Author | Landrine, Hope | |
Author | Corral, Irma | |
Author | Simms, Denise Adams | |
Author | Roesch, Scott C. | |
Author | Pichon, Latrice C. | |
Author | Ake, Diane | |
Author | Villodas, Feion | |
Date Accessioned | 2016-07-28T17:56:05Z | |
Date Available | 2016-07-28T17:56:05Z | |
Date of Issue | 2013-09 | |
Identifier (Citation) | Frontiers in Public Health; 1: p. 1-8 | en_US |
ISSN | 2296-2565 | |
Identifier (URI) | http://hdl.handle.net/10342/5848 | |
Description | Background: This study tested the hypothesis that data from random digit-dial telephone surveys underestimate the prevalence of cigarette smoking among African-American adults.
Method: A novel, community-sampling method was used to obtain a statewide, random sample of N = 2118 California (CA) African-American/Black adults, surveyed door-to-door. This Black community sample was compared to the Blacks in the CA Health Interview Survey (N = 2315), a statewide, random digit-dial telephone survey conducted simultaneously.
Results: Smoking prevalence was significantly higher among community (33%) than among telephone survey (19%) Blacks, even after controlling for sample differences in demographics.
Conclusion: Telephone surveys underestimate smoking among African-Americans and probably underestimate other health risk behaviors as well. Alternative methods are needed to obtain accurate data on African-American health behaviors and on the magnitude of racial disparities in them. | en_US |
Related URI | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3859986/ | en_US |
Subject | smoking | en_US |
Subject | blacks | en_US |
Subject | telephone health surveys | en_US |
Subject | methodology | en_US |
Title | Telephone Surveys Underestimate Cigarette Smoking among African-Americans | en_US |
Type | Article | en_US |
Identifier (PMID) | pmc3859986 | en_US |
Identifier (DOI) | 10.3389/fpubh.2013.00036 | |
Journal Name | Frontiers in Public Health | en_US |
Journal Volume | 1 | en_US |
Article Pages | 1-8 | en_US |