Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Mail survey response by smoking status.

C C Seltzer, R Bosse, A J Garvey

    American Journal of Epidemiology
    |December 1, 1974
    PubMed
    Summary

    Cigarette smokers responded slower to a health study questionnaire than other tobacco users. This smoking behavior could lead to under-representation in research, impacting cohort study findings.

    Related Concept Videos

    You might also read

    Related Articles

    Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

    Sort by
    Same author

    Anthropometric characteristics and physical fitness.

    Research quarterly·2010
    Same author

    Somatotypes of an adolescent group.

    American journal of physical anthropology·2010
    Same author

    Body disproportions and dominant personality traits.

    Psychosomatic medicine·2010
    Same author

    Chest circumference changes as a result of severe physical training.

    American journal of physical anthropology·2010
    Same author

    Regulation of membrane trafficking by a novel Cdc42-related protein in Caenorhabditis elegans epithelial cells.

    Molecular biology of the cell·2005
    Same author

    Does the source of support matter for different health outcomes? Findings from the Normative Aging Study.

    Journal of aging and health·2002

    Area of Science:

    • Epidemiology
    • Gerontology
    • Public Health

    Background:

    • Longitudinal cohort studies are crucial for understanding aging and health.
    • Accurate participant data is essential for reliable study outcomes.
    • Smoking is a significant factor influencing health outcomes in aging populations.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To assess response rates and times to a smoking history questionnaire among veterans.
    • To identify potential biases in cohort study data based on smoking status.
    • To understand how smoking habits influence participation in aging research.

    Main Methods:

    • Mailed a detailed smoking history questionnaire to 1987 white male veterans in the Normative Aging Study.
    • Collected and analyzed response times from mailing to return date.
    • Compared response rates across different smoker categories (cigarette, cigar, pipe).

    Main Results:

    • Achieved a 96% overall response rate after six months.
    • Cigarette smokers exhibited significantly lower response rates within 30 and 60 days compared to other categories.
    • Heavier cigarette smokers demonstrated slower response times than lighter smokers.

    Conclusions:

    • Cigarette smokers may be under-represented in cohort studies if data collection is not extended.
    • Smoking behavior can introduce bias into longitudinal health research.
    • Study design should account for differential response rates by smoking status to ensure representative samples.

    Related Experiment Videos