Methodological Research to Support the National Survey of Children’s Exposure to Violence
Date
2024
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Westat
Abstract
This report describes comprehensive efforts to review and assess the National Survey of Children’s
Exposure to Violence (NatSCEV) and recommend revised approaches. The NatSCEV study design and
methodology warranted reassessment because response rates have seriously declined over NatSCEV
cycles, decreasing from 79% of eligible respondents in 2003 to rates as low as 10% for some components
of the sample in 2014. To improve future NatSCEV response rates, Westat and the Crimes Against
Children Research Center at the University of New Hampshire collaborated with the Bureau of Justice
Statistics and Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to consider a range of design
options, such as by using online questionnaire and internet panels.
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Keywords
violence, exposure, measurement, instrument, response rates
Citation
Steiger, D. M., Brick, M., Sedlak, A., Finkelhor, D., Turner, H., & Hamby, S. (2024). Methodological Research to Support the National Survey of Children’s Exposure to Violence.