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Initiation of Marijuana Use: Trends, Patterns, and Implications

Appendix C: Selected Questionnaire Pages (1999 and 2000 NHSDAs)

Selected Demographic and Marijuana Questions from the
1999 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse:
Specifications for Programming

Core Demographics

LANG INTERVIEWER: SELECT THE LANGUAGE TO BE USED IN THIS INTERVIEW.

NHSDA CAI Instrument Version 3.2

NOTE1 INTERVIEWER: DO NOT READ ALOUD UNLESS RESPONDENT QUESTIONS THE BURDEN ASSOCIATED WITH THIS INTERVIEW.

REMINDFI INTERVIEWER: IF YOU HAVE NOT FULLY INFORMED THIS RESPONDENT ABOUT WHAT PARTICIPATION IN THIS STUDY ENTAILS, REFER TO THE INFORMATION IN YOUR SHOWCARD BOOKLET. WHEN RESPONDENT IS FULLY INFORMED, CONTINUE WITH THE INTERVIEW.

AGE1 What is your date of birth?

CONFIRM That would make you [CALCAGE] years old. Is this correct?

UNDER12 [IF CONFIRM = 1 OR DK/REF AND CALCAGE < 12] Since you are [CALCAGE] years old, we cannot interview you for this study. Thank you for your cooperation. PROGRAM SHOULD ROUTE TO ENDAUDIO

FIXAGE [IF CONFIRM = 2] INTERVIEWER: USE THE [F9] KEY TO BACKUP TO THE SCREEN LABELED AGE1 AND CORRECT THE RESPONDENT'S DATE OF BIRTH.

DKREFAGE [IF (CALCAGE IS 12 OR OLDER AND CONFIRM = DK/REF) OR AGE1 = DK/REF] For this study it is very important that I collect your correct age so that you will be asked the right questions. Could you please tell me your correct age?

IF DKREFAGE NOT (BLANK OR DK/REF) THEN CALCAGE = DKREFAGE

UNDER12b [IF DKREFAGE < 12] Since you are [CALCAGE] years old, we cannot interview you for this study. Thank you for your cooperation. PROGRAM SHOULD ROUTE TO ENDAUDIO

LASTCHANCE [IF DKREFAGE = DK/REF] Since I am not certain what your age is, I cannot interview you for this study. Thank you for your cooperation. PROGRAM SHOULD ROUTE TO ENDAUDIO

FIPE1 INTERVIEWER: WERE 2 PERSONS SELECTED FOR AN INTERVIEW AT THIS SDU?

FIPE2 [IF FIPE1 = 1 AND CURNTAGE = 18 OR OLDER] INTERVIEWER: WAS A 12 - 17 YEAR OLD CHILD SELECTED FOR AN INTERVIEW AT THIS SDU?

FIPE3 [IF FIPE2 = 1 OR (FIPE1 = 1 AND CURNTAGE = 12 - 17)] INTERVIEWER: IS THIS RESPONDENT THE PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN OF THE 17 - 17 YEAR OLD CHILD WHO WAS SELECTED FOR AN INTERVIEW? (VERIFY THIS WITH THE RESPONDENT IF YOU ARE UNSURE.)

QD01 The first questions are for statistical purposes only, to help us analyze the results of the study.

QD03 Are you of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin or descent?

QD04 [IF QD03 = 1] HAND R SHOWCARD 1. Which of these groups best describes you? Just give me the number or numbers from the card.

QDO4OTHR [IF QD04 = 5] SPECIFY OTHER HISPANIC COUNTRY OR ORIGIN

QD05 HAND R SHOWCARD 2. Which of these groups describes you? Just give me the number or numbers from the card.

QD05OTHR [IF QD05 = 13] SPECIFY OTHER RACIAL GROUP

DEFINE RACEFILL:

QD06 [IF MORE THAN ONE RESPONSE SELECTED IN QD05] Which one of these groups, that is [RACEFILL], best describes you?
SELECT ONLY ONE ANSWER.

QD07 [IF CURNTAGE = 15 OR OLDER] Which of the following best describes your current marital status? Are you married, widowed, divorced or separated, or have you never married?

QD08 [IF QDO7 = 1 OR 2 OR 3] How many times have you been married?

QD09 [IF CURNTAGE = 17 OR OLDER] Have you ever been in the United States' armed forces?

QD10 [IF QD09 = 1 OR DK/REF] Are you currently on active duty in the armed forces, in a reserves component, or now separated or retired from either reserves or active duty?

MILTERM1 [IF QD10 = 1] I need to verify what I just entered into the computer. You said you are currently on active duty in the armed forces. Is that correct?

MILCONT [IF MILTERM1 = 2 OR DK/REF] INTERVIEWER: USE THE [F9] KEY TO BACKUP TO THE SCREEN LABELED QD10 AND CORRECT THE RESPONDENT'S CURRENT MILITARY STATUS.

MILTERM2 [IF MILTERM1 = 1] People who are currently on active duty in the armed forces are not eligible to be interviewed in this study. I appreciate you taking the time to speak with me. Thank you.

QD11 HAND R SHOWCARD 3. What is the highest grade or year of school you have completed?

QD12 This question is about your overall health. Would you say your health in general is excellent, very good, good, fair, or poor?

CALENDAR

CALND1 CALENDAR

Marijuana

MRJINTRO The next questions are about marijuana and hashish. Marijuana is also called pot or grass. Marijuana is usually smoked, either in cigarettes, called joints, or in a pipe. It is sometimes cooked in food. Hashish is a form of marijuana that is also called "hash." It is usually smoked in a pipe. Another form of hashish is hash oil.

MJ01. Have you ever, even once, used marijuana or hashish?

MJ02. How old were you the first time you used marijuana or hashish?

IF MJCC4 NOT(BLANK OR DK/REF) THEN AGE1STMJ = MJCC4

IF MJCC3 NOT(BLANK OR DK/REF) THEN CURNTAGE = MJCC3

IF AGE1STMJ = CURNTAGE OR AGE1STMJ <10:

MJ03a [IF AGE1STMJ = CURNTAGE AND DATE OF INTERVIEW < DOB OR IF AGE1STMJ = CURNTAGE - 1 AND DATE OF INTERVIEW DOB] Did you first use marijuana or hashish in [CURRENT YEAR - 1] or [CURRENT YEAR]?

MJ03b [IF AGE1STMJ = CURNTAGE - 1 AND DATE OF INTERVIEW < DOB] Did you first use marijuana or hashish in [CURRENT YEAR - 2] OR [CURRENT YEAR - 1]?

MJ03c IF AGE1STMJ = CURNTAGE AND DATE OF INTERVIEW >DOB] In what month in [CURRENT YEAR] did you first use marijuana or hashish?

MJ03d In what month in [YEAR FROM MJ03a or MJ03b] did you first use marijuana or hashish?

MJLAST3. How long has it been since you last used marijuana or hashish?

MJFRAME3. Now think about the past 12 months, from [FILL DATE] through today. We want to know how many days you've used marijuana or hashish during the past 12 months.

What would be the easiest way for you to tell us how many days you've used it?

MJYRAVE On how many days in the past 12 months did you use marijuana or hashish?

MJMONAVE On average, how many days did you use marijuana or hashish each month during the past 12 months?

MJWKAVE. On average, how many days did you use marijuana or hashish each week during the past 12 months?

MJ06 [IF MJLAST3=1] Think specifically about the past 30 days, from [FILL DATE] up to and including today. During the past 30 days, on how many days did you use marijuana or hashish?

DEFINE TOTMJ:

IF TOTMJ NOT DK/REF AND MJ06 > TOTMJ:

DEFINE FILLMJ:

DEFINE FILLMJA:

IF MJ06 = 0:

2000 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse
Specifications for Programming
Items on Marijuana Abuse and Dependence

DRMJ [IF MAR12MON = 1 - 3] Think about your use of marijuana or hashish during the past 12 months as you answer these next questions.

DRMJ01 [IF MAR12MON= 1 - 3] During the past 12 months, was there a month or more when you spent a lot of your time getting or using marijuana or hashish?

DRMJ02 [IF DRMJ01 = 2 OR DK/REF] During the past 12 months, was there a month or more when you spent a lot of your time getting over the effects of the marijuana or hashish you used?

DRMJ04 [IF MAR12MON= 1 - 3] During the past 12 months, did you try to set limits on how often or how much marijuana or hashish you would use?

DRMJ05 [IF DRMJ04 = 1] Were you able to keep to the limits you set, or did you often use marijuana or hashish more than you intended to?

DRMJ06 [IF MAR12MON = 1 - 3] During the past 12 months, did you need to use more marijuana or hashish than you used to in order to get the effect you wanted?

DRMJ07 [IF DRMJ06=2 OR DK/REF] During the past 12 months, did you notice that using the same amount of marijuana or hashish had less effect on you than it used to?

DRMJ08 [IF MAR12MON= 1 - 3] During the past 12 months, did you want to or try to cut down or stop using marijuana or hashish?

DRMJ09 [IF DRMJ08 = 1] During the past 12 months, were you able to cut down or stop using marijuana or hashish every time you wanted to or tried to?

DRMJ13 [IF MAR12MON= 1 - 3] During the past 12 months, did you have any problems with your emotions, nerves, or mental health that were probably caused or made worse by your use of marijuana or hashish?

DRMJ14 [IF DRMJ13 = 1] Did you continue to use marijuana or hashish even though you thought it was causing you to have problems with your emotions, nerves, or mental health?

DRMJ15 [IF DRMJ13 = 2 OR DK/REF OR DRMJ14 = 2 OR DK/REF] During the past 12 months, did you have any physical health problems that were probably caused or made worse by your use of marijuana or hashish?

DRMJ16 [IF DRMJ15 = 1] Did you continue to use marijuana or hashish even though you thought it was causing you to have physical problems?

DRMJ17 [IF MAR12MON= 1 - 3] This question is about important activities such as working, going to school, taking care of children, doing fun things such as hobbies and sports, and spending time with friends and family.

During the past 12 months, did using marijuana or hashish cause you to give up or spend less time doing these types of important activities?

DRMJ18 [IF MAR12MON= 1 - 3] Sometimes people who use marijuana or hashish have serious problems at home, work or school—such as:

During the past 12 months, did using marijuana or hashish cause you to have serious problems like this either at home, work, or school?

DRMJ19 [IF MAR12MON= 1 - 3] During the past 12 months, did you regularly use marijuana or hashish and then do something where using marijuana or hashish might have put you in physical danger?

DRMJ20 [IF MAR12MON= 1 - 3] During the past 12 months, did using marijuana or hashish cause you to do things that repeatedly got you in trouble with the law?

DRMJ21 [IF MAR12MON= 1 - 3] During the past 12 months, did you have any problems with family or friends that were probably caused by your use of marijuana or hashish?

DRMJ22 [IF DRMJ21 = 1] Did you continue to use marijuana or hashish even though you thought it caused problems with family or friends?

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