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  • Criminology
  • Survey Methodology

Background:

  • Self-reported victimization data is crucial for understanding crime trends and informing policy.
  • The context in which survey questions are asked can influence participant responses.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how different survey contexts affect self-reported personal fraud victimization rates.
  • To determine if age and gender moderate the impact of survey context on fraud reporting.

Main Methods:

  • 3,000 U.S. adults were randomly assigned to one of three fraud victimization questionnaire versions.
  • Questionnaires varied in context: crime, consumer buying experiences, or fraud-only.
  • Fraud questions remained identical across all conditions.

Main Results:

  • Participants in the crime context reported significantly less fraud victimization compared to the fraud-only group.
  • The consumer context did not significantly alter fraud reporting rates compared to the fraud-only group.
  • The crime context's effect interacted with age; younger and older adults showed a stronger effect than middle-aged adults.
  • Older females experienced the most significant reduction in reported fraud when surveyed in a crime context.

Conclusions:

  • Survey context, particularly framing questions within a crime context, can suppress self-reported fraud victimization.
  • Demographic factors like age and gender influence the susceptibility of responses to survey context.
  • Findings have implications for designing more accurate surveys and developing targeted social and health policies.