Use of Intoxicants by Schoolchildren in Hamburg (1973)

Topics: The content of the study is largely identical to ZA Study No. 0769: occurrence of suicide, mental deficiency, alcohol and intoxicant addiction in the family of respondent as well as with respondent himself; relationship with school and company; favorite subjects; characterization of family life; frequency of alcohol intoxication; frequency and type of intoxicants used; intoxicant last used; age at first use of intoxicants; attempts to stop using intoxicants; use of cigarettes; attitude to use of intoxicants (scale); use of intoxicants by reference group; relationship with parents; school achievements and influence of intoxicants on school achievements; reasons for use of hashish and switching to other drugs; effects of use of intoxicants; attitude to prohibition of hashish, marijuana; reasons for use of drugs; sources of supply for intoxicants; personal activity as dealer; familiarity of officials and parents with personal use of intoxicants as well as consequences from this knowledge; coming to the attention of the police; attitude to drug advice centers; assessment of the social system; violence as political means; manner of organization of leisure time; practice of meditation.

In contrast to study 0769 among others the following additional questions were posed: visit to leisure facilities; delinquency questions; age at first use of cigarettes, use of alcohol and first sexual intercourse; chronology of drug career; interest in new intoxicants; monthly costs for use of intoxicants; normal use of medications and contraceptive pill; age of father. Demography: age; sex; family composition; religious denomination; religiousness; school education; vocational training; social origins.