Open AccessRelying on Surveys to Understand Abortion Behavior: Some Cautionary Evidence
Author(s) -
Radha Jagannathan
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.91.11.1825
Subject(s) - abortion , medicaid , medicine , welfare , demography , sample (material) , national survey of family growth , family medicine , psychology , environmental health , family planning , population , pregnancy , research methodology , political science , health care , sociology , law , chemistry , genetics , chromatography , biology
The reliability of abortion self-reports has raised questions about the general usefulness of surveys in research about abortion behavior; however, the extent of underreporting remains a subject of some debate. This study sought to examine abortion reporting in a sample of welfare mothers and to determine factors in underreporting.