title: The effects of interview mode on smoking attitudes and behavior: self-report among female Latino adolescents.
abstract: Although a substantial literature compares data on health-related behaviors collected by face-to-face and telephone interview formats, little attention has been paid to the comparability of responses regarding cigarette-smoking-related behavior, particularly among Latino youth. This study compares telephone and face-to-face interview methods for assessing smoking behaviors, attitudes, and beliefs among Latina adolescents. Data indicated no significant differences in demographic characteristics or smoking-related behaviors between the face-to-face and telephone groups. However, respondents interviewed face-to-face were significantly more likely to express dislike of smokers and state that quitting smoking was easy.
authors.affiliation: Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control Research, University of California, Los Angeles 90024, USA.
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Kaplan
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Tanjasiri
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D012647:Self-Assessment; D012907:Smoking