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American Journal of Public Health, Vol. 79, Issue 2 202-204, Copyright © 1989 by American Public Health Association

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Validity of telephone surveys in assessing cigarette smoking in young adults.

R V Luepker, U E Pallonen, D M Murray and P L Pirie

Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55455.

Self-reports of cigarette smoking in a sample of young adults, aged 17 to 21 (n = 359) obtained by telephone were validated by home interview and saliva cotinine measurement. While most subjects were in agreement for their reported behaviors, the telephone methodology underestimated cigarette smoking rates by 3 to 4 per cent. Reported quitting by telephone was an unstable category with 35 per cent of quitters reporting smoking on home interview. Reliance on telephone methods alone may underestimate smoking behavior. Validation of surveys, preferably by biochemical methods, is recommended.




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