Westat Inc, Rockville, Maryland, USA
Westat Inc, Rockville, Maryland, USA.
Tob Control. 2024 Oct 19;33(6):733-738. doi: 10.1136/tc-2022-057851.
The Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study is a nationally representative study of the US population on tobacco use and its effects on health, with four waves of data collection between 2013 and 2017. Prior work described the methods of the first three waves. In this paper, we describe the methods of Wave 4, during which a replenishment sample was added to the ongoing cohort. We describe the design and estimation methods of the continuing Wave 1 cohort (with four waves of data) and the Wave 4 cohort (the new cohort created at Wave 4). We provide survey quality metrics, including response rates for both cohorts and a panel conditioning analysis, and guidance on understanding the target populations for both cohorts.
《烟草与健康人群评估》（PATH）研究是一项对美国人口进行的全国代表性研究，涉及烟草使用及其对健康的影响，共进行了四轮数据收集，时间跨度为 2013 年至 2017 年。之前的工作描述了前三轮的数据收集方法。本文介绍了第四轮的数据收集方法，其中在正在进行的队列中增加了补充样本。我们描述了持续的第 1 波队列（四轮数据）和第 4 波队列（第 4 波创建的新队列）的设计和估计方法。我们提供了调查质量指标，包括两个队列的回应率和一个面板条件分析，并就理解两个队列的目标人群提供了指导。
