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Differences in the Validity of Self-Reported Drug Use Across Five Factors in Indianapolis, Fort Lauderdale, Phoenix, and Dallas, 1994

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Principal Investigator(s): Rosay, Andre B.; University of Maryland at College Park; Herz, Denise C.

Summary: This study investigated the accuracy of self-reported drug use in three ways. First, the researchers examined differences in the accuracy of self-reported drug use across five factors: gender, race, age, type of drug, and offense seriousness. Second, an attempt was made to determine the specific sources of inaccurate self-reports in terms of differences in underreporting and overreporting. Third, the researchers sought to explain differences in underreporting and overreporting in terms of... (view full summary)

Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR02706.v1

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