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Aspects of victim survey methodology: results from the inventory of victimisation surveys

This study delves into victim survey methodology using data from the UK and UNECE-UNODC surveys. It covers interview modes, sampling techniques, sample sizes, survey findings, and implications. The analysis includes current survey trends, interviewing methods, survey designs, and sampling strategies. Additionally, it explores the impact of various interviewing modes on survey results, highlighting key differences between face-to-face, CAPI, and CATI surveys. Contact details for further inquiries provided.

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Aspects of victim survey methodology: results from the inventory of victimisation surveys

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  1. Aspects of victim survey methodology: results from the inventory of victimisation surveys Jonathan Allen UK Home Office

  2. Using information from the inventory of victimisation surveys, with reference to the UK experience To cover • Interview mode • Use of interviewers • Sampling techniques • Size of samples UNECE-UNODC Vienna

  3. Response to the inventory In total • 33 countries • 78 questionnaires • Identify ‘currrent’ questionnaires • Survey runs continuously • Survey was conducted in 2004 / 2005 • Survey planned to run in the future • 55 ‘current’ questionnaires UNECE-UNODC Vienna

  4. Analysis units • All surveys • For use in standardisation • All countries • To assess distribution across countries • ‘Current’ surveys • To assess currency of overall findings UNECE-UNODC Vienna

  5. Findings – design overview • Majority are cross-sectional surveys • Eight panel surveys • Five with a mixed design • One third referred to question sets within multi-purpose surveys • What are the implications? UNECE-UNODC Vienna

  6. Overall surveys UNECE-UNODC Vienna

  7. Current surveys UNECE-UNODC Vienna

  8. Findings – mode by country • 17 countries report paper-based face to face • 10 countries report CAPI surveys • 16 countries report CATI surveys (7 of these also run face to face surveys) UNECE-UNODC Vienna

  9. UK experience • British Crime Survey: • Comparison of domestic violence results from CAPI and CASI on BCS – 5 times as high on CASI • Scottish Crime Survey: • Comparison of paper face to face and CATI – higher victimsation rates on CATI UNECE-UNODC Vienna

  10. Findings – source of interviewers UNECE-UNODC Vienna

  11. Findings – sampling techniques • 16 used simple probability sample • 54 used multistage sampling with stratification • Main stratifiers • Geographical area (44) • Degree of urbanisation (25) • Age / sex (18 for each) • US only one to stratify by police crime figures UNECE-UNODC Vienna

  12. Findings – household or individual selection Most countries interviewed only one person • 52 surveys based on selection of households • 15 interviewed whole household • 37 interviewed one person only • 24 surveys based on selection of individuals • What effect will this have on measuring household crime? UNECE-UNODC Vienna

  13. Findings – interviewer gender UNECE-UNODC Vienna

  14. Findings – sample size • Range from 400 to 60,000 households and from 333 to 75000 people • 19 surveys included 10,000+ people and 6 other surveys included 10,000+ households • Larger surveys tended to be multipurpose UNECE-UNODC Vienna

  15. Findings – 16 countries have surveys of 10,000+ UNECE-UNODC Vienna

  16. Conclusions • Considerable experience of different methodologies in design and sampling • Many surveys based on large samples • Use of in house external interviewers evenly divided • Indications of the move away from paper but not face to face UNECE-UNODC Vienna

  17. Contact details Jonathan.Allen@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk Alison.Walker@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk UNECE-UNODC Vienna

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