ERIC Number: EJ876956
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010
Pages: 17
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Comparison of Paper-and-Pencil versus Web Administration of the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS): Risk Behavior Prevalence Estimates
Eaton, Danice K.; Brener, Nancy D.; Kann, Laura; Denniston, Maxine M.; McManus, Tim; Kyle, Tonja M.; Roberts, Alice M.; Flint, Katherine H.; Ross, James G.
Evaluation Review, v34 n2 p137-153 2010
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. (Contains 1 note and 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Incidence, At Risk Persons, Adolescents, Student Behavior, Health Behavior, Computer Assisted Testing, Evaluation Methods, Grade 9, Grade 10, High School Students, Questionnaires
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 10; Grade 9; High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Youth Risk Behavior Survey
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