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Issues in Estimating the Prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence

Assessing the Impact of Abuse Status on Participation Bias

State University of New York, New Paltz

Christina A. Ortega

University at Albany, State University of New York

Louise-Anne McNutt

University at Albany, State University of New York

This study examines the potential implications of household interviews on participation bias for estimates of intimate partner violence (IPV). Using a variety of scales, IPV prevalence for the 135 women interviewed in a street-intercept survey was compared with the IPV prevalence of a subsample of these women who reported willingness to participate in a household survey with their partner in another room or when their partner also would be interviewed. A potential self-selection bias showed an 8% to 13% deflated prevalence of moderate to highly abused women and a 8% to 11% inflated prevalence of nonabused women among this subsample who would willingly participate in a household survey. Understanding who is included in household surveys, and who is not, is essential to compute and interpret national prevalence estimates for IPV.

Key Words: intimate partner violence • prevalence • measurement

Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Vol. 18, No. 9, 959-974 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/0886260503255283


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