title: Multimethod measurement of high-risk drinking locations: extending the portal survey method with follow-up telephone interviews.
abstract: Portal survey techniques involve multimodal assessments (e.g., self-report, biologic, and observational) in high-risk drinking and drug-use settings. Our investigation expanded the portal survey methodology to include follow-up assessments of emerging adult women recruited at the border as they cross to and from Mexico south of San Diego, California. The feasibility of the follow-up procedure was established, and the limitations of the technique clarified. Follow-up participants and nonparticipants did not differ by age or reported victimization. Data indicated that 8% of women experience negative events on their return to the United States after a night of binge drinking. These experiences could only be captured in a follow-up survey, as they happened after participants left the border area.
authors.affiliation: Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, USA.
authors.forename: Tara
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kelley-Baker
authors.forename: Robert B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Voas
authors.forename: Mark B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: C Debra M
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Furr-Holden
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Compton
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002140:California / Q000453:epidemiology; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D033182:Intention; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D010379:Peer Group; D012107:Research Design; D012309:Risk-Taking; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*