TY - JOUR PY - 1997// TI - Prevalence of wife abuse in the Netherlands: Combining quantitative and qualitative methods in survey research JO - Journal of interpersonal violence A1 - Romkens, Renee SP - 99 EP - 125 VL - 12 IS - 1 N2 - This article presents data from the first national survey on the prevalence of wife abuse in the Netherlands, conducted among a representative sample of 1,016 women between 20 and 60 years of age. The article starts with a discussion of methodological and definitional issues in survey research on violence against women. The methodological measures are discussed: the design of a semistructured interview schedule that enabled flexible but controlled data collection. Main results on prevalence and consequences of wife abuse in the Netherlands are presented. Method and findings are discussed in relation to earlier findings and the debate on quality of survey data on wife abuse.

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LA - en SN - 0886-2605 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/088626097012001007 ID - ref1 ER -