This resource includes links to sources of existing questionnaires, including the name of the questionnaire, population served, and topic areas that questions address.
This is an online guide to designing survey questionnaires. http://learningstore.uwex.edu/assets/pdfs/G3658-02.pdf [1]
Name of Survey and Source | Population | Includes Questions Related to: |
| Communities That Care Survey [2] Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration | Students in grades 6–12 | Prevalence of risk and protective factors known to predict drug use, delinquency, and gang involvement among youth; current prevalence of these problem behaviors in the community |
| Monitoring the Future [3] National Institute on Drug Abuse | Originally administered to students in grades 8, 10, and 12 | Prevalence and incidence of ATOD use, perceived harm, disapproval of use, perceived availability |
| National Household Education Survey [4] National Center for Education Statistics | Originally administered to household members, depending on topic (e.g., parents of children in grades 3–12 and youth in grades 6–12 who had participated in the School Safety and Discipline Survey) | Adult education and lifelong learning, civic involvement, early childhood education and school readiness, household library use, parent involvement in education, and school safety and discipline |
| National Survey on Drug Use and Health [5] Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration | Originally administered to household members; data sorted by ages 12–17, 18–25, 26–34, and over 35 | Incidence and prevalence of alcohol and drug use |
| Pride Survey [6] | Separate questionnaires for students in grades 4–6 and 6–12, parents, and teachers | Incidence and prevalence, age of onset, perception of health risk, and perception of social disapproval of drug use and violence |
| Profiles of Student Life: Attitudes and Behaviors Survey [7] The Search Institute | Students in grades 6–12 | Forty developmental assets (i.e., positive relationships, opportunities, skills, and values that promote positive development) |
| School Crime Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey [8] National Center for Education Statistics and Bureau of Justice Statistics | Originally administered to household members who had attended school during the six months preceding interview | Experiences with and perceptions of crime and violence that occurred inside school, on school grounds, or on the way to or from school; preventive measures used by schools and school rules, after-school activities, availability of drugs and alcohol at school |
| Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) [9] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Originally administered to students in grades 9–12 | Incidence and prevalence of ATOD use, sexual activity, vehicle safety, weapons, violence, depression and suicide, dietary behavior, physical activity |
There are other sources of questionnaires as well. Questionnaire anthologies can be found in university libraries. The research literature on substance abuse also contains questionnaires developed to explore particular issues or used with specific types of people. Always check to see whether the questionnaire is copyrighted and, if so, if you are required to pay a fee for its use.
Developed under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies contract. Reference #HHSS277200800004C. For training and/or technical assistance purposes only.
Links:
[1] http://learningstore.uwex.edu/assets/pdfs/G3658-02.pdf
[2] http://store.samhsa.gov/product/Communities-That-Care-Youth-Survey/CTC020
[3] http://www.monitoringthefuture.org/
[4] http://nces.ed.gov/nhes/
[5] http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/nsduh.htm
[6] http://www.pridesurveys.com/index.html
[7] http://www.search-institute.org/survey-services/surveys/attitudes-behaviors
[8] http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/ICPSR/studies/04182
[9] http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/yrbs/index.htm