2017 NATIONAL SURVEY ON DRUG USE AND HEALTH METHODOLOGICAL RESOURCE BOOK SECTION 8: DATA COLLECTION FINAL REPORT Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality Rockville, Maryland July 2018 This page intentionally left blank 2017 NATIONAL SURVEY ON DRUG USE AND HEALTH: DATA COLLECTION FINAL REPORT Prepared for the 2017 Methodological Resource Book (Section 8) Contract No. HHSS283201300001C RTI Project No. 0213986 Deliverable No. 49 RTI Authors: Project Director: David Alward Allison C. McKamey David Hunter Jason Butler Katherine B. Morton Christine Clark Susan K. Myers SAMHSA Project Officer: Lee Ellen Coffey Jesse Pegg Donna Hewitt James Pratt Peter Tice Ilona Johnson Beth H. Riggsbee Shuangquan Liu Amber Rumsey Megan C. Livengood Rebecca Thomson Peilan C. Martin Christina Touarti SAMHSA Authors: Barbara Forsyth Joel Kennet Grace Medley For questions about this report, please e-mail [email protected]. Prepared for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Rockville, Maryland Prepared by RTI International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina July 2018 Recommended Citation: Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality. (2018). 2017 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Methodological Resource Book (Section 8, Data Collection Final Report). Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Rockville, MD. Acknowledgments This report was developed for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, by RTI International (a registered trademark and a trade name of Research Triangle Institute). Contributors to this report at RTI include Teresa Bass, Debbie Bond, Claudia Clark, Valerie Garner, and Margaret Johnson. ii Table of Contents Chapter Page 1. Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 1 2. Sampling and Counting and Listing Operations ................................................................. 3 2.1 Overview of Sampling Procedures ......................................................................... 3 2.2 Recruiting and Training for Counting and Listing ................................................. 4 2.3 Counting and Listing Procedures ............................................................................ 5 2.4 Added Dwelling Units ............................................................................................ 6 2.5 Problems Encountered ............................................................................................ 7 2.5.1 Controlled Access ....................................................................................... 7 2.5.2 Segments with Reassigned Quarters ........................................................... 8 2.5.3 Edited Addresses ......................................................................................... 8 References ......................................................................................................................... 14 3. Data Collection Staffing ................................................................................................... 15 3.1 Regional Directors ................................................................................................ 15 3.2 Regional Supervisors ............................................................................................ 15 3.3 Field Supervisors .................................................................................................. 16 3.4 Field Interviewers and Traveling Field Interviewers ............................................ 16 3.5 Problems Encountered .......................................................................................... 19 3.5.1 Continued Staffing Shortfall in Certain Areas .......................................... 19 3.5.2 FI Turnover ............................................................................................... 19 4. Preparation of Survey Materials ....................................................................................... 33 4.1 Screening............................................................................................................... 33 4.2 Questionnaire Development.................................................................................. 33 4.2.1 CAI Instrument ......................................................................................... 33 4.2.2 Spanish Translations ................................................................................. 33 4.3 Manuals and Miscellaneous Materials Development ........................................... 33 4.3.1 Manuals ..................................................................................................... 33 4.3.2 Miscellaneous Materials ........................................................................... 35 4.4 Submission of the 2017 NSDUH IRB Package .................................................... 36 4.5 Preparation for New-to-Project Field Interviewer Training ................................. 36 4.5.1 Home Study Package ................................................................................ 36 4.5.2 New-to-Project Training Supplies ............................................................ 37 4.5.3 New-to-Project Bilingual Training ........................................................... 39 4.6 Preparation for Veteran Field Interviewer Training ............................................. 39 4.6.1 Veteran Training and Data Collection Preparations Packages ................. 40 4.6.2 Veteran Training Supplies ........................................................................ 40 4.7 Preparation for Field Data Collection ................................................................... 41 4.7.1 Assignment Materials ............................................................................... 41 4.7.2 Bulk Supplies ............................................................................................ 42 4.8 Website Development ........................................................................................... 42 4.8.1 Case Management System ........................................................................ 42 4.8.2 NSDUH Respondent Website ................................................................... 43 iii Table of Contents (continued) Chapter Page 4.9 Maintaining NSDUH Equipment .......................................................................... 43 4.10 Challenges and Problems Encountered ................................................................. 43 References ......................................................................................................................... 47 5. Field Staff Training ........................................................................................................... 49 5.1 Management Training Programs ........................................................................... 49 5.2 New-to-Project Field Interviewer Training Sessions ............................................ 49 5.2.1 Design ....................................................................................................... 49 5.2.2 Staffing ...................................................................................................... 50 5.2.3 Content of New-to-Project Field Interviewer Training Sessions .............. 51 5.2.4 New-to-Project Bilingual Training ........................................................... 53 5.2.5 Mentoring of New-to-Project Graduates .................................................. 53 5.2.6 New-to-Project Post-Training iLearning .................................................. 54 5.3 Veteran Field Interviewer Training Sessions ........................................................ 54 5.3.1 Design ....................................................................................................... 54 5.3.2 Staffing ...................................................................................................... 55 5.3.3 Train-the-Trainers ..................................................................................... 56 5.3.4 Content of Veteran Field Interviewer Training Sessions .......................... 56 5.3.5 Special Veteran Training Sessions............................................................ 57 5.4 Ongoing Training .................................................................................................. 57 5.5 Periodic Evaluations ............................................................................................. 57 5.6 Problems Encountered .......................................................................................... 58 6. Data Collection ................................................................................................................. 71 6.1 Contacting Dwelling Units ................................................................................... 71 6.1.1 Lead Letter ................................................................................................ 71 6.1.2 Initial Approach ........................................................................................ 71 6.1.3 Introduction, Study Description, and Informed Consent .......................... 71 6.1.4 Callbacks ................................................................................................... 72 6.2 Dwelling Unit Screening......................................................................................