Method Matters
This paper analyzes the magnitude and predictors of misreporting on intimate partner violence. Women in Nigeria were randomly assigned to answer questions using either an indirect method (list experiment) that gives respondents anonymity, or the standard, direct face-to-face method. Intimate partner violence rates were up to 35 percent greater when measured using the list method than the direct method. Misreporting was associated with indicators often targeted in empowerment and development programs, such as education and vulnerability. These results suggest that standard survey methods may generate significant underestimates of the prevalence of intimate partner violence, and biased correlations and treatment effect estimates.
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| Format: | Journal Article biblioteca |
| Language: | English en_US |
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Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank
2022-12-08
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| Subjects: | GENDER, INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE, MEASUREMENT, NIGERIA, |
| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099555309132315997/IDU053282bde08cf5043a00974f00fa07eca1400 https://hdl.handle.net/10986/41324 |
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