Baseline Nonresponse in Project ALERT: Does It Matter?

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Abstract:

This Note evaluates the impact of baseline nonresponse in Project ALERT Adolescent Experiences in Resistance Training, a longitudinal experiment that test the effectiveness of a school-based drug prevention program for seventh- and eighth-grade students in 20 treatment and 10 control schools in California and Oregon. Of the intended sample, 16 percent failed to participate in some or all of the baseline data collection. The main reasons were parents refusal to allow their children to participate in any data collection, students refusal to participate in some or all of the data collection, and absenteeism from school on survey dates. Students who missed the baseline survey will be dropped from the main analysis of treatment effects in Project ALERT.

Author(s):
Bell, Robert M. ; Gareleck, Cyndie ; Ellickson, Phyllis L.
Author Organization(s):
RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
Pagination:
0032

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited.

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
RAND/N-2933-CHF
Monitor Series:
XD
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_1.2.7_Experimentation; JCA_1.3.1_Personnel and Family Support; JCA_1.2.3_Educating; JCA_1.2.5_Lessons Learned; JCA_1.2.1_Training; JCA_1.3.2_Personnel Management
Communities of Interest:
No COI(s) Identified
Descriptor(s):
*STUDENTS, *DRUG ABUSE, DATA ACQUISITION
Field(s)/Group(s):
Personnel Management and Labor Relations, Toxicology
Keyword(s):
ALERT PROJECT, NONRESPONSE
Report Date:
1990 Apr 01