von Russdorf Sophie, Ahlborn Laura, Hidalgo-Arestegui Alessandra, McQuade Gerald, Favara Marta
Oxford Department of International Development, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Paris School of Economics, Université Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne, Paris, France.
Econ Lett. 2024 Sep;242:None. doi: 10.1016/j.econlet.2024.111879.
This paper investigates the impact of different survey administration methods on the disclosure of sensitive or traumatic experiences. Respondents of a pilot study in Ethiopia were randomly assigned to answer questions either using audio computer-assisted self-interviewing (ACASI) or as part of a face-to-face (FtF) enumerator-based interview. Results indicate that ACASI led to higher disclosure rates of conflict-related experiences, particularly for the most sensitive questions, i.e., when either the respondent or a close friend or family member was the victim, or when the trauma suffered was more severe. ACASI offers a viable solution to measure traumatic conflict-related experience exposure in low-literacy settings, overcoming the underestimation problem commonly observed when using standard survey methods.
本文研究了不同调查管理方法对敏感或创伤性经历披露的影响。埃塞俄比亚一项试点研究的受访者被随机分配，通过音频计算机辅助自我访谈（ACASI）回答问题，或作为基于面对面（FtF）的调查员访谈的一部分回答问题。结果表明，ACASI导致与冲突相关经历的披露率更高，特别是对于最敏感的问题，即当受访者本人或亲密朋友或家庭成员是受害者时，或者当遭受的创伤更严重时。ACASI为在低识字率环境中测量与创伤性冲突相关的经历暴露提供了一个可行的解决方案，克服了使用标准调查方法时常见的低估问题。
