THE EFFECTS OF ORDER OF QUESTIONS ON REPORTED ALCOHOL-CONSUMPTION

Authors
HARFORD TC
Citation
Tc. Harford, THE EFFECTS OF ORDER OF QUESTIONS ON REPORTED ALCOHOL-CONSUMPTION, Addiction, 89(4), 1994, pp. 421-424
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Substance Abuse",Psychiatry,"Substance Abuse",Psychiatry
Journal title
Addiction → ACNP
ISSN journal
09652140
Volume
89
Issue
4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
421 - 424
Database
ISI
SICI code
0965-2140(1994)89:4<421:TEOOOQ>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
This research note draws upon the US National Longitudinal Survey (NLS ) of Labor Market Experience among youths aged 17-24 to report the eff ects of variation in the ordering of alcohol questions upon the preval ence of heavier drinking. A secondary analysis of the NLS indicated a substantial decrease in the prevalence of heavier drinking between 198 4 and 1985 which is attributed to the order of presentation of two dif ferently styled questions regarding heavier drinking.