How measures of perception from survey data lead to inconsistent regression results: Evidence from adolescent and peer substance use

Health Economics

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 139-148

  Norton, Edward C ^a   Lindrooth, Richard C ^b   Ennett, Susan T ^a  

^a IL   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Alcohol; Measurement error; Perception; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RATING SCALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SMOKING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NORTH CAROLINA; PEER GROUP; PROBABILITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK-TAKING; SELF DISCLOSURE; SMOKING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0037318878     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.705     Document Type: Article

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