The National Survey of American Life: a study of racial, ethnic and cultural influences on mental disorders and mental health

The objectives of the National Survey of American Life (NSAL) are to investigate the nature, severity, and impairment of mental disorders among national samples of the black and non-Hispanic white (n = 1,006) populations in the US. Special emphasis in the study is given to the nature of race and ethnicity within the black population by selecting and interviewing national samples of African-American (N = 3,570), and Afro-Caribbean (N = 1,623) immigrant and second and older generation populations. National multi-stage probability methods were used in generating the samples and race/ethnic matching of interviewers and respondents were used in the largely face-to-face interview, which lasted on average 2 hours and…

• NI
  National Institutes of Health

  Award: U01-MH57716
• NI
  National Institute of Mental Health

  Awards: NIMH; U01-MH57716, MH57716, U01-MH57716
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  Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research