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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Subst Abus. 2015 Mar 16;37(1):197–203. doi: 10.1080/08897077.2015.1014615

Table 2.

Detection of past-12-month substance use: criterion validitya of computer Self-administered vs. Clinician-administered screening.

Sensitivity
%
(95% CI)
Specificity
%
(95% CI)
Self Clinician Self Clinician
Tobacco 86
(41-98)
86
(41-98)
98
(93-99)
98
(93-99)
Alcohol 62
(44-78)
69
(50-83)
98
(93-100)
96
(90-99)
Cannabis 72
(52-86)
79
(58-91)
100 99
(94-100)
a

Criterion measure: research assistant-administered Timeline Follow-Back Calendar interview