Adolescents' Inconsistency in Self-Reported Smoking A Comparison of Reports in School and in Household Settings

摘要: Extent and sources of inconsistency in self-reported cigarette smoking between self-administered school surveys household interviews was examined two longitudinal multiethnic adolescent samples, the urban Transition to Nicotine Dependence Adolescence (TND) (N = 832) National Longitudinal Study Adolescent Health (Add Health) 4,414). Inconsistency defined as a positive report followed by negative household. Smoking questions were ascertained with paper-and-pencil instruments (PAPI-SAQ) both studies, computer-assisted personal interviewing (CAPI) TND but audio self-interviewing (ACASI) Add In TND, 23.5 percent youths who reported lifetime 20.4 those last 12 months survey never having smoked; Health, latter 8.6 percent. Logistic regressions identified five common correlates across studies: younger age, ethnic minority status, lesser involvement deviant activities, nonsmoking parents friends. youth parent same interviewer increased inconsistent reporting. Matching definition reporting gender race/ethnic distributions on an subsample reduced predicted rate TND. The estimated bias attributable CAPI compared ACASI methodology did not reach significance aggregated matched samples suggesting that irrespective administration mode, decrease smoking, especially among younger, more conventional embedded social network nonsmokers.