Underreporting of gender-based violence in Kerala, India : an application of the list randomization method
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Authors
Joseph, George
Javaid, Syed Usman
Andres, Luis Alberto
Chellaraj, Gnanaraj
Solotaroff, Jennifer L.
Rajan, S. Irudaya
Issue Date
2017-04
Type
Article
Language
en_US
Keywords
Underreporting , Gender-Based Violence , Kerala , India , Randomization Method
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Abstract
This paper analyzes the incidence and extent to which domestic violence and physical harassment on public/private buses is underreported in Kerala, India, using the list randomization technique. The results indicate that the level of underreporting is over nine percentage points for domestic violence and negligible for physical harassment on public/private buses. Urban households, especially poor urban households, tend to have higher levels of incidence of domestic violence. Further, women and those who are professionally educated tend to underreport more than others. Underreporting is also higher among the youngest and oldest age cohorts. For physical harassment on public/private buses, rural population -- especially the rural non --poor and urban females—tend to underreport compared with the rural poor and urban males.
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Citation
Joseph, George; Javaid, Syed Usman; Andres, Luis Alberto; Chellaraj, Gnanaraj; Solotaroff, Jennifer L.; Rajan, S. Irudaya. 2017. Underreporting of Gender-Based Violence in Kerala, India : An Application of the List Randomization Method. Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8044. World Bank, Washington, DC. © World Bank. https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/26483 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.
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World Bank