ABC News/Washington Post Drug Poll, February 1997

This special topic poll, conducted February 20-24, 1997,
solicited responses from parents and their teenage children, aged
12-17, on the topic of illegal drug use among America's youth. One
parent and one child from each household were asked a series of
questions covering illegal drugs, violence in school, underage
drinking, academic challenges, and parent-child communication.
Respondents were asked to assess their understanding of the presence
of drugs and drug users in their local schools, throughout the
community, across the nation, among the teen's peer group, and within
their own family. A series of topics covered the availability and
effectiveness of school-sponsored anti-drug programs. Parents were
asked how their possible past and present use and/or experimentation
with marijuana and other illegal drugs, alcohol, and tobacco products
influenced the manner in which they approached drug use with their own
children. Teenage respondents were asked for their reaction to the use
of drugs and alcohol by their friends, the seriousness of the
contemporary drug problem, and whether they believed that their
parents had used or experimented with illegal drugs. Other questions
asked about teenage respondents' plans after high school and whether
they attended a public or private school. Demographic variables for
parental respondents included age, race, sex, education level,
household income, political party affiliation, and type of residential
area (e.g., urban or rural). Demographic variables for teenage
respondents included age, race, sex, residential area, and grade level
in school.

本专项民意调查于1997年2月20日至24日开展，围绕美国青少年违禁毒品使用这一议题，向家长及其12至17岁的青少年子女征集反馈。每个家庭各邀请一名家长与一名青少年参与，回答一系列涵盖违禁毒品、校园暴力、未成年人饮酒、学业困境及亲子沟通的问题。受访者需评估自身对以下场景中毒品与吸毒者存在情况的认知：当地学校、整个社区、全国范围、青少年同伴群体，以及自家内部。另有一系列主题围绕学校发起的禁毒项目的可及性与实施成效展开。针对家长受访者的问题包括：他们过往及当前是否曾使用、尝试过大麻、其他违禁毒品、酒精及烟草制品，以及此类使用或尝试经历如何影响其与子女探讨毒品使用问题的方式。针对青少年受访者的问题则涉及：他们对朋友吸食毒品与饮酒的看法、当下毒品问题的严重性，以及是否认为父母曾尝试或吸食过违禁毒品。其他问题还包括青少年受访者的高中毕业后规划、就读公立还是私立学校。家长受访者的人口统计变量涵盖年龄、种族、性别、受教育程度、家庭收入、党派归属以及居住区域类型（如城市或农村）；青少年受访者的人口统计变量则包括年龄、种族、性别、居住区域以及在校年级。