Reasons for nonresponse in a web-based survey of alcohol involvement among first-year college students

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 206-210

  Cranford, James A ^a   McCabe, Sean Esteban ^a   Boyd, Carol J ^a   Slayden, Janie ^a   Reed, Mark B ^b   Ketchie, Julie M ^b   Lange, James E ^b   Scott, Marcia S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM   (United States)

Author keywords

College students; Heavy episodic drinking; Reasons for nonresponse; Web surveys

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CAUCASIAN; COLLEGE STUDENT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PROBABILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TELEPHONE;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 35948996196     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2007.07.008     Document Type: Article

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