Alcohol and Drug Use Survey - 2008, Upper Secondary School, year 2
SND-ID: ext0253-2.
Is part of collection at SND: CAN:s Alcohol and Drug Use Survey
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Siri Thor
Isabella Gripe
Creator/Principal investigator(s)
The Swedish Council for Information on Alcohol and Other Drugs
Research principal
The Swedish Council for Information on Alcohol and Other Drugs
Description
Since 1971, a national drug habit survey has been conducted among Swedish ninth graders. From 2004, annual survey are also being conducted among students in the second year of high school.
The Swedish Council for Information on Alcohol and Other Drugs (CAN) are responsible for the annual survey since 1986. CAN is a non-governmental organization and their main tasks are to follow the drug trends in Sweden and to inform the public and educate professionals on alcohol and other drugs.
The results from the survey are published in a report called “Skolelevers drogvanor” (Alcohol and Drug Use Among Students). CAN also conduct regional and local school surveys upon requests from municipalities and regions.
Purpose:
The aim of the study is primarily to describe the development of drug habits and to study the differences between various groups.
The Swedish Council for Information on Alcohol and Other Drugs (CAN) are responsible for the annual survey since 1986. CAN is a non-governmental organization and their main tasks are to follow the drug trends in Sweden and to inform the public and educate professionals on alcohol and other drugs.
The results from the survey are published in a report called “Skolelevers drogvanor” (Alcohol and Drug Use Among Students). CAN also conduct regional and local school surveys upon requests from municipalities and regions.
Purpose:
The aim of the study is primarily to describe the development of drug habits and to study the differences between various groups.
The survey in 2008 was answered by 3,983 students in Upper Secondary School, year 2 (1,846 boys and 2,137 girls), which represented a response rate of 83 % in total. Data from this years survey is electronically accessible. Show less..
Data contains personal data
No
Unit of analysis
Population
Students in ninth grade and Upper Secondary School, second year.
Time Method
Sampling procedure
Probability: Simple random
Number of individuals/objects
3983
Response rate/participation rate
83%
Data format / data structure
Geographic spread
Geographic description: Sweden
Research area
Medical and health sciences (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)
Health sciences (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)
Health (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Keywords
Leisure time, Alcohol drinking, Family, Gambling, Health, Narcotics, Smoking, Tobacco, smokeless, Nicotiana, Illegal drugs, Schools
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