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  • Sociology
  • Public Health
  • Survey Methodology

Background:

  • Telephone surveys are common for collecting sensitive data like sexual behavior.
  • Historically, landline-based sampling was standard, but mobile phone usage has increased.
  • Differences in demographics and participation between landline and mobile users may affect data representativeness.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate differences in demographic characteristics, participation rates, and sexual behaviors between landline and mobile phone samples in Australia.
  • To assess the impact of telephone user status on the representativeness of sexual behavior data.
  • To provide recommendations for improving telephone survey methodologies.

Main Methods:

  • A nationally representative sample of Australians aged 18 years and over was recruited.
  • Data were collected via computer-assisted telephone interviews in December 2011.
  • Two groups were sampled: landline users (n=1012) and mobile phone users (n=1002).

Main Results:

  • Telephone user status was significantly related to all demographic variables (gender, age, education, residence, etc.).
  • Unadjusted analyses showed associations between telephone status and women's participation rates, number of sexual partners, and lifetime sexual experience.
  • After controlling for demographics, telephone status was only independently related to women's participation rates, suggesting demographic factors explain other differences.

Conclusions:

  • Telephone user status is associated with participation bias in sexual behavior research.
  • Demographic factors largely explain the observed differences in sexual behavior between landline and mobile phone samples.
  • Sampling both landline and mobile phone users is essential for enhancing the representativeness of sexual behavior data collected via telephone interviews.