Comparison of abortion incidence estimates derived from direct survey questions versus the list experiment among women in Ohio.

ABSTRACT: Abortion is highly stigmatized in the United States which prevents its accurate measurement in surveys. The list experiment aims to improve the reporting of abortion history. We evaluated whether a list experiment resulted in higher reporting of abortion experiences than did two direct questions. Utilizing data from a representative survey of adult women of reproductive age in Ohio, we examined abortion history using two direct questions and a double list experiment. Through the double list experiment, we asked respondents to report how many of two lists of health items they had experienced; one list included abortion. We compared weighted history of abortion between these measures and by respondent demographic characteristics (age and socioeconomic status). Estimates of abortion history w

SUBMITTER: Hood RB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9165909 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature