Affiliation:
1. Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford
Abstract
Abstract
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.
Funder
World Bank
Nordic Trust Fund
Swiss Development Cooperation
Blavatnik School of Government
Fund for Women Graduates
Graduate Women International
Government of Rwanda
USAID
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Subject
Economics and Econometrics,Finance,Development,Accounting
Cited by
4 articles.
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