Which data source is the result of a survey conducted among a sample of households in the United States?

Which data source is the result of a survey conducted among a sample of households in the United States?

• A. Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring
• B. Drug Abuse Warning Network
• C. Monitoring the Future
• D. National Survey on Drug Use and Health

Answer: (D)

This item tests your ability to recognize a data source that comes from surveying households across the United States. The National Survey on Drug Use and Health fits this description because it is designed as a nationally representative household survey conducted by SAMHSA. It uses a rigorous sampling method to select households and individuals and collects information through interviews about drug use, mental health, and related issues, providing national and state estimates. The other options come from different settings. Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring gathers data from arrestees in corrections facilities, not from households. Drug Abuse Warning Network collects data on drug-related emergency department visits and hospital encounters, which are health-system records rather than household surveys. Monitoring the Future surveys school-based samples of students, not households, focusing on youth.

This item tests your ability to recognize a data source that comes from surveying households across the United States. The National Survey on Drug Use and Health fits this description because it is designed as a nationally representative household survey conducted by SAMHSA. It uses a rigorous sampling method to select households and individuals and collects information through interviews about drug use, mental health, and related issues, providing national and state estimates.

The other options come from different settings. Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring gathers data from arrestees in corrections facilities, not from households. Drug Abuse Warning Network collects data on drug-related emergency department visits and hospital encounters, which are health-system records rather than household surveys. Monitoring the Future surveys school-based samples of students, not households, focusing on youth.