title: Mode of interview and reporting of sensitive issues: design and implementation of audio computer-assisted self-interviewing.
abstract: Substantial underreporting is typical in interviewing respondents on their drug use and other sensitive behaviors. This chapter reviews established strategies, self-administered questionnaires and indirect questioning techniques, for increasing the willingness of respondents to report stigmatizing behaviors. While these methods improve reporting, each has shortcomings and burdens which limit their effectiveness. A new computer-based self-interviewing approach which incorporates recorded audio playback of questions offers improved self-administered interviewing. The chapter discusses this technology, audio computer-assisted self-interviewing (audio-CASI), describing its features and positive results from the early research tests of the method.
authors.affiliation: Statistics Research Division, Research Triangle Institute, NC 27709-2194, USA.
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Lessler
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: O'Reilly
mesh_terms: D000029:Abortion, Legal / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001296:Audiovisual Aids; D003201:Computers; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D011247:Pregnancy; D015995:Prevalence; D012650:Self Disclosure; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology