William D Kalsbeek
Biographic Data
| ID | 4088201 |
|---|---|
| NAME | William D Kalsbeek |
| GIVEN NAMES | William D |
| FAMILY NAME | Kalsbeek |
| SIGNATURE | KALSBEEK W D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 59 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Local Dependence in Latent Class Analysis of Rare and Sensitive Events
For survey methodologists, latent class analysis (LCA) is a powerful tool for assessing the measurement error in survey questions, evaluating survey methods, and estimating the bias in estimates of population prevalence. LCA can be used when gold standard measurements are not available and applied to essentially any set of indicators that meet certain criteria for identifiability. LCA offers quality inference, provided the key threat to model val…
Mexican Immigrants and the Use of Cognitive Assessment Techniques in Questionnaire Development
The aim of this article is to identify the measurement challenges involved in obtaining sensitive health outcomes from Mexican women in both settled and unsettled segments of the United States population and to suggest how cognitive assessment techniques might be better employed to construct culturally and linguistically appropriate survey instruments. These objectives will be illustrated through a project with recent Mexican immigrants in North …
A Church-Based Sampling Design for Research with Latina Immigrant Women
Development and Testing of Interview Questions to Determine Last Menstrual Period in Mexican Immigrant Populations
Oral Cancer Knowledge and Examination Experiences Among North Carolina Adults
Although there is moderate knowledge of signs and risk factors for oral cancer among North Carolina adults, knowledge deficits remain. Oral cancer examinations need to be increased, particularly among tobacco smokers
Self-Care and Assistance from others in Coping with Functional Status Limitations among a National Sample of Older Adults
Using data from the first wave of a new longitudinal data set collected in the late fall and winter of 1990-1991, the National Survey of Self-Care and Aging (NSSCA), we examined older adults' self-care practices in coping with functional status limitations based on in-person interviews with a national probability sample of 3,485 noninstitutionalized adults aged 65 or older selected from Medicare beneficiary files. A composite score of functional …
Nonsampling Error in Surveys
High-density lipoprotein cholesterol and alcohol consumption in US white and black adults: Data from NHANES II
OBJECTIVES. High-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol is known to be positively related to moderate alcohol consumption from studies in selected populations. This study describes the association in a representative sample of the US adult population. METHODS. Stratification and multivariate regression analyses were used to examine HDL cholesterol levels and alcohol consumption. RESULTS. Fewer women than men reported consumption of alcohol at any …
A survey of smoking and quitting patterns among black Americans
A sample of adult Black policyholders of the nation's largest Black-owned life insurance company was surveyed in 1986 to add to limited data on smoking and quitting patterns among Black Americans, and to provide direction for cessation initiatives targeted to Black smokers. Forty per cent of 2,958 age-eligible policyholders for whom current addresses were available returned a completed questionnaire. Population estimates for smoking status agree …
National estimates of teenage sexual activity: Evaluating the comparability of three national surveys
In this article, we examine the reliability with which teenage sexual activity was reported in three recent national surveys. Unlike other study-effects analyses of objective demographic phenomena such as births and marriages, ours focuses on a more sensitive question—age at first intercourse as reported in three very different surveys. Specifically, we compare reports for the 1959–1963 cohort in the 1979 Kantner-Zelnik Study of Young Women, the …
Self-Care and Assistance from others in Coping with Functional Status Limitations among a National Sample of Older Adults
Using data from the first wave of a new longitudinal data set collected in the late fall and winter of 1990-1991, the National Survey of Self-Care and Aging (NSSCA), we examined older adults' self-care practices in coping with functional status limitations based on in-person interviews with a national probability sample of 3,485 noninstitutionalized adults aged 65 or older selected from Medicare beneficiary files. A composite score of functional …
A survey of smoking and quitting patterns among black Americans
A sample of adult Black policyholders of the nation's largest Black-owned life insurance company was surveyed in 1986 to add to limited data on smoking and quitting patterns among Black Americans, and to provide direction for cessation initiatives targeted to Black smokers. Forty per cent of 2,958 age-eligible policyholders for whom current addresses were available returned a completed questionnaire. Population estimates for smoking status agree …
National estimates of teenage sexual activity: Evaluating the comparability of three national surveys
In this article, we examine the reliability with which teenage sexual activity was reported in three recent national surveys. Unlike other study-effects analyses of objective demographic phenomena such as births and marriages, ours focuses on a more sensitive question—age at first intercourse as reported in three very different surveys. Specifically, we compare reports for the 1959–1963 cohort in the 1979 Kantner-Zelnik Study of Young Women, the …
High-density lipoprotein cholesterol and alcohol consumption in US white and black adults: Data from NHANES II
OBJECTIVES. High-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol is known to be positively related to moderate alcohol consumption from studies in selected populations. This study describes the association in a representative sample of the US adult population. METHODS. Stratification and multivariate regression analyses were used to examine HDL cholesterol levels and alcohol consumption. RESULTS. Fewer women than men reported consumption of alcohol at any …
Local Dependence in Latent Class Analysis of Rare and Sensitive Events
For survey methodologists, latent class analysis (LCA) is a powerful tool for assessing the measurement error in survey questions, evaluating survey methods, and estimating the bias in estimates of population prevalence. LCA can be used when gold standard measurements are not available and applied to essentially any set of indicators that meet certain criteria for identifiability. LCA offers quality inference, provided the key threat to model val…
Mexican Immigrants and the Use of Cognitive Assessment Techniques in Questionnaire Development
The aim of this article is to identify the measurement challenges involved in obtaining sensitive health outcomes from Mexican women in both settled and unsettled segments of the United States population and to suggest how cognitive assessment techniques might be better employed to construct culturally and linguistically appropriate survey instruments. These objectives will be illustrated through a project with recent Mexican immigrants in North …
National estimates of teenage sexual activity: Evaluating the comparability of three national surveys
In this article, we examine the reliability with which teenage sexual activity was reported in three recent national surveys. Unlike other study-effects analyses of objective demographic phenomena such as births and marriages, ours focuses on a more sensitive question—age at first intercourse as reported in three very different surveys. Specifically, we compare reports for the 1959–1963 cohort in the 1979 Kantner-Zelnik Study of Young Women, the …
A survey of smoking and quitting patterns among black Americans
A sample of adult Black policyholders of the nation's largest Black-owned life insurance company was surveyed in 1986 to add to limited data on smoking and quitting patterns among Black Americans, and to provide direction for cessation initiatives targeted to Black smokers. Forty per cent of 2,958 age-eligible policyholders for whom current addresses were available returned a completed questionnaire. Population estimates for smoking status agree …
Nonsampling Error in Surveys
High-density lipoprotein cholesterol and alcohol consumption in US white and black adults: Data from NHANES II
OBJECTIVES. High-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol is known to be positively related to moderate alcohol consumption from studies in selected populations. This study describes the association in a representative sample of the US adult population. METHODS. Stratification and multivariate regression analyses were used to examine HDL cholesterol levels and alcohol consumption. RESULTS. Fewer women than men reported consumption of alcohol at any …
Self-Care and Assistance from others in Coping with Functional Status Limitations among a National Sample of Older Adults
Using data from the first wave of a new longitudinal data set collected in the late fall and winter of 1990-1991, the National Survey of Self-Care and Aging (NSSCA), we examined older adults' self-care practices in coping with functional status limitations based on in-person interviews with a national probability sample of 3,485 noninstitutionalized adults aged 65 or older selected from Medicare beneficiary files. A composite score of functional …
Development and Testing of Interview Questions to Determine Last Menstrual Period in Mexican Immigrant Populations
Oral Cancer Knowledge and Examination Experiences Among North Carolina Adults
Although there is moderate knowledge of signs and risk factors for oral cancer among North Carolina adults, knowledge deficits remain. Oral cancer examinations need to be increased, particularly among tobacco smokers
A Church-Based Sampling Design for Research with Latina Immigrant Women
Mexican Immigrants and the Use of Cognitive Assessment Techniques in Questionnaire Development
The aim of this article is to identify the measurement challenges involved in obtaining sensitive health outcomes from Mexican women in both settled and unsettled segments of the United States population and to suggest how cognitive assessment techniques might be better employed to construct culturally and linguistically appropriate survey instruments. These objectives will be illustrated through a project with recent Mexican immigrants in North …
Local Dependence in Latent Class Analysis of Rare and Sensitive Events
For survey methodologists, latent class analysis (LCA) is a powerful tool for assessing the measurement error in survey questions, evaluating survey methods, and estimating the bias in estimates of population prevalence. LCA can be used when gold standard measurements are not available and applied to essentially any set of indicators that meet certain criteria for identifiability. LCA offers quality inference, provided the key threat to model val…
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