Assessing the feasibility and sample quality of a national random-digit dialing cellular phone survey of young adults

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 179, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 39-47

  Gundersen, Daniel A ^a   Zuwallack, Randal S ^b   Dayton, James ^c   Echeverría, Sandra E ^d   Delnevo, Cristine D ^a  

^a RUTGERS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^d ICF INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

cellular phone; random digit dialing; sample quality; sampling; single frame sampling design; surveillance; survey methodology; young adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ASSESSMENT METHOD; DEMOGRAPHY; DESIGN; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; SAMPLING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; NATIONAL YOUNG ADULT HEALTH SURVEY; PILOT STUDY; RANDOM DIGIT DIALING; SMOKING; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

CELLULAR PHONE; RANDOM-DIGIT DIALING; SAMPLE QUALITY; SAMPLING; SINGLE-FRAME SAMPLING DESIGN; SURVEILLANCE; SURVEY METHODOLOGY; YOUNG ADULTS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CELLULAR PHONE; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; YOUNG ADULT;

UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 84891357489     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwt226     Document Type: Article

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