Study title

Social contacts, coming to the attention of the police, use of intoxicants as well as reasons for consumption of alcohol and nicotine among schoolchildren, apprentices and young workers. Topics: The content of the study is largely identical to ZA Study No. 0769: occurrence of suicide, mental deficiency, alcohol and intoxicant addiction in the family of respondent as well as with respondent himself; relationship with school and company; favorite subjects; characterization of family life; frequency of alcohol intoxication; frequency and type of intoxicants used; intoxicant last used; age at first use of intoxicants; attempts to stop using intoxicants; use of cigarettes; attitude to use of intoxicants (scale); use of intoxicants by reference group; relationship with parents; school achievements and influence of intoxicants on school achievements; reasons for use of hashish and switching to other drugs; effects of use of intoxicants; attitude to prohibition of hashish, marijuana; reasons for use of drugs; sources of supply for intoxicants; personal activity as dealer; familiarity of officials and parents with personal use of intoxicants as well as consequences from this knowledge; coming to the attention of the police; attitude to drug advice centers; assessment of the social system; violence as political means; manner of organization of leisure time; practice of meditation. In contrast to study 0769 among others the following additional questions were posed: visit to leisure facilities; delinquency questions; age at first use of cigarettes, use of alcohol and first sexual intercourse; chronology of drug career; interest in new intoxicants; monthly costs for use of intoxicants; normal use of medications and contraceptive pill; age of father. Demography: age; sex; family composition; religious denomination; religiousness; school education; vocational training; social origins.