Public Opinion, Attitudes and Knowledge - A National Survey of Canadians' Use of Alcohol and Other Drugs - Canadian Addiction Survey (CAS)

2006
ISBN: 0-662-44537-6
Cat. No.: H128-1/06-491E
HC Pub.: 4944

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Table of Contents

• Acknowledgements / * Errata
  
  
• Chapter 1: Introduction
  
  
• Chapter 2: Methodology
  • Sample Design
  • Weighting and Design Effect
  • Precision and Stability
  • Key Independent Variables
  • Description of Analyses
  • Notes on Reporting
  • User-type Variable
  • Characteristics of Respondents per User-type
  • Data Limitations
  
  
• Chapter 3: Perceptions of the Seriousness of Substance Use
  • Highlights
  • Overall
  • In Canada
  • In Province
  • In City/Town
  • Summary and Discussion
  
  
• Chapter 4: Perceived Harms of Substance Use
  • Highlights
  • Overall
  • Alcohol
  • Cannabis
  • Users Compared with Non-users
  • Summary and Discussion
  
  
• Chapter 5: Public Opinion on Alcohol
  • Highlights
  • Alcohol Policies
  • Changes Across Surveys
  • Summary and Discussion
  
  
• Chapter 6: Public Opinion on Cannabis
  • Highlights
  • Summary and Discussion
  
  
• Chapter 7: Public Opinion on Illicit Drugs
  • Highlights
  • The Why, Who and What of Drug Use According to Canadians
  • Canadians' Perceptions on the Country's Readiness to Address Drug Use
  • Various Opinions and Beliefs of Canadians About Drug Use
  • Canadians' Perceptions of Options for Addressing Drug Use
  • Should the Government Pursue Legal Action or Make Sentencing Tougher?
  • Canadians' Perceptions of Various Programs to Address Drug Use
  • Knowledge of and Support for Specific Programs
  • Differences Between Users and Non-users
  • Summary and Discussion
  
  
• References