Table 1: Items in the crosswise model questionnaire.

Items Question Pairs Answers
1 - Please recall the cell phone number of one of your friends or acquaintances. Is the last digit,1,2 or 3 ?

- Have you ever used drugs?
A- if the answer to two sensitive and insensitive questions was “yes “or” No”

B- “yes” to one of them and “no” to another one
2 - Please think about one of your female friends or acquaintances. Is her name Fateme, Zahra, or Maryam (either singularly or in combination with other names)?

- Have you ever drunk alcohol?”
A- if the answer to two sensitive and insensitive questions was “yes”or” No”

B- “yes” to one of them and “no” to another one
3 - Please recall the number of your father’s (or one of your acquaintances’) house. Is the right digit 2, 4, or 6?

- Have you ever smoked cigarettes?
A- if the answer to two sensitive and insensitive questions was “yes”or” No”

B- “yes” to one of them and “no” to another one