Publications
Westat researchers publish on a wide array of topics that further our understanding of the field and focus on improving lives through research. Selected publications that communicate our findings, including books, peer-reviewed articles and technical reports, conference proceedings, and more are presented here.
2019
Wang Y., Wong L.Y., Meng L., Pittman E.N., Trinidad D.A., Hubbard K.L., Etheredge A., Del Valle-Pinero A.Y., Zamoiski R., van Bemmel D.M., Borek N., Patel V., Kimmel H.L., Conway K.P., Lawrence C., Edwards K.C., Hyland A., Goniewicz M.L., Hatsukami D., Hecht S.S., and Calafat A.M. (2019).
Urinary concentrations of monohydroxylated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in adults from the U.S. Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study Wave 1 (2013-2014).
Environment International, 123, 201-208.
2018
Keusch F. and Yan T. (2018).
Is satisficing responsible for response order effects in rating scale question?.
Survey Research Methods, 12(3), 259-270.
Yan T. and Hu M. (2018).
Examining translation and respondents' use of response scales in 3MC surveys.
In T.P. Johnson, B.-E. Pennell, and I.A.L. Stoop, and B. Dorer (Eds.), Advances in comparative survey methods: Multinational, multiregional, and multicultural contexts (3MC) (pp. 501-518). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley and Sons.
de Jong A.J., Dorer B., Lee S., Yan T., and Villar A. (2018).
Overview of questionnaire design and testing.
In T.P. Johnson, B.-E. Pennell, I.A.L. Stoop, and B. Dorer (Eds.), Advances in comparative survey methods: Multinational, multiregional, and multicultural contexts (3MC) (pp. 113-137). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley and Sons.
Mohadjer L. and Edwards B. (2018).
Paradata and dashboards in PIAAC.
Quality Assurance in Education, 26(2), 263-277.
Eisenach K., Demers A.-M., and Jones F. (2018).
Mycobacteriology laboratory sourcebook for harmonization and support of tuberculosis (TB) clinical trials Version 1.0.
Seattle, WA: HIV/AIDS Network Coordination.
Source
(PDF)
Siegel S., Leath B., Fry S., Pierce C., Teixeira N., Burns W., Freed N., Weinfurter P., Dorsey B., Nooney J., and Williams S. (2018).
State and territorial efforts to reduce health disparities: Findings of a 2016 survey by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health.
Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Source
(PDF)
Collins S.R. and Radley D.C. (2018).
The cost of employer insurance is a growing burden for middle-income families.
(Data Brief). New York, NY: Commonwealth Fund.
Wyss A.B., House J.S., Hoppin J.A., Richards M., Hankinson J.L., Long S., Henneberger P.K., Beane Freeman L.E., Sandler D.P., O'Connell E.L., Cummings C.B., Umbach D.M., and London S.J. (2018).
Raw milk consumption and other early-life farm exposures and adult pulmonary function in the Agricultural Lung Health Study.
Thorax, 73(3), 279-282.
