Crowdsourced data collection for public health: A comparison with nationally representative, population tobacco use data.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Internet-based crowdsourcing is increasingly used for social and behavioral research in public health, however the potential generalizability of crowdsourced data remains unclear. This study assessed the population representativeness of Internet-based crowdsourced data.

Methods

A total of 3999 U.S. young adults ages 18 to 30years were recruited in 2016 through Internet-based crowdsourcing to complete measures taken from the 2012-2013 National Adult Tobacco Survey (NATS). Post-hoc sampling weights were created using procedures similar to the NATS. Weighted analyses were conducted in 2016 to compare crowdsourced and publicly-available 2012-2013 NATS data on demographics, tobacco use, and measures of tobacco perceptions and product warning label exposure.

Result

SUBMITTER: Kraemer JD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5557015 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature