Comparison of paper-and-pencil versus Web administration of the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS): risk behavior prevalence estimates.
The authors examined whether paper-and-pencil and Web surveys administered in the school setting yield equivalent risk behavior prevalence estimates. Data were from a methods study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in spring 2008. Intact classes of 9th- or 10th-grade students were assigned randomly to complete a survey via paper-and-pencil or Web. Data from 5,227 students were analyzed using logistic regression to identify associations of mode with reporting of 74 risk behaviors. Mode was associated with reporting of only 7 of the 74 risk behaviors. Results indicate prevalence estimates from paper-and-pencil and Web school-based surveys are generally equivalent.
Eaton
Danice K
DK
Division of Adolescent and School Health, Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Hwy. NE, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA. dhe0@cdc.gov
Brener
Nancy D
ND
Kann
Laura
L
Denniston
Maxine M
MM
McManus
Tim
T
Kyle
Tonja M
TM
Roberts
Alice M
AM
Flint
Katherine H
KH
Ross
James G
JG
D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D002487:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D016017:Odds Ratio; D010209:Paper; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015995:Prevalence; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012309:Risk-Taking; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D014956:Writing