Self-Report Stability of Adolescent Cigarette Use Across Ten Years of Panel Study Data

• NCJ Number: 230554
• Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse Volume: 19 Issue: 2 Dated: April-June 2010 Pages: 171-191
• Author(s): Audrey M. Shillington; Mark B. Reed; John D. Clapp
• Date Published: April 2010
• Length: 21 pages
• Grant Number(s): 5R21AA016769
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Health and Human Services
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This study is the first to examine adolescent cigarette report stability over 10 years.

Abstract

Six waves of data were utilized from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. This study examined internal/logical consistency and external consistency. Report stability was higher for lifetime use reports than the age of onset reports. Wave-by-wave differences revealed stability increased across time, with one-third denying use in the first two wave comparisons but dropping to 20 percent by the last comparison. Overall, report agreement was higher for females, older adolescents, and non-Hispanic/non-Black youths. Implications regarding misclassification of users for prevention programs and measurement issues are discussed. Tables and references (Published Abstract)