1. Multimethod Measurement of High-Risk Drinking Locations
- Author
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C. Debra M. Furr-Holden, Mark B. Johnson, Tara Kelley-Baker, Robert B. Voas, and Christine Compton
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Adult ,Research design ,Adolescent ,Substance-Related Disorders ,Binge drinking ,Poison control ,Alcohol abuse ,Intention ,California ,Peer Group ,Occupational safety and health ,Interviews as Topic ,Survey methodology ,Risk-Taking ,0504 sociology ,Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) ,Environmental health ,Humans ,Medicine ,Mexico ,business.industry ,05 social sciences ,050401 social sciences methods ,050301 education ,General Social Sciences ,Peer group ,medicine.disease ,Health Surveys ,Alcoholism ,Research Design ,Feasibility Studies ,Female ,Observational study ,business ,0503 education ,Follow-Up Studies - Abstract
Portal survey techniques involve multimodal assessments (e.g., self-report, biologic, and observational) in high-risk drinking and drug-use settings. Our investigation expanded the portal survey methodology to include follow-up assessments of emerging adult women recruited at the border as they cross to and from Mexico south of San Diego, California. The feasibility of the follow-up procedure was established, and the limitations of the technique clarified. Follow-up participants and nonparticipants did not differ by age or reported victimization. Data indicated that 8% of women experience negative events on their return to the United States after a night of binge drinking. These experiences could only be captured in a follow-up survey, as they happened after participants left the border area.
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- 2007