Error in the measurement of mortality: an application to the analysis of racial mortality disparity • Yu-Chieh Hsu, University of Chicago and NORC

Blurred memory, deliberate misreporting, or “true tales”? How different survey methods affect respondents’ reports of partnership status at first birth • Michaela Kreyenfeld, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research ; Sonja Bastin, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research

Reconstructing women’s reproductive histories: are survey data reliable? • Francesca Rinesi, Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT) ; Marina Attili, Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT) ; Claudia Iaccarino, Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)

Questioning children about family relations within a multi-actor perspective: selectivity bias and social desirability according to the participation and presence of parents • Sofie Vanassche, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven ; Nele Havermans, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven ; Koen Matthijs, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

Attrition in the Austrian generations and gender survey: is there a bias by fertility relevant aspects? • Isabella Buber-Ennser, Wittgenstein Centre (IIASA, VID/ÖAW, WU)