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- Title
Complexity of Measuring “Cigar Use” in Adolescents: Results From a Split Sample Experiment.
- Authors
Trapl, Erika S.; Terchek, Joshua J.; Danosky, Laura; Cofie, Leslie; Brooks-Russell, Ashley; Frank, Scott H.
- Abstract
Introduction: Inclusion of brand-specific examples (BE) in health surveys assessing lifetime and current cigar use has been shown to impact response rates. A split sample experimental design was used to investigate whether these rates are consistent by race, gender, and geographic locale. Methods: The 2009 Cuyahoga County Youth Risk Behavior Survey was conducted among 20 randomly selected high schools. Two versions of the survey were created; the first included items assessing lifetime and current cigar use with no brand-specific examples (NBE) while the second included BE in the items assessing cigar use. Both survey versions were distributed randomly within selected classrooms in participating schools. Results: Within the City, both White and Black BE respondents reported higher lifetime cigar product use prevalence and current cigar product use compared to the NBE group; however, the difference was only significant among Black respondents (odds ratio [OR] = 1.45, 95% CI 1.02–2.06). In the Outer Ring, White BE respondents were significantly less likely to report lifetime cigar use (OR = 0.73, 95% CI: 0.54 – 0.98) and current cigar use (OR = 0.66, 95% CI: 0.44–0.99) when compared with White NBE respondents. Conclusions: Inclusion of BE in current measures of cigar product use may improve product use estimates in at-risk groups. However, better estimation of cigar product use may be accomplished by creating additional items to assess the use of subtypes of cigars.
- Subjects
CUYAHOGA County (Ohio); OHIO; RISK-taking behavior in adolescence; CIGARS; SMOKING; HEALTH; HEALTH surveys; HIGH schools; RACIAL differences
- Publication
Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 2011, Vol 13, Issue 4, p291
- ISSN
1462-2203
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/ntr/ntq247