Prev Chronic DisPreventing Chronic Disease1545-1151Centers for Disease Control and Prevention1327725PCDv22_05_0016Letter to the EditorA Note on “A Catalog of Biases in Questionnaires” [Response to Letter]ChoiBernard C.K.PhDCentre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaPakAnita W.P.PhDOffice of Institutional Research, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada42005153200422A312005In Reply:
We would like to thank Dr Harrow (1) for pointing out a flawed example in our paper (2). As he notes, the recommended question should be:
How many cigarettes do you smoke per day?[ ] None [ ] 1–4 [ ] 5–24 [ ] 25 or more
The previously recommended category "4 or less" was a typographical error.
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HarrowJJPrev Chronic Dis [serial online]2005Apr Accessed 2005 Mar 15A note on "A Catalog of Biases in Questionnaires" [letter to editor]BCKChoiAWPPakPrev Chronic Dis [serial online]20051Accessed 2004 Dec 15A catalog of biases in questionnaires
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Suggested citation for this article: Choi BCK, Pak AWP. A note on “A Catalog of Biases in Questionnaires” [response to letter]. Prev Chronic Dis [serial online] 2005 Apr [date cited]. Available from: URL: http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2005/apr/05_0016.htm.