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Title: Longitudinal Analysis of Retest Artifact in NLSY Drug Use Reporting
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Fendrich, Michael |
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Longitudinal Analysis of Retest Artifact in NLSY Drug Use Reporting Presented: Ann Arbor, MI, Health and Retirement Study, Institute for Social Research, Conference on Data Quality Issues in Longitudinal Surveys, 1998. Also: http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cde/faculty/cv-fendrich.pdf Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Institute for Social Research (ISR), University of Michigan Keyword(s): Interviewer Characteristics; Interviewing Method; Longitudinal Data Sets; Longitudinal Surveys; Marital Status; Racial Differences; Self-Reporting; Social Environment; Substance Use Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. We examined three follow-up waves of data in order to estimate the prevalence and explore the correlates of retest artifact (denial) of drug use among NLSY respondents who disclosed lifetime cocaine and marijuana use in 1984. In the cocaine use cohort, 42% denied lifetime drug use during at least one follow-up wave. In the marijuana use cohort, about 29% denied lifetime drug use during at least one follow-up wave. (mixed model) and cross sectional logistic regression models were estimated to evaluate the correlates of this phenomenon. Although we hypothesized linear time effects, we found that denial either leveled off (cocaine) or diminished (marijuana) between the second and third interviews. Longitudinal models suggested that individuals were fairly consistent with respect to disclosure propensities. The most consistent predictors of denial in both longitudinal and cross sectional models and across substances were race and marital status. Other predictors of denial included interviewer characteristics (social attribution), interview mode, and drug salience. Interpretation of findings with respect to time are made in light of recent shifts in drug disclosure norms. Implications for theories of survey reporting, for research design, and for the interpretation and analysis of longitudinal drug use data are also discussed. |
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Fendrich, Michael. "Longitudinal Analysis of Retest Artifact in NLSY Drug Use Reporting." Presented: Ann Arbor, MI, Health and Retirement Study, Institute for Social Research, Conference on Data Quality Issues in Longitudinal Surveys, 1998. |