Session 43:
Bias in demographic surveys
Chair: Gabriele Doblhammer-Reiter, University of Rostock
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)
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