Victorian Drug Household Survey, 1993

The Victorian Drug Household Survey (VDHS) was conducted as an extension to the fourth National Campaign Against Drugs and Alcohol (NCADA) National Drug Household Survey (NDHS). Prior to 1993, the NCADA NDHS had been conducted on three occasions: 1985, 1988 and 1991. The same questionnaire as used in the 1993 NDHS was the basis for this supplementary survey, although a number of new questions were added and others of broader national interest were dropped. The purpose of the VDHS was to provide information about what the Victorian community understands about drug issues and what Victorians see as priorities for government action in relation to drug issues. Also, it was intended to provide a baseline measure of community attitudes and knowledge from which to develop and evaluate the Victorian Drug Strategy. The main variables include: perception of drug(s) causing most deaths in Australia; perception of drug(s) causing most concern for the community generally; drug causing the most concern to the respondent personally; number of standard drinks considered to be a risk to health; personal use of licit and illicit drugs; attitudes towards licit and illicit drugs; knowledge of information about drugs and services available for users; reaction to measures used to limit or restrict use and sale of licit and illicit drugs; and where to allocate goverment funds in an effort to reduce drug abuse. Demographic variables include age, sex, location, employment status, marital status, country of birth and highest education level.