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. 2010 Mar;71(2):253–257. doi: 10.15288/jsad.2010.71.253

Table 1.

Report concordance for drinking and smoking behavior

Agreement
Disagreement
Variable χ2 Absence of behavior Presence of behavior Under-report Over-report
Target perception and friend self-report
 Drinking, y/na,b 53.71*** 161 30 20 21
 Smoking, y/na,c,d 27.61*** 190 11 19 12
 Heavy drinking, ≥7 drinking episodes 18.60*** 182 5 45 0
Friend perception and target self-report
 Drinking, y/n 53.05*** 166 19 7 40
 Smoking, y/n 40.62*** 192 12 7 21

Notes: y/n = yes/no.

a

Age as predictor of concordance;

b

time spent with friends as predictor of concordance;

c

negative relationship quality as predictor of concordance;

d

target problem behavior as predictor of concordance.

***

p < .001.