Abstract #302012

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JSM 2003 Abstract #302012
Activity Number: 83
Type: Contributed
Date/Time: Monday, August 4, 2003 : 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM
Sponsor: Section on Survey Research Methods
Abstract - #302012
Title: The Effect of Interviewer Experience on the Interview Process in the National Survey on Drug Use and Health
Author(s): Dawn M. Odom*+ and Joe Eyerman and James R. Chromy and Madeline E. McNeeley and Arthur L. Hughes
Companies: RTI International and RTI International and RTI International and RTI International and SAMHSA
Address: 3040 Cornwallis Rd., Research Triangle Park, NC, 27709,
Keywords: interviewer experience ; drug use surveys ; household survey
Abstract:

The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) is the primary source of information on drug use in the U.S. Earlier analyses using NSDUH data have shown a negative correlation between interviewer experience and substance use rates. However, these studies only examined the last step in the interviewing process, administering the questionnaire. This paper further explores the effect of interviewer experience by investigating a series of separate logistic models that are conditionally based on each step of the screening and interviewing (S&I) process. The S&I steps examined are: contacting household, gaining household cooperation, contacting selected person(s), interviewing selected person(s), and reporting of substance use. By separating the analysis into these steps, estimating the effect of interviewer experience on data collection at each stage of the survey is possible. This can lead to a better understanding of how the interviewer/respondent relationship, from initial contact to the completion of the interview, play a role in predicting substance use as well as response rates as a function of interviewer experience.

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