RT Article
T1 Disentangling the Effects of Bounding and Mobility on Reports of Criminal Victimization
JF Journal of quantitative criminology
VO 21
IS 3
SP 321
OP 343
A1 Addington, Lynn A.
LA English
YR 2005
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/176427766X
AB Replacement respondents who move into NCVS households after the initial bounding interview can introduce measurement error since their reports of victimization may be influenced by their mobility (actual experiences) and by their unbounded interview status (response error). Which of these factors affects reporting is unknown and is the focus of this research. The availability of incoming respondent data from the NCVS School Crime Supplement and mobility status from the NCVS provides a unique opportunity to study these effects separately. Both bounding and mobility were found to influence reporting; however, this influence was not consistent. Unlike findings from past research, bounding only had significant effects on reports of property victimization. Conversely, moving only significantly affected reports of violent victimization. As this study is the first to disentangle the effect of unbounded interview status from mobility on reports of victimization, the findings emphasize the need for further research to better understand these issues.
K1 telescoping
K1 panel design
K1 Survey Methodology
K1 Crime measurement
DO 10.1007/s10940-005-4274-5