Downloading Data
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Browse SAMHDA Studies
The following series and studies are available for download:
Current Series
- Health Behavior in School-aged Children (HBSC), 1996, 1998, 2002
- Monitoring the Future (MTF), 1976-2008
- National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), 1979, 1982, 1985, 1988, 1990-2008
- National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (N-SSATS), 1997-98, 2000, 2002-08
- Treatment Episode Data Set - Admissions (TEDS-A), 1992-2008
- Treatment Episode Data Set - Discharges (TEDS-D), 2006
Other Studies
- Alcohol and Drug Services Study (ADSS), 1996-99
- California Drug and Alcohol Treatment Assessment (CALDATA), 1991-93
- Cooperative Agreement for AIDS Community-Based Outreach/Intervention Research Program, 1992-98
- Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN), 1994, 1997
- (Washington) DC Metropolitan Area Drug Study (DC*MADS), 1991-92
- Drug Abuse Treatment Outcomes Study (DATOS), 1991-94
- Drug Abuse Treatment Outcome Study--Adolescent (DATOS-A), 1993-95
- Drug Services Research Survey (DSRS), 1990
- Gambling Impact and Behavior Study (GIBS), 1997-99
- National Comorbidity Survey: Baseline (NCS-1), 1990-92
- National Drug Abuse Treatment System Survey (NDATSS), Waves II-IV, 1988, 1990, 1995
- National Pregnancy and Health Survey (NPHS), 1992
- National Treatment Improvement Evaluation Study (NTIES), 1992-97
- National Youth Survey (NYS), 1976-80, 1983, 1987
- Policy Research on Aging and Mental Health Services (PRAMHS), 1979-80
- Services Research Outcomes Study (SROS), 1995-96
- Substance Abuse Treatment Cost Allocation and Analysis Template (SATCAAT), 1992-94
How to Find Data
SAMHDA offers users the ability to download data files free of charge for a broad scope of interest revolving around substance abuse and mental health issues. Listed below are a few steps detailing a common way to locate and download data files to your computer, flash drives, or other removable media.
- Browse available studies on the SAMHDA Web site, or use the search box at the top of every SAMHDA page.
- Narrow your search to a particular series and year, or a study.
- Read the study description and documentation.
- Select the Download Data tab. You will be asked to log in and agree to our Terms of Use. You may log in anonymously or with your MyData account.
- Follow the directions to add items to the download cart.
Help Resources
SAMHDA provides SPSS, SAS, and Stata system and setup files. System files are "ready to go" and are immediately available to use. Setup files consist of program-specific syntax for use with an ASCII text file. Combined, these files can be used to create system files for each statistical program. A tab-delimited file that can be used in Microsoft Excel is also provided. Below is a list of all available file formats, with links to additional information.
