmful effect on your work, studies, employment - past 12m
Drug use - harmful effect on your financial position - lifetime
Drug use - harmful effect on your financial position - past 12m
Drug use - harmful effect - legal problems - lifetime
Drug use - harmful effect - legal problems - past 12m
Drug use - harmful effect - housing problems - lifetime
Drug use - harmful effect - housing problems - past 12m
Drug use - harmful effect - difficulty learning - lifetime
Drug use - harmful effect - difficulty learning - past 12m
Do you support/ oppose change in legislation (15 grams of marijuana from a criminal penalty to only a fine)
Do you support/ oppose these Drug Treatment Courts programs?
Do you support/ oppose harm reduction strategies ?
Do you support/ oppose needle exchange programs ?
Do you support/ oppose methadone maintenance programs ?
Someone who smoked 2 joints of marijuana in the previous 2 hours before driving - safety hazard on roads
How likely to get into a car as a passenger if the driver had smoked 2 joints of marijuana within 2 hours before driving
How helpful was the treatment or professional help you received?
Lifetime - Used any 5 injectable drugs (coc, speed, hall/LSD, heroin, steroids)
Has driven a motor vehicle after using cannabis within 2 hours before driving - among valid drivers
Total abstinence is the only effective means to overcome drug problems
International strategies are needed to address drug problems
Used any of 7 drugs (CADS) lifetime: cannabis (1 time excl.)+ (coc, speed, hall, inhal, heroin, steroids)
Used any of 7 drugs (CADS) past 12m: cannabis (only once incl.)+ (coc, speed, hall, inhal, heroin, steroids)
Used any 7 drugs: cannabis (1 time included) + (coc, speed, hall, heroin, glue, solvents)
Smoking status (3cats)
Smoking status (4 cats)
Daily smoker past 12 m
Injected drugs - lifetime
Percent reporting fair or poor health - Panel B only
Percent reporting fair or poor mental health - Panel B only
Physically unhealthy days - Panel B only
Mentally unhealthy days - Panel B only
Activity Limitation Days - Panel B only
Sum of physically and mentally unheathy days - Panel B only
Frequent mental distress days
How serious of a problem is alcohol abuse in Canada?
How serious of a problem is illicit drug abuse in Canada?
How serious of a problem is alcohol abuse in <PROV >?
How serious of a problem is illicit drug abuse in PROV?
How serious of a problem is alcohol abuse in your city or town?
How serious of a problem is illicit drug abuse in your city or town?
Drug problems such as abuse, addiction, dependence should be addressed only through the doctors and hospitals
The best approach to deal with drug problems is to make its use criminal
Governments must provide a variety of drug treatments rather than making drug use a crime
In Canada, adequate measures are already in place to address the drug problem
Generally, federal, provincial and local governments are investing enough resources to address drug problems
The provincial government should close (was right in closing) all government run liquor stores and allow privately run stores to sell alcohol.
Do you support/ oppose random police spot-checks to catch drinking drivers ?