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Comparison of web and mail surveys in collecting illicit drug use data : a randomized experiment
(Comparaison entre des enquêtes sur l'usage de drogues illicites effectuées sur le Web et par courrier électronique : une expérience randomisée)
Auteur(s) :
McCABE, S. E.
Année
2004
Page(s) :
61-72
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
29
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology)
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Thésaurus mots-clés
PRODUIT ILLICITE
;
CONSOMMATION
;
ENQUETE
;
INTERNET
;
MILIEU ETUDIANT
;
COMPARAISON
;
METHODE
Note générale :
Journal of Drug Education, 2004, 34, (1), 61-72
Note de contenu :
tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
This randomized experiment examined survey mode effects for self-reporting illicit drug use by comparing prevalence estimates between a Web-based survey and a mail-based survey. A random sample of 7,000 traditional-aged undergraduate students attending a large public university in the United States was selected to participate in the spring of 2001. Students were randomly assigned to self-administer a survey via the Web or U.S. mail. The Web survey produced a significantly higher response rate than the U.S. mail survey. The prevalence estimates of illicit drug use (lifetime and past year) did not differ significantly between the two survey modes. The findings provide preliminary evidence that Web and U.S. mail surveys produce similar results regarding illicit drug use among undergraduate students. Although additional research is needed involving more diverse samples, these findings bode well for using Web surveys in college-based research. (Author' s abstract)
Affiliation :
475 Market Place, Ann Arbor, MI 48108-1649, plius@umich.edu
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.