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SA-19.4 Reduce the past-year nonmedical use of sedatives
About the Data
Description of the data source, numerator, denominator, survey questions, and other relevant details about the national estimate.
Number of persons aged 12 years and over who report nonmedical use of prescription sedatives in the past year
Number of persons aged 12 years and over
- Within the past 30 days
- More than 30 days ago but within the past 12 months
- More than 12 months ago
- DK/REF
From the 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health:
[NUMERATOR:]
How long has it been since you last used any prescription sedatives that was not prescribed for you or that you took only for the experience or feeling it caused?
In 2014 and 2015 changes were made to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) resulting in the need to revise the baselines and targets for 20 HP2020 objectives. In 2014, the changes to NSDUH primarily focused on revising the sample design, such as modifying the distribution of the sample across the 50 states and the District of Columbia and reducing the oversampling of youths and young adults. In 2015, SAMHSA implemented changes to the NSDUH data collection equipment, respondent materials, and survey questionnaire, including revisions to existing measures (e.g., prescription drugs, methamphetamine, hallucinogens, inhalants, and binge alcohol) and the addition of new questions (e.g., sexual orientation and attraction, disability status, and identification of active duty family members).
The 2014 changes to the sample design are expected to result in more precise national estimates overall as well as more precise estimates for older adults. The 2015 changes are expected to improve the quality of data, and the questionnaire revisions will address SAMHSA's substance use and mental health policy and research needs.
The following report outlines all of the changes that were made to the NSDUH in 2014 and 2015.
http://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/NSDUH-RedesignChanges-201....
A description of the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) has been published by SAMHSA.
Revision History
Any change to the objective text, baseline, target, target-setting method or data source since the Healthy People 2020 launch.
References
Additional resources about the objective
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings. Office of Applied Studies, NSDUH Series H-36, HHS Publication No. SMA 09-4434. Rockville, MD. 2009.