Use and Abuse of Illegal Drugs, Alcoholic Drinks, Medicines and Tobacco Products 1992 - Eastern Germany (Epidemiological Survey on Substance Abuse)

Housing situation: living together with parents or others in a group sharing a residence; prematurely leaving home; age at leaving parental home. Leisure time: belonging to a clique of young people; leisure activity with others or alone; frequency of selected leisure activities; most important reference person; frequency of playing slot machines with possibility of winning; weekly duration of play and perceived stress from playing machines.

Use of tobacco products: use of cigarettes; brand of cigarettes as well as statement of amount of nicotine and tar of the brand of cigarettes; preferred place of purchase of tobacco products; year of starting to smoke; length of interruption in use of tobacco; assessment of probability of conducting oneself in the same manner in the future regarding smoking or not smoking; statement of use of tobacco products by father and mother; classification of most frequent contact groups in occupation and leisure time as smoker or non-smoker; attitude to smoking bans in selected situations and attitude to tobacco advertising; attitude to smoking (scale).

Drinking habits: frequency of drinking selected non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages; daily consumption of beer, wine, liqueurs and strong alcoholic beverages; weekly consumption of beer, wine and spirits; self-classification of personal use of alcohol; most important occasion or place to drink alcohol; most important sources of supply for alcohol; age at starting regular consumption of alcohol; age at first alcohol excess; domestic use of alcohol of father and mother; use of alcohol by closest friend or partner; attitude to use of alcohol (scale); conduct in use of alcohol of closest friends and acquaintances.

Health: health consciousness; self-classification of personal condition of health; statement of most important health complaints; protection against AIDS practiced; interest in an AIDS test; time of last visit to the doctor; preparation, type and frequency of medications used. Use of intoxicants: type of drugs ever used; age and frequency in use of sniffing materials; statement of age at first use and frequency of use, differences according to drug types; injecting intoxicants; frequency of simultaneous use of various intoxicants; time period since last use of individual intoxicants; use of increasingly higher doses to obtain euphoria; use of medications or intoxicants to calm and eliminate conditions of fear; neglecting friends or hobbies from procuring drugs; skipping school and work for the purpose of procuring drugs; perceived stress from use of intoxicants; perceived dependence on use of intoxicants; reasons for possibly having ended use of intoxicants in the meantime; most important reasons for use of drugs earlier in comparison to today; sources of supply for first drug and for later use; other users at first use of intoxicants and later; person to confide in with problems as a result of use of drugs; readiness to try drugs with those experienced with drugs; use of hard and soft drugs in one´s circle of friends; number of addicts in one´s circle of friends; availability of drugs within 24 hours; extent to which informed about the drug problem; assessment of addiction potential of individual drugs and medications; perceived closeness to or rejection of smokers and users of hard as well as soft drugs; self-assessment of dependence on drugs, alcohol or nicotine; particular events or problems in the last year and personally perceived stress from this; thoughts of suicide; self-assessment of personal situation; weight; height; current or planned pregnancy of respondent or partner; planned changes of the use of alcohol and tobacco in case of pregnancy; number of sex partners in the last year; use of condoms and contraception; desired number of children; employment in Western Germany; length of residence in city; assessment of satisfaction (scale) in the areas school and work, residence, finances, leisure time, health, family, relation with friends and self-satisfaction; general contentment with life; readiness for a follow-up interview.