SAMHSA NSDUH Survey Data Record

Represents a row from the SAMHSA National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) public use data file. Contains anonymized substance use and mental health prevalence data.

Federal-GovernmentPublic HealthBehavioral HealthSubstance Use DisordersMental HealthOpen DataHealthcare

Properties

Name Type Description
year integer Survey year
stateCode string Two-letter state abbreviation
ageGroup string Age group category
substanceType string Substance category
measureType string Type of usage measure
percentage number Prevalence percentage for the measure
estimatedCount integer Estimated number of individuals in thousands
lowerConfidenceInterval number Lower bound of 95% confidence interval
upperConfidenceInterval number Upper bound of 95% confidence interval
mentalHealthIndicator string Mental health measure if applicable
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JSON Schema

samhsa-nsduh-data-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://www.samhsa.gov/schemas/nsduh-record",
  "title": "SAMHSA NSDUH Survey Data Record",
  "description": "Represents a row from the SAMHSA National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) public use data file. Contains anonymized substance use and mental health prevalence data.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "year": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Survey year",
      "minimum": 2002
    },
    "stateCode": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Two-letter state abbreviation",
      "pattern": "^[A-Z]{2}$"
    },
    "ageGroup": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Age group category",
      "enum": ["12-17", "18-25", "26 or Older", "18 or Older", "12 or Older"]
    },
    "substanceType": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Substance category",
      "enum": [
        "Alcohol",
        "Tobacco",
        "Marijuana",
        "Cocaine",
        "Heroin",
        "Methamphetamine",
        "Prescription Pain Relievers",
        "Prescription Tranquilizers",
        "Prescription Stimulants",
        "Hallucinogens",
        "Inhalants",
        "Any Illicit Drug"
      ]
    },
    "measureType": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Type of usage measure",
      "enum": [
        "Past Month Use",
        "Past Year Use",
        "Lifetime Use",
        "Substance Use Disorder",
        "Needing But Not Receiving Treatment"
      ]
    },
    "percentage": {
      "type": "number",
      "minimum": 0,
      "maximum": 100,
      "description": "Prevalence percentage for the measure"
    },
    "estimatedCount": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Estimated number of individuals in thousands"
    },
    "lowerConfidenceInterval": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Lower bound of 95% confidence interval"
    },
    "upperConfidenceInterval": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Upper bound of 95% confidence interval"
    },
    "mentalHealthIndicator": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Mental health measure if applicable",
      "enum": [
        "Any Mental Illness (AMI)",
        "Serious Mental Illness (SMI)",
        "Major Depressive Episode (MDE)",
        "Suicidal Thoughts",
        "Suicidal Behavior",
        "Mental Health Treatment"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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