Frank B
NIDA Res Monogr. 1985;57:71-83.
In light of New York State's experience, it is probable that future household drug use surveys will use telephone administration. Drug use questions are not as sensitive as had been thought, and are easily administered by telephone. In addition, the lower costs, the computer-assisted capabilities, and the saving in time are some of the advantages in comparison to face-to-face surveying. In order to address the nontelephone segments of the household population--despite their declining proportion--and to improve response rates, mixed-mode interviewing may have to be considered. Given a better understanding of telephone-associated behavior and the increasing popularity of technological advances, such as the portability and mobility of phones, telephone surveying may become even more attractive in the future.
鉴于纽约州的经验，未来家庭药物使用调查很可能会采用电话调查方式。药物使用问题并不像人们原本认为的那么敏感，而且通过电话很容易进行调查。此外，与面对面调查相比，成本更低、具备计算机辅助功能以及节省时间都是电话调查的一些优势。为了涵盖家庭人口中的非电话用户群体——尽管其比例在下降——并提高回复率，可能不得不考虑采用混合模式访谈。鉴于对与电话相关行为有了更好的理解，以及诸如电话的便携性和移动性等技术进步越来越普及，电话调查在未来可能会变得更具吸引力。
