TAYES

The Alberta Youth Experience Survey (TAYES)

The Alberta Youth Experience Survey (TAYES) measures alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drug use and gambling activity among Alberta students in grades 7 through 12. The survey also examines student attitudes, perceptions and social networks in relation to substance use and gambling activity.

In 2002, AADAC initiated The Alberta Youth Experience Survey (TAYES) to measure youth substance use and gambling behaviour and associated risk and protective factors. The purpose of TAYES 2002 was to provide a benchmark of current, relevant Alberta information. The results of TAYES 2002 were reported in technical and summary reports, and an additional series of brief reports focusing on specific areas of substance use and risk and protective factors.

AADAC commenced the second cycle of TAYES in 2005, working in partnership with the University of Alberta’s Addiction and Mental Health Research Laboratory, and surveyed 3,915 Alberta students in grades 7 through 12. The 2002 survey instrument was updated to provide enhanced information on substance use and gambling behaviour, and additional questions were added to evaluate adolescent attitudes, perceptions and social networks.

TAYES 2005

TAYES 2002

LAST REVIEWED: Wednesday, March 4, 2009