LifeCourse A Melbourne Children's Research Initiative

VAHCS: Substance use

Relevant LifeCourse Constructs	Year	1992	1993	1993	1994	1994	1995	1998-1999	2001-2003	2006-2008	2012-2014	2019-2021
	Wave	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
	Age	14.9	15.5	15.9	16.4	16.8	17.4	20.7	24.1	29.1	35.1	42.6
	N	898	1727	1697	1628	1575	1530	1601	1520	1501	1443	1428
Alcohol consumption			S:VAHCS-SU ^I S:VAHCS-PSU ^P S:VAHCS-PeSU ^Pe	S:VAHCS-SU ^I S:VAHCS-PeSU ^Pe	S:VAHCS-SU ^I S:VAHCS-PeSU ^Pe	S:VAHCS-SU ^I S:VAHCS-PeSU ^Pe	S:VAHCS-SU ^I S:VAHCS-PSU ^P S:VAHCS-PSU ^Fam S:VAHCS-PeSU ^Pe	S:VAHCS-SU ^I S:VAHCS-PSU ^P S:VAHCS-PSU ^Fam S:VAHCS-PeSU ^Pe	S:VAHCS-SU ^I S:VAHCS-PSU ^P S:VAHCS-PeSU ^Pe	S:VAHCS-SU ^I S:VAHCS-PeSU ^Pe	S:VAHCS ^IP S:NSMHW ^I S:VAHCS-SU ^I	S:VAHCS ^IP S:CIDI-Auto-AD ^I S:NSMHW ^I ¹ S:VAHCS-SU ^I S:VAHCS-PeSU ^Pe	S:VAHCS ^IP S:CIDI-Auto-AD ^I S:ACD ^I
Alcohol drinking behaviour			S:VAHCS-SU ^I S:VAHCS-PeSU ^Pe	S:VAHCS-SU ^I S:VAHCS-PeSU ^Pe	S:VAHCS-SU ^I S:VAHCS-PeSU ^Pe	S:VAHCS-SU ^I S:VAHCS-PeSU ^Pe	S:VAHCS-SU ^I S:VAHCS-PeSU ^Pe	S:VAHCS-SU ^I S:VAHCS-PeSU ^Pe	S:CIDI-v2.1-A ^I S:VAHCS-SU ^I S:VAHCS-PeSU ^Pe	S:CIDI-v2.1-A ^I S:VAHCS-SU ^I S:VAHCS-PeSU ^Pe	S:CIDI-v2.1-A ^I S:VAHCS-SU ^I	S:VAHCS-SU ^I S:VAHCS-PeSU ^Pe
e-cigarette user													S:AIHW-NDSHS ^I S:ITC-V ^I
Illicit substance use			S:SRED ^I S:VAHCS-SU ^I S:VAHCS-PeSU ^Pe	S:SRED ^P S:VAHCS-SU ^I S:VAHCS-PeSU ^Pe	S:SRED ^I S:VAHCS-SU ^I S:VAHCS-PeSU ^Pe	S:SRED ^P S:VAHCS-SU ^I S:VAHCS-PeSU ^Pe	S:SRED ^I S:VAHCS-SU ^I S:VAHCS-PeSU ^Pe	S:SRED ^I S:VAHCS-SU ^I S:VAHCS-PeSU ^Pe	S:CIDI-v2.1-SRD ^I ¹ S:VAHCS-SU ^I S:VAHCS-PeSU ^Pe	S:CIDI-v2.1-SRD ^I S:VAHCS-SU ^I S:VAHCS-PeSU ^Pe	S:VAHCS ^IP S:CIDI-v2.1-SRD ^I S:NSMHW ^I S:VAHCS-SU ^I	S:VAHCS ^IP S:CIDI-Auto-DD ^I ¹ S:NSMHW ^I ¹ S:VAHCS-SU ^I S:VAHCS-PeSU ^Pe	S:VAHCS ^IP S:CIDI-Auto-DD ^I
Marijuana user			S:VAHCS-SU ^I	S:VAHCS-SU ^I	S:VAHCS-SU ^I	S:VAHCS-SU ^I	S:VAHCS-SU ^I	S:VAHCS-SU ^I	S:VAHCS ^M S:VAHCS ^F S:VAHCS-SU ^I	S:VAHCS-SU ^I	S:VAHCS ^IP S:VAHCS-SU ^I	S:VAHCS ^IP S:VAHCS-SU ^I	S:VAHCS ^IP
Smoker			S:VAHCS-SU ^I S:VAHCS-PSU ^P S:VAHCS-PeSU ^Pe	S:VAHCS-SU ^I S:VAHCS-PeSU ^Pe	S:VAHCS-SU ^I S:VAHCS-PeSU ^Pe	S:VAHCS-SU ^I S:VAHCS-PeSU ^Pe	S:VAHCS-SU ^I S:VAHCS-PSU ^P S:VAHCS-PSU ^Fam S:VAHCS-PeSU ^Pe	S:VAHCS-SU ^I S:VAHCS-PSU ^P S:VAHCS-PSU ^Fam S:VAHCS-PeSU ^Pe	S:VAHCS ^M S:VAHCS ^F S:VAHCS-SU ^I S:VAHCS-PSU ^P S:VAHCS-PeSU ^Pe	S:VAHCS-SU ^I S:VAHCS-PeSU ^Pe	S:VAHCS ^IP S:VAHCS-SU ^I	S:VAHCS ^IP S:VAHCS-SU ^I S:VAHCS-PeSU ^Pe	S:VAHCS ^I S:VAHCS ^IP
Tobacco smoking behaviour			S:VAHCS-SU ^I	S:VAHCS-SU ^I	S:VAHCS-SU ^I	S:VAHCS-SU ^I	S:VAHCS-SU ^I	S:VAHCS-SU ^I	S:VAHCS ^I S:FTND ^I S:VAHCS-SU ^I	S:VAHCS ^I S:FTND ^I S:VAHCS-SU ^I	S:VAHCS ^I S:FTND ^I S:VAHCS-SU ^I	S:VAHCS ^I S:FTND ^I S:VAHCS-SU ^I	S:VAHCS ^I S:FTND ^I

Featured measurements

ACD: : Alcohol Consumption Diary
CIDI-v2.1-A: : Composite International Diagnostic Interview - Core version 2.1-Disorders resulting from the use of alcohol
CIDI-v2.1-SRD: : Composite International Diagnostic Interview - Core version 2.1-Substance-related disorders
CIDI-Auto-AD: : Composite International Diagnostic Interview: Computerized version - Alcohol Dependence
CIDI-Auto-DD: : Composite International Diagnostic Interview: Computerized version - Drug Dependence
FTND: : Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence
ITC-V: : International Tobacco Control, 4 Country Vaping Survey
AIHW-NDSHS: : National Drug Strategy Household Survey, AIHW-devised
NSMHW: : National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing (2007)
SRED: : Self-Report Early Delinquency Instrument
VAHCS-PSU: : VAHCS devised - Parent Substance Use measure
VAHCS-PeSU: : VAHCS devised - Peer Substance Use measure
VAHCS-SU: : VAHCS devised - Substance Use measure
VAHCS: : Victorian Adolescent Health Cohort Study-devised measure

Notes

A VAHCS-adapted version of this measure was used

Legend

B: = Biosample collected
BA: = Biosample analysis
G: = Grandparent(s) completed questionnaire
L: = Data linkage
N: = Nurse completed questionnaire
O: = Observation or direct assessment
Of: = Offspring completed questionnaire
P: = Parent/guardian completed questionnaire
Pe: = Peer completed questionnaire
R: = Records abstraction
S: = Self (primary participant) completed questionnaire
T: = Teacher completed questionnaire
X: = Other source
X ^F: = Pertains to father
X ^Fam: = Pertains to family
X ^G: = Pertains to grandparent(s)
X ^I: = Pertains to primary participant
X ^IP: = Pertains to partner
X ^M: = Pertains to mother
X ^O: = Pertains to offspring
X ^P: = Pertains to parent/guardian(s)
X ^Pe: = Pertains to peers
X ^Si: = Pertains to sibling(s)
X ^T: = Pertains to teacher(s)
X ^X: = Pertains to other reportees

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