On Correcting Biases in Self-Reports of Age at First Substance Use with Repeated Cross-Section Analysis

Household survey data on age at first use of alcohol, tobacco, marijuana,and hard drugs can be biased due to sample selection and inaccuraterecall. One potential concern is attrition, whereby individuals who getinvolved with substance use at an early age become increasingly less likelyto be surveyed...

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Authors: Golub, Andrew (Author) ; Johnson, Bruce D. (Author) ; Labouvie, Eric (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2000
In: Journal of quantitative criminology
Year: 2000, Volume: 16, Issue: 1, Pages: 45-68
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Keywords:
Attrition
forward telescoping
Validity
Self-report
Drug use