THE EFFECTS OF INTERVIEW MODE ON SMOKING ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIOR - SELF-REPORT AMONG FEMALE LATINO ADOLESCENTS

Although a substantial literature compares data on health-related beha viors collected by face-to-face and telephone interview formats, littl e attention has been paid to the comparability of responses regarding cigarette-smoking-related behavior, particularly among Latino youth. T his study compares telephone and face-to-face interview methods for as sessing smoking behaviors, attitudes, and beliefs among Latina adolesc ents. Data indicated no significant differences in demographic charact eristics or smoking-related behaviors between the face-to-face and tel ephone groups. However, respondents interviewed face-to-face were sign ificantly more likely to express dislike of smokers and state that qui tting smoking was easy.