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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Subst Use Misuse. 2021 Dec 10;57(3):484–489. doi: 10.1080/10826084.2021.2012696

Table 2.

Descriptive statistics for change scores and discrepancies between W3-W4 prospective and W4 retrospective change scores, N=1,082

Cigarettes E-cigarettes Marijuana Alcohol

Continuous Prospective W3-W4 Change Score, M (SD) 0.51 (8.74) 1.96 (9.00) 2.24 (8.12) 2.20 (5.92)
Categorical Prospective W3-W4 Change, N (%)
 Increased 94 (43.3) 110 (41.7) 203 (52.6) 430 (55.6)
 Decreased/Same 123 (56.7) 154 (58.3) 183 (47.4) 344 (44.4)
Categorical Retrospective Self-Report Change, N (%)
 Increased 62 (32.5) 84 (31.2) 212 (53.5) 440 (53.8)
 Decreased/Same 129 (67.5) 185 (68.8) 184 (46.5) 348 (44.2)
Discrepancies in W3-W4 Prospective and Retrospective Change Scores, N (%)
 Increased W3-W4 and Retrospective Self-Report (Increaser) 24 (13.5) 34 (13.8) 116 (31.4) 288 (38.7)
 Decreased/Same W3-W4 and Retrospective Self-Report (Decreaser) 73 (41.0) 103 (41.9) 93 (25.2) 195 (26.2)
 Decreased/Same W3-W4 but Increased Retrospective Self-Report (Over-reporter) 34 (19.1) 43 (17.5) 82 (22.2) 130 (17.4)
 Increased W3-W4 but Decreased/Same Retrospective Self-Report (Under-reporter) 47 (26.4) 66 (26.8) 78 (21.1) 132 (17.7)

Note: Analyses conducted among W4 users of respective substances (N=233 for cigarettes, N=288 for e-cigarettes, N=414 for marijuana, N=818 for alcohol).