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Tobacco use by black and white adolescents: The validity of self-reports

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  • Bauman, K.E.
  • Ennett, S.E.

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Objectives. Previous studies concluded that Black adolescents use tobacco and other drugs less than White adolescents. The Black-White differences typically were attributed to variations in background and life-style. The objective of the research reported in this paper was to determine whether the presumed difference in tobacco use is due to Black-White differences in the validity of self-reports. Methods. We used biochemical measures to compare the validity of self-reports of tobacco use by 1823 Black and White adolescents and to assess the contribution of variation in validity to Black- White differences in reported tobacco use. Results. The sensitivity of Blacks' reports was significantly less than the sensitivity of Whites' reports. The specificity of Whites' reports was significantly less than the specificity of Blacks' reports. Much of the Black-White differences in reports of cigarette smoking and tobacco use were due to Black-White differences in validity. Conclusions. Studies of Black-White differences should adjust for the invalidity of reports or acknowledge that much of the difference may be due to measurement error.

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  • Bauman, K.E. & Ennett, S.E., 1994. "Tobacco use by black and white adolescents: The validity of self-reports," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 84(3), pages 394-398.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:1994:84:3:394-398_3
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    1. Erik Nesson, 2017. "The Impact of Tobacco Control Policies on Adolescent Smoking: Comparing Self-Reports and Biomarkers," American Journal of Health Economics, MIT Press, vol. 3(4), pages 507-527, Fall.
    2. Ijeoma P. Edoka, 2017. "Implications of Misclassification Errors in Empirical Studies of Adolescent Smoking Behaviours," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 26(4), pages 486-499, April.
    3. Sadik A. Khuder & James H. Price & Timothy Jordan & Saja S. Khuder & Kathi Silvestri, 2008. "Cigarette Smoking among Adolescents in Northwest Ohio: Correlates of Prevalence and Age at Onset," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 5(4), pages 1-12, December.
    4. James Langenbucher & Jeffrey Merrill, 2001. "The Validity of Self-Reported Cost Events by Substance Abusers," Evaluation Review, , vol. 25(2), pages 184-210, April.

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