Collecting data on sensitive experiences and attitudes: a Malian case study

Collecter des données sur des expériences et attitudes sensibles: le cas du Mali

Olivia Bertelli, Thomas Calvo, Massa Coulibaly (massa@greatmali.net), Moussa Coulibaly (bamoussa@greatmali.net), Emmanuelle Lavallée, Marion Mercier, Sandrine Mesplé-Somps and Ousmane Z Traore
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Emmanuelle Lavallée: LEDA-DIAL - Développement, Institutions et Modialisation - LEDa - Laboratoire d'Economie de Dauphine - IRD - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement - Université Paris Dauphine-PSL - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

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Abstract: In standard household surveys, the data collected are exposed to response bias, particularly for questions considered sensitive. The List Experiment method is an alternative survey technique for limiting these biases. This article presents the results of an experimental survey conducted using this method with 1,509 individuals throughout Mali. Individuals were surveyed by telephone during the summer of 2021 about their experiences and political attitudes related to insecurity. From a methodological point of view, we have drawn a number of lessons from the survey: among others, a very good understanding and acceptability of the method by the respondents, due in particular to the quality of the interviewers and supervisors; the need for a more complex sample design than for a standard questionnaire; and the importance of a short questionnaire when surveying by telephone. From an analytical point of view, the survey reveals the existence of significant social desirability biases - particularly for questions concerning political attitudes in relation to insecurity.

Keywords: Phone survey; social desirability bias; Mali; List Experiment; Security; Phone survey social desirability bias Mali List Experiment Security (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023-12-20
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Published in Global Africa, 2023, Vol. 4, pp.157-174. ⟨10.57832/nqe5-ya47⟩

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DOI: 10.57832/nqe5-ya47

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