A purposive, non-probability sample of
sentinel sights (not representative of the US as a whole or
individual states or other areas that were not surveyed) that
replicates the ADAM methodology in order to obtain data comparable
to previously established trends in 10 of the prior ADAM sites.
ADAM II implements two quarters of data collection in ten sentinel
ADAM sites to revive monitoring drug trends, with a particular
focus on obtaining valid and reliable information on
methamphetamine use.
The increase in Annual Burden
from 1667 to 1853 reflects modification in the skip patterns for
arrestees who report no recent (past twelve month) drug use. In the
original design of the ADAM instrument, the National Institute of
Justice was concerned about administering a lengthy interview to
arrestees, and decided to exclude arrestees who report no recent
illicit drug use from the longer calendar section. This decision
was designed to make the ADAM interview (about 20 minutes) as short
as feasible and more similar to the older DUF interview (about 10
minutes). However, this has always introduced two problems: loss of
important data on all arrestees (housing stability, arrests,
incarcerations, drug and psychiatric treatment over the prior year)
and confusion in analysis by local users as to whom they were
referring (all arrestees or all arrestees admitting use in the
prior 12 months). In addition, the skip often produces errors and
hesitations in the interview process as the interviewer pauses to
check the validity of the skip. In ADAM II the removal of this skip
will improve data processing procedures, increase the utility and
usability of the data by analysts of all programming skill levels,
and will result in a more streamlined personal interview. We
anticipate this change will add approximately 2 minutes per
calendar line completed for those arrestees who report no drug use
in the past 12 months (40% of the total ADAM II sample). On
average, we estimate that arrestees who report no recent drug use
will be required to complete 3 additional calendar lines, which
will result in an overall burden increase of 2.23 minutes per
interviewed arrestee (186 annual hours.)
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
ADAM II IRB Notice of Approval_01-13-2010.pdf
Part B-ADAM II 2009 Statistical Methods OMB Final.doc
Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring (ADAM II)