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    Surveying alcohol and other drug use through telephone sampling: A comparison of landline and mobile phone samples

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    Authors
    Livingston, M.
    Dietze, P.
    Ferris, J.
    Pennay, D.
    Hayes, L.
    Lenton, Simon
    Date
    2013
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Livingston, Michael and Dietze, Paul and Ferris, Jason and Pennay, Darren and Hayes, Linda and Lenton, Simon. 2013. Surveying alcohol and other drug use through telephone sampling: A comparison of landline and mobile phone samples. BMC Medical Research Methodology. 13 (41): pp. 1-7.
    Source Title
    BMC Medical Research Methodology
    DOI
    10.1186/1471-2288-13-41
    ISSN
    14712288
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    This article is published under the Open Access publishing model and distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/. Please refer to the licence to obtain terms for any further reuse or distribution of this work.

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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9845
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Background: Telephone surveys based on samples of landline telephone numbers are widely used to measure the prevalence of health risk behaviours such as smoking, drug use and alcohol consumption. An increasing number of households are relying solely on mobile telephones, creating a potential bias for population estimates derived from landline-based sampling frames which do not incorporate mobile phone numbers. Studies in the US have identified significant differences between landline and mobile telephone users in smoking and alcohol consumption, but there has been little work in other settings or focussed on illicit drugs. Methods: This study examined Australian prevalence estimates of cannabis use, tobacco smoking and risky alcohol consumption based on samples selected using a dual-frame (mobile and landline) approach. Respondents from the landline sample were compared both to the overall mobile sample (including respondents who had access to a landline) and specifically to respondents who lived in mobile-only households. Bivariate comparisons were complemented with multivariate logistic regression models, controlling for the effects of basic demographic variables.Results: The landline sample reported much lower prevalence of tobacco use, cannabis use and alcohol consumption than the mobile samples. Once demographic variables were adjusted for, there were no significant differences between the landline and mobile respondents on any of the alcohol measures examined. In contrast, the mobile samples had significantly higher rates of cannabis and tobacco use, even after adjustment. Weighted estimates from the dual-frame sample were generally higher than the landline sample across all substances, but only significantly higher for tobacco use. Conclusions: Landline telephone surveys in Australia are likely to substantially underestimate the prevalence of tobacco smoking by excluding potential respondents who live in mobile-only households. In contrast, estimates of alcohol consumption and cannabis use from landline surveys are likely to be broadly accurate, once basic demographic weighting is undertaken.

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