Of Substance Alcohol Opinions Survey

The Of Substance Alcohol Opinions Online Survey was commissioned by Of Substance to Galaxy Research, with the aim of exploring attitudes towards and opinions about alcohol and drug use/abuse in Australia. The findings of the survey have resulted in a call for a "National Discussion on Alcohol" by the Australian National Council on Drugs, who are the principal advisory body on drug policy in Australia. The survey included questions relating to the respondent's consumption of alcohol; opinions on the safety of mixing drugs and alcohol; attitudes towards the marketing of alcoholic drinks to young people; whether there is enough of a national education campaign on the dangers of alcohol; opinions on the effects of alcohol; concerns about underage drinking; knowledge of health effects and the legal blood alcohol limit; and, opinions on what constitutes binge drinking. Background variables include age, gender, geographic location, marital status, income and employment status.
Due to the highly sensitive material contained in this survey, the Indigenous variable is not available for public release. Any user wanting to view this data must express substantial reason in writing to the Australian Data Archive. Their application will then be sent to Of Substance and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Data Archive for their consideration.