Summary information

Study title

Attitude to Use of Drugs among Young People (1976)

Creator

Bundeszentrale für gesundheitliche Aufklärung (BZgA), Köln
Institut für Jugendforschung, München

Study number / PID

ZA1071, Version 1.0.0 (GESIS)

10.4232/1.1071 (DOI)

Data access

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Series

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Abstract

Attitude of young people to drugs as well as to alcohol and nicotine. Topics: leisure activities; preferred place for leisure time; achievement demands in school or occupation; judgement on the achievement demands; self-assessment of condition of health; type and extent of use of medication; ability to quit smoking as well as hypothetical use of drugs; personal classification of what is seen as drug abuse; judgement on the current development among young people regarding use of drugs, alcohol and cigarettes; interest of parents in the problems of young people; relationship with parents; frequency of consumption of milk, wine, beer, fruit juice and schnapps; frequency of alcohol excesses; time of last alcohol intoxication; age at starting to smoke; reason for smoking or for not smoking; size of circle of friends; knowledge and first use of selected drugs; inclination to use of drugs; acquaintance with drug users and drug users in circle of friends; most important reasons for abstaining from drugs or for use of drugs; current use of drugs; reasons for discontinuation possible use of drugs; characterization of personal situation in life. Demography: age; sex; marital status; religious denomination; school education; occupation; employment; income; household income; size of household; composition of household; respondent is head of household; characteristics of head of household; housing situation; party preference; presence of occupational goal; current school attendance.

Keywords

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Methodology

Data collection period

12/1976 - 01/1977

Country

Germany

Time dimension

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Analysis unit

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Universe

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Sampling procedure

Multi-stage random sample

Kind of data

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Data collection mode

Oral survey with standardized questionnaire

Access

Publisher

GESIS Data Archive for the Social Sciences

Publication year

1980

Terms of data access

A - Data and documents are released for academic research and teaching.

Related publications

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