A field test of optional unrelated question randomized response models: Estimates of risky sexual behaviors

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dc.contributor.authorGill, Tracy Spears
dc.contributor.authorTuck, Anna
dc.contributor.authorGupta, Sat
dc.contributor.authorCrowe, Mary L.
dc.contributor.authorFigueroa, Jennifer
dc.date.accessioned2022-07-20T19:06:46Z
dc.date.available2022-07-20T19:06:46Z
dc.date.issued2012-11-03
dc.description.abstractRecently Gupta et al. (Involve J Math, 2013) introduced optional unrelated question randomized response models for both the binary response and quantitative response to sensitive survey questions. Asymptotic normality was established for the mean estimator of the sensitive variable and for the prevalence estimator of the sensitive characteristic. Asymptotic normality was also established for the sensitivity level estimator in each case using first order approximation. These mathematical results were validated using computer simulations. In this paper, the binary and quantitative response models are utilized in surveys of sensitive behaviors to verify that these results hold true in fieldwork applications. The two sensitive questions of interest in the survey are "Have you ever been told by a healthcare professional that you have a sexually transmitted disease?" and "How many sexual partners have you had in the last 12 months?" The target population was undergraduate students enrolled at UNC Greensboro during the 2012-2013 academic year. Subjects were asked these questions by optional unrelated question RRT, check-box survey method, and by direct face-to-face interview. The results of these three methods are compared to each other, as well as to existing published information on these two sensitive behaviors. Estimates provided by the optional unrelated question randomized response models are in line with the mathematical results in Gupta et al. (Involve J Math, 2013). This study also provides the first estimate of sensitivity level through a fieldwork survey.en_US
dc.identifier.citationGill, T. S., Tuck, A., Gupta, S., Crowe, M. L., & Figueroa, J. (2012, November 3). A field test of optional unrelated question randomized response models: Estimates of risky sexual behaviors [Conference paper]. 8th Annual University of North Carolina Greensboro Regional Mathematics and Statistics Conference, UNCG RMSC 2012, Greensboro, NC, United States. https://www.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-9332-7_14en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11416/673
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-9332-7_14
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherSpringeren_US
dc.subjectRandomized response techniqueen_US
dc.subjectSensitive questionsen_US
dc.subjectSexual behavior surveysen_US
dc.titleA field test of optional unrelated question randomized response models: Estimates of risky sexual behaviorsen_US
dc.title.alternativeEstimates of risky sexual behaviorsen_US
dc.typeOtheren_US

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