Investigating degree of quality of national data on self- and proxy-reported smok

描述（由申请人提供）：当前人口调查的烟草使用补充（TUS-CPS）通常用作确定美国成年人口吸烟率的标准之一。然而，TUS-CPS数据的质量尚未得到调查。鉴于TUS-CPS现代设计的高度复杂性和吸烟相关问题的敏感性，确定数据质量非常重要。事实上，即使使用最先进的统计方法来分析数据，模糊的数据也可能导致关于吸烟行为发生率的误导性结果，因此可能影响旨在预防癌症和其他吸烟引起的疾病和病症的政策。拟议的研究旨在评估TUS-CPS中几项吸烟相关措施的数据可靠性。将实现以下目标：（1）将定义几个吸烟和非吸烟措施;（2）将检查这些措施的可靠性，并将比较吸烟和非吸烟措施的可靠性水平;以及（3）严格数据协议与若干被调查者和调查属性之间的关系（社会人口统计学特征、吸烟习惯、受访者模式（自我、代理）和调查方法（电话、亲自）及其相互作用）。预计这项研究的结果将有助于确认TUS-CPS数据质量的高水平，或用于评估吸烟，性活动，药物和酒精使用等敏感信息的国家调查的设计和管理改进的必要性，以及其他行为。初步研究结果也证实了拟议调查的重要性。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Tobacco Use Supplement to the Current Population Survey (TUS-CPS) is commonly used as one of the standards for determining smoking prevalence in the U.S. adult population. However, the quality of TUS-CPS data has not been yet investigated. Given the high level of complexity of modern design of TUS-CPS and sensitive nature of smoking-related questions, establishing data quality is very important. Indeed, even if cutting-edge statistical methodology is used to analyze the data, ambiguous data can result in misleading findings about the incidence of smoking behaviors and, therefore, can affect policies targeted at preventing cancer and other smoking-attributable diseases and conditions. The proposed study is targeted at assessing data reliability of several smoking-related measures in the TUS-CPS. The following aims will be achieved: (1) several smoking and non-smoking measures will be defined; (2) reliability of these measures will be examined, and levels of reliability for smoking and non-smoking measures will be compared; and (3) the relationship between the strict data agreement and several respondent and survey attributes (socio-demographic characteristics, smoking habits, respondent mode (self, proxy) and survey method (phone, in-person), and their interactions) will be identified. It is anticipated that the results f this research will help to confirm either the high level of the TUS-CPS data quality or necessity of improvements in the design and administration of national surveys used to assess sensitive information such as smoking, sexual activity, drug and alcohol use, and other behaviors. Importance of the proposed investigation is also confirmed by preliminary research findings.