Citation

Bachman R. Violence Against Women 2000; 6(8): 839-867.

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(Copyright © 2000, SAGE Publishing)

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Abstract

It is not surprising that research employing diverse methodologies has yielded very different estimates of intimate-perpetrated violence against women. The purpose of this article is to provide a comparison of annual incident rates of rape and physical assault against women as estimated by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) - sponsored National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Institute of Justice - cosponsored National Violence Against Women Survey. Several data restrictions were performed to make the data sets as comparable as possible, including restricting the NCVS data to include incidents of rape (not other sexual assaults) and physical assault against women 18 years of age and older. In addition, NCVS estimates included series incidents enumerated as "n" instead of 1, which is the custom for all BJS publications. The methodological eccentricities of each survey, which make comparisons tenuous, are described, and recommendations for policy are discussed. (Abstract Adapted from Source: Violence Against Women, 2000. Copyright © 2000 by SAGE Publications)

Violence Against Women
Research Methods
Methodological Issues
Rape Incidence and Prevalence
Rape Victim
Sexual Assault Incidence and Prevalence
Sexual Assault Victim
Physical Assault Incidence and Prevalence
Physical Assault Victim
Victimization Incidence and Prevalence
Adult Female
Adult Victim
Female Victim
National Crime Survey
National Survey
National Victimization Survey
06-04