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Estimating Local Child Abuse

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  • Sheila Ards

    (University of Maryland)

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Three conceptual approaches to estimating local child abuse rates using conventional data available at the local level are discussed and evaluated. The first approach assumes that local abuse rates can be approximated by the national abuse rates. The second approach assumes that known abuse rates must be decomposed into rates applicable to sub-groups in the population, then used to estimate local levels of abuse. The third approach assumes that social and demographic variations across counties must be accounted for before adequate estimates can be obtained The National Incidence Study of Child Abuse and Neglect data set is used to illustrate the alternative methods. The methods are then applied to obtain estimates of child abuse cases in a single county outside of the sample. The conclusion is that estimates of actual abuse cases far exceed the number of reported cases regardless of the method employed

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  • Sheila Ards, 1989. "Estimating Local Child Abuse," Evaluation Review, , vol. 13(5), pages 484-515, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:evarev:v:13:y:1989:i:5:p:484-515
    DOI: 10.1177/0193841X8901300503
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    1. SHEILA Ards, 1992. "Understanding Patterns Of Child Maltreatment," Contemporary Economic Policy, Western Economic Association International, vol. 10(4), pages 39-50, October.
    2. Jane Waldfogel & Christina Paxson, 1999. "Parental Resources and Child Abuse and Neglect," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 89(2), pages 239-244, May.
    3. Christina Paxson & Jane Waldfogel, 2002. "Work, Welfare, and Child Maltreatment," Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press, vol. 20(3), pages 435-474, July.

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