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1.	Bachman, Jerald G. Omalley, Patrick M.
1.	Yea-saying, Nay-saying, and Going to Extremes: Black-White Differences in Response Style Public Opinion Quarterly 48,2 (Summer 1984): 491-509. Also: http://poq.oxfordjournals.org/content/48/2/491.abstract Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: University of Chicago Press Keyword(s): Attitudes; Geographical Variation; Racial Differences This study used data from 3 nationwide surveys of youth ranging from 15 to 23 years of age: Monitoring the Future Project: Design and Procedures by J.G. Bachman and L.D. Johnston (1978), High School and Beyond: A National Longitudinal Study for the 1980s by the National Opinion Research Center (1980), and the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY) by the Center for Human Resource Research (1981). In all three studies, respondents completed Likert-type questionnaire items, and their responses revealed important racial differences: blacks were more likely than whites to use the extreme response categories, particularly the positive end of agree-disagree scales. Response style indices (agreement, disagreement, acquiescence, and extreme responding) displayed ranges of individual differences and cross-time stabilities comparable to commonly used personality measures. For both races, agreement tendencies were stronger among those in the south, especially in nonmetropolitan areas; however, controlling for geography did little to reduce overall black-white differences. Findings reveal potential pitfalls in dealing with racial differences in survey and personality measures and illustrate the need for caution in reporting and interpreting such differences. [(c)APA]
	Bibliography Citation Bachman, Jerald G. and Patrick M. Omalley. "Yea-saying, Nay-saying, and Going to Extremes: Black-White Differences in Response Style." Public Opinion Quarterly 48,2 (Summer 1984): 491-509.

2.	Fendrich, Michael Vaughn, Connie
2.	Diminished Lifetime Substance Use Over Time: A Validated Inquiry Into Differential Underreporting Public Opinion Quarterly 58,1 (Spring 1994): 96-123. Also: http://poq.oxfordjournals.org/content/58/1/96.abstract Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: University of Chicago Press Keyword(s): Drug Use; Educational Attainment; Interviewing Method; Minorities; Racial Differences; Self-Reporting; Substance Use; Underreporting This study investigated underreporting of lifetime marijuana and cocaine use in the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. Unlike previous studies of substance use underreporting, this study validated reports by using responses provided at the initial interview as criteria. Comparing responses provided in 1988 with responses provided in 1984, this study evaluated the prevalence and correlates of two indicators of underreporting, including use denial and use reduction. At follow-up in 1988, a high rate of underreporting was evident for both marijuana and cocaine, with rates of use reduction observed for just under one-third of all 1984 marijuana users and just over one third of all 1984 cocaine users. Outright denial of use in 1988 was almost twice as prevalent among cocaine users as it was among marijuana users; nearly 19% of all cocaine users denied use at follow-up, compared to nearly 12% of all marijuana users. Correlates of underreporting varied by substance and by measure of underreporting. The most consistent correlates of underreporting were interview mode, race/ethnicity, and educational status. Those interviewed by telephone, minority respondents, and those with lower levels of education were more likely to underreport. Race/ethnicity effects were particularly striking in our analyses. Black respondents had at least twice the odds of underreporting compared to white/other respondents for every indicator of underreporting. Findings are compared to other recent research on underreporting and are discussed in the context of recent substance use prevalence findings.
	Bibliography Citation Fendrich, Michael and Connie Vaughn. "Diminished Lifetime Substance Use Over Time: A Validated Inquiry Into Differential Underreporting." Public Opinion Quarterly 58,1 (Spring 1994): 96-123.

3.	Fischhoff, Baruch Parker, Andrew M. Bruine de Bruin, Wändi Downs, Julie Palmgren, Claire Dawes, Robyn Manski, Charles F.
3.	Teen Expectations for Significant Life Events Public Opinion Quarterly 64,2 (Summer 2000): 189-205. Also: http://poq.oxfordjournals.org/content/64/2/189.full.pdf+html Cohort(s): NLSY97 Publisher: University of Chicago Press Keyword(s): Crime; Educational Aspirations/Expectations; Educational Returns; Employment, Youth; Ethnic Differences; Gender Differences; Health Factors; High School Diploma; Human Capital Theory; Pregnancy and Pregnancy Outcomes; Probability judgments (also see Risk Perception); Psychological Effects; Racial Differences; Risk Perception Managing risks is an important part of growing up. Young people must decide whether to do things that they do not like (e.g., homework) in the hopes of getting things that they do (e.g., good jobs). They must also decide whether to avoid doing things that they do like (e.g., drinking heavily) in order to reduce the risk of outcomes that they do not (e.g., auto accidents). Making these decisions effectively requires accurate assessments of the probabilities of uncertain events occurring in their lives. As a result, risk perceptions play a central role in many psychological theories of adolescent development and health behavior (e.g., Beyth-Marom and Fischhoff 1997; Feldman and Elliott 1990; Fischhoff, Downs, and Bruine de Bruin 1998; Institute of Medicine 1999; Jacobs and Ganzel 1993) and in interventions designed to improve these perceptions (e.g., Baron and Brown 1991; Millstein, Petersen, and Nightingale 1993; Schulenberg, Maggs, and Hurnelmans 1997). Risk (and benefit) perceptions are also central to economic theories of human capital formation, which hold that teens' willingness to invest in themselves should reflect the expected return on that investment. Thus, education should be more valuable to teens who expect it to increase their chances of employment and who expect to live long enough to reap those rewards (Dominitz and Manski 1996). The present study reports the expectations reported by teen respondents to the 1997 National Longitudinal Study of Youth (NLSY97; Bureau of Labor Statistics 1998; Center for Human Resource Research 1998), regarding 18 significant life events. The questions were formulated in order to allow comparison of answers with public health statistics. The set of questions was designed to evaluate teens' usage of the probability response mode as well (see also Budescu and Wallsten 1995; Dominitz and Manski 1997a, 1997b; Quadrel, Fischhoff, and Davis 1993; Yates 1990). The overall NLSY97 question pool reflects the work of many investig ators, specialists in the topics of NLSY97's many modules. These expectation questions were administered to 15- and 16-year-olds, using computers brought into respondents' homes. Its questions were refined through one-on-one focused interviews with a diverse group of Pittsburgh-area teens. ? 2000 by the American Association for Public Opinion Research
	Bibliography Citation Fischhoff, Baruch, Andrew M. Parker, Wändi Bruine de Bruin, Julie Downs, Claire Palmgren, Robyn Dawes and Charles F. Manski. "Teen Expectations for Significant Life Events ." Public Opinion Quarterly 64,2 (Summer 2000): 189-205.

4.	Mensch, Barbara S. Kandel, Denise B.
4.	Underreporting of Substance Use in a National Longitudinal Youth Cohort: Individual and Interviewer Effects Public Opinion Quarterly 52,1 (Spring 1988): 100-124. Also: http://poq.oxfordjournals.org/content/52/1/100.abstract Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: University of Chicago Press Keyword(s): Data Quality/Consistency; Drug Use; Longitudinal Surveys; Self-Reporting; Substance Use; Underreporting The quality of drug data in the 1984 wave of the NLSY is explored. Comparisons with other national surveys indicate that underreporting of use of illicit drugs other than marijuana appears to have taken place, and that light users of these drugs are under-represented among the self-acknowledged users. Comparison with marijuana use reported four years earlier indicates that experimental marijuana users are much less likely than extensive users to acknowledge involvement. Even after controlling for frequency of use, underreporting is more common among terminal high school dropouts and minorities. Not only individual characteristics but field conditions also contribute to underreporting. Familiarity with the interviewer, as measured by number of prior interviewing contacts, depresses drug use reporting. The authors speculate that interviewer familiarity increases salience of normative standards and that participants respond not only in terms of their past familiarity but also their subjective expectations regarding the probability of a future encounter with the interviewer.
	Bibliography Citation Mensch, Barbara S. and Denise B. Kandel. "Underreporting of Substance Use in a National Longitudinal Youth Cohort: Individual and Interviewer Effects." Public Opinion Quarterly 52,1 (Spring 1988): 100-124.

5.	Pacheco, Julianna Kreitzer, Rebecca
5.	Adolescent Determinants of Abortion Attitudes: Evidence from the Children of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth Public Opinion Quarterly 80,1 (Spring 2016): 66-89. Also: http://poq.oxfordjournals.org/content/80/1/66.abstract Cohort(s): NLSY79, NLSY79 Young Adult Publisher: Oxford University Press Keyword(s): Abortion; Attitudes; Gender Attitudes/Roles; Parental Influences; Religious Influences Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. The stability of abortion opinions suggests that pre-adult factors influence these attitudes more than contemporaneous political events. Surprisingly, however, we know little about the origins of abortion opinions, no doubt because the majority of research focuses on cross-sectional analyses of patterns across cohorts. We use a developmental model that links familial and contextual factors during adolescence to abortion attitudes years later when respondents are between 21 and 38 years old. Findings show that religious adherence and maternal gender role values are significant predictors of adult abortion opinions, even after controlling for contemporaneous religious adherence and the respondents’ own views on gender roles. Adolescent religious adherence matters more than religious denomination for adult abortion attitudes. The results have important implications for future trends in abortion attitudes in light of declining religiosity among Americans.
	Bibliography Citation Pacheco, Julianna and Rebecca Kreitzer. "Adolescent Determinants of Abortion Attitudes: Evidence from the Children of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth." Public Opinion Quarterly 80,1 (Spring 2016): 66-89.

6.	Zagorsky, Jay L. Rhoton, Patricia
6.	Effects of Promised Monetary Incentives on Attrition in a Long-Term Panel Survey Public Opinion Quarterly 72,3 (Fall 2008): 502–513. Also: http://poq.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/nfn025?ijkey=bdDZnpycIE1jhHK&keytype=ref Cohort(s): Mature Women, Young Women Publisher: University of Chicago Press Keyword(s): Attrition; Interviewing Method; Research Methodology; Women's Studies For over 35 years, a random sample of U.S. women has responded for free to a government survey that tracks their socioeconomic development. In 2003 an experiment was run to understand if providing monetary incentives of up to $40 would impact participation rates. Providing incentives to respondents, who previously refused to participate in the last survey round, significantly boosted response rates, and resulted in longer interviews and more items answered. However, providing monetary incentives to previously willing respondents showed a mixed impact on response rates, interview times, and items answered.
	Bibliography Citation Zagorsky, Jay L. and Patricia Rhoton. "Effects of Promised Monetary Incentives on Attrition in a Long-Term Panel Survey." Public Opinion Quarterly 72,3 (Fall 2008): 502–513. A.

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