Trend dataset for representative surveys on the use of psychoactive substances and substance-related disorders among adults in Germany (Epidemiological Survey of Substance Abuse 1995-2021)
GESIS, Cologne. ZA7969 Data file Version 1.1.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.14159
Abstract: The Epidemiological Survey of Substance Abuse (ESA) is a population-representative study that has been conducted regularly since 1980 to record the use of psychoactive substances and substance-related problems in the general population of Germany.
In each survey wave, sampling was based on German-speaking persons aged 18 to 59 (ESA 1995-2003) and 18 to 64 (ESA 2006-2021) from private households. Sampling was carried out in 1995 and 1997 with an age-proportional three-stage draw using the random route method. First, sample points were drawn before the survey households were determined with the ... more Content: The trend data set contains comparable questions that were asked 4 times or more. Questions were not always asked regarding the same time period. The time periods and substances asked included past 30-day, past 12-month, and lifetime prevalence of use of conventional tobacco products (cigarettes, cigars, cigarillos, pipes), alcohol, illegal drugs, ... more Methodology
Date(s) of Data Collection: 16.01.1995 - 03.10.2021
Date(s) of Data Collection: 16.01.1995 - 31.03.1995 | 10.04.1997 - 30.06.1997 | 05.2000 - 10.2000 | 28.03.2003 - 12.09.2003 | 30.03.2006 - 05.09.2006 | 05.2009 - 10.2009 | 04.2012 - 07.2012 | 03.2015 - 07.2015 | 12.03.2018 - 06.08.2018 | 21.05.2021 - 03.10.2021
Geographic coverage: Germany (DE)
Universe: German-speaking persons aged 18 to 59 and 18 to 64 in private households in the respective survey years (1995, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2018, 2021).
Number of Units: 84596
Sampling Procedure: • Probability: Multistage;
The sample was drawn in 1995 and 1997 using a stratified, three-stage random selection procedure in ADM design. In the first stage, sample points were drawn based on the electoral district division of the federal elections. The household was selected in the second stage by the interviewer based on a random route visit d ... more Temporal Research Design: Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section Analysis Unit: Individual Mode of Data Collection: • Face-to-face interview: Paper-and-pencil (PAPI)
• Telephone interview: Computer-assisted (CATI)
• Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI);
Data Collector: GfM-Getas Gesellschaft für Marketing-, Kommunikations- und Sozialforschung mbH, Hamburg (1995-1997)
infas Institut für angewandte Sozialwissenschaft, Bonn (2000-2021)
Analysis System(s): SPSS, Stata
Number of Variables: 1228
Bibliographic information
Principal Investigator/ Authoring Entity, Institution: - Institut für Therapieforschung, München
Publication year: 2023
DOI: 10.4232/1.14159 | 10.4232/1.14099
Study number: ZA7969
Publisher: GESIS
Versions
Current Version: 1.1.0, 2023-08-08, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.14159
Version history: ... more Reference publications
Publications: ESA 2021
Rauschert, C., Möckl, J., Seitz, N.-N., Wilms, N., Olderbak, S., & Kraus, L. (2022). Konsum psychoaktiver Substanzen in Deutschland – Ergebnisse des Epidemiologischen Suchtsurvey 2021. Deutsches Ärzteblatt, 119, 527-534. https://doi.org/10.3238/arztebl.m2022.0244
| Rauschert, C., Möckl, J., Seitz, N.-N., Wilms, N., Olderbak, S., Krau ... more Study group: Epidemiologischer Suchtsurvey |
show all hits of the groupThe "Epidemiological Survey on Substance Abuse in Germany (ESA)" is a representative survey on the use and abuse of psychoactive substances among adolescents and adults aged 18 to 64 years, which has been conducted regularly nationwide since 1980. The nationwide study was conducted recently in a mixed-mode design as a standardised telephone survey ... moreGESIS Community Data |
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