Strategic Research and Development
ASSAD Survey Methodology
ASSAD 1999 Survey
The target population for the ASSAD survey was all school students in
school years 7 to 11 enrolled in NSW schools. The final random sample
totalled 7,475 secondary school students aged between 12 and 17 years
from 122 schools.
Survey data was gathered in a core and two supplementary self-completion
questionnaires. Each supplementary questionnaire was answered by approximately
half of the core sample.
The core questionnaire includes demographic items, questions on smoking,
alcohol and licit and illicit drug consumption and sun protection knowledge,
behaviour and attitude items.
1999 core questionnaire - PDF (1.8Mb)
The first supplementary questionnaire includes questions on attitudes
to smoking, access to cigarettes, access to alcohol, and violent behaviour.
Supp1 questionnaire - PDF (426Kb)
The second supplementary questionnaire asks questions on eating behaviours,
physical activity, injuries and mental health.
Supp 2 questionnaire - PDF (1Mb)
ASSAD 2002 Survey
In 2002, the NSW Department of Health, in conjunction with The Cancer Council NSW,
carried out a survey of the health behaviours of secondary school students as part
of the triennial Australian School Students' Alcohol and Drugs (ASSAD) Survey, a
national survey of secondary school students that commenced in 1984.
The survey was carried out using a self-administered questionnaire. The questionnaire
included questions on: smoking, alcohol, and other drug use; mental health and
wellbeing; sun protection behaviours; nutrition and eating patterns; physical activity;
and injuries.
The student sample was selected using a two-stage probability sample, with schools
selected at the first stage and students selected at the second stage. Analysis was
restricted to students aged 12 - 17 years. The final sample comprised 6180 students,
of whom 3780 were from government schools, 1221 were from Catholic schools, and 1179
were from independent schools.
The core questionnaire includes demographic items, questions on smoking, alcohol and
licit and illicit drug consumption and sun protection knowledge, behaviour and attitude
items.
2002 core questionnaire - PDF (124Kb)
The first supplementary questionnaire includes questions on attitudes to smoking, access to cigarettes, access to alcohol, and violent behaviour.
2002 supp1 questionnaire - PDF (109Kb)
The second supplementary questionnaire asks questions on eating behaviours, physical activity, injuries and mental health.
2002 supp2 questionnaire - PDF (84Kb)
ASSAD 2005 Survey
In 2005, the NSW Department of Health carried out a survey of the health behaviours of secondary school students as part of the triennial Australian School Students' Alcohol and Drugs (ASSAD) Survey, a national survey of secondary school students that commenced in 1984.
The survey was carried out using a self-administered questionnaire. The questionnaire included questions on: smoking, alcohol, and other drug use; mental health and wellbeing; sun protection behaviours; nutrition and eating patterns; physical activity; and injuries.
The student sample was selected using a two-stage probability sample, with schools selected at the first stage and students selected at the second stage.
Analysis was restricted to students aged 12 - 17 years.
The core questionnaire includes demographic items, questions on smoking, alcohol and licit and illicit drug consumption and sun protection knowledge, behaviour and attitude items.
2005 core questionnaire - PDF (392Kb)
The first supplementary questionnaire includes questions on attitudes to smoking, access to cigarettes, access to alcohol, and violent behaviour.
2005 supp A questionnaire - PDF (154Kb)
The second supplementary questionnaire asks questions on eating behaviours, physical activity, injury and mental health.
2005 supp B questionnaire - PDF (123Kb)
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