2020 COVID-19 Questions

COVID-19 2020 NSDUH questions

Impact on Mental Health and Substance Use:

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, how much, if at all, has COVID-19 negatively affected your emotional or mental health?

1 Not at all

2 A little

3 Some

4 Quite a bit

5 A lot

DK/REF

[IF ALC12MON = 1] How much, if at all, has the COVID-19 pandemic affected the amount of alcohol you drink?

1 I drink much less than I did before the COVID-19 pandemic began

2 I drink a little less than I did before the COVID-19 pandemic began

3 I drink about the same amount as I did before the COVID-19 pandemic began

4 I drink a little more than I did before the COVID-19 pandemic began

5 I drink much more than I did before the COVID-19 pandemic began

[IF(MARJ12MON2= 1 OR COC12MON = 2 OR CRK12MON = 2 OR HER12MON = 1 OR HAL12MON = 1 OR INH12MON = 1 OR MET12MON = 1 OR PR12MON = 1 OR TR12MON = 1 OR ST12MON = 1 OR SV12MON = 1)] How much, if at all, has the COVID-19 pandemic affected your drug use other than alcohol?

By drugs we mean cannabis, which includes marijuana and hashish, cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin, fentanyl, hallucinogens, such as LSD, and prescription medications including benzodiazepines such as Xanax and Ativan, stimulants such as Ritalin and Adderall, and opioids such as hydrocodone or oxycodone.

1 I use much less than I did before the COVID-19 pandemic began

2 I use a little less than I did before the COVID-19 pandemic began

3 I use about the same amount as I did before the COVID-19 pandemic began

4 I use a little more than I did before the COVID-19 pandemic began

5 I use much more than I did before the COVID-19 pandemic began

DK/REF

Financial Strain:

How often have you had serious financial worries because of the COVID-19 pandemic?

1 All the time

2 Nearly all the time

3 Some of the time

4 Rarely

5 Never

DK/REF

Housing Stability

Were you homeless, living on the street, in a vehicle, or in some type of makeshift housing like a tent or empty building at any time because of the COVID-19 pandemic?

1 Yes

2 No

DK/REF

Access to Treatment

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S., did you experience any of the following in your access to mental health treatment?

	Yes	No	Does not apply
Appointments moved from in-person to telehealth?
Delays or cancellations in appointments?
Delays in getting prescriptions?
Unable to access needed care resulting in moderate to severe impact on health?

DK/REF

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S., did you experience any of the following in your access to substance use treatment?

	Yes	No	Does not apply
Appointments moved from in-person to telehealth?
Delays or cancellations in appointments?
Delays in getting prescriptions?
Unable to access needed care resulting in moderate to severe impact on health?

DK/REF

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S., did you experience any of the following in your access to medical care?

	Yes	No	Does not apply
Appointments moved from in-person to telehealth?
Delays or cancellations in appointments or preventive services?
Delays in getting prescriptions?
Unable to access needed care resulting in moderate to severe impact on health?

DK/REF

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, have you had thoughts of killing yourself?

1 Yes

2 No

3 No response

DK/REF

[IF PREVIOUS QUESTION =1] Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, did you make a plan to kill yourself?

1 Yes

2 No

3 No response

DK/REF

[IF THOUGHTS OF KILLING YOURSELF QUESTION = 1] Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, did you try to kill yourself?

1 Yes

2 No

3 No response

DK/REF

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