Behavioral responses to surveys about nicotine dependence

Behavioral responses to surveys can significantly affect inferences about population prevalence unless correctly modeled statistically. An important case study is the prevalence of nicotine dependence, a formal psychiatric disorder satisfying clinical criteria. Data from the National Epidemiologic S...

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Published in:Health economics 2017-12, Vol.26 (S3), p.114-123
Main Author: Harrison, Glenn W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Behavioral responses
Comorbidity
Economics, Behavioral - statistics & numerical data
Female
Health economics
Health Surveys
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Models, Statistical
Nicotine
nicotine dependence
Polls & surveys
population prevalence
Population Surveillance - methods
Prevalence
Risk Factors
sample selection bias
Selection Bias
Smoking
Smoking cessation
survey methods
Tobacco Use Disorder - epidemiology
United States
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Summary:Behavioral responses to surveys can significantly affect inferences about population prevalence unless correctly modeled statistically. An important case study is the prevalence of nicotine dependence, a formal psychiatric disorder satisfying clinical criteria. Data from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions in the United States are used, along with a flexible semi‐nonparametric sample selection model. Corrections for sample selection responses to “gateway” survey questions lead to significantly higher estimates of the prevalence of nicotine dependence among current daily smokers. These corrections also imply even higher levels of the decades‐long and lifetime‐long persistence of nicotine dependence after the onset of smoking.
ISSN:1057-9230
1099-1050
DOI:10.1002/hec.3614