@article{fdi:010080550,
  title = {{E}rrors in reported ages and dates in surveys of adult mortality : a record linkage study in {N}iakhar ({S}enegal)},
  author = {{M}asquelier, {B}. and {K}anyangarara, {M}. and {P}ison, {G}. and {K}ante, {A}. {M}. and {N}diaye, {C}. {T}. and {D}ouillot, {L}. and {D}uthe, {G}. and {S}okhna, {C}heikh and {D}elaunay, {V}al{\'e}rie and {H}elleringer, {S}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{S}ibling survival histories are a major source of adult mortality estimates in countries with incomplete death registration. {W}e evaluate age and date reporting errors in sibling histories collected during a validation study in the {N}iakhar {H}ealth and {D}emographic {S}urveillance {S}ystem ({S}enegal). {P}articipants were randomly assigned to either the {D}emographic and {H}ealth {S}urvey questionnaire or a questionnaire incorporating an event history calendar, recall cues, and increased probing strategies. {W}e linked 60-62 per cent of survey reports of siblings to the reference database using manual and probabilistic approaches. {B}oth questionnaires showed high sensitivity (>96 per cent) and specificity (>97 per cent) in recording siblings' vital status. {R}espondents underestimated the age of living siblings, and age at and time since death of deceased siblings. {T}hese reporting errors introduced downward biases in mortality estimates. {T}he revised questionnaire improved reporting of age of living siblings but not of age at or timing of deaths.},
  keywords = {mortality estimation ; sub-{S}aharan {A}frica ; adult mortality ; siblings ; record linkage ; {D}emographic and {H}ealth {S}urveys ; age misstatement ; {SENEGAL} ; {AFRIQUE} {SUBSAHARIENNE} ; {NIAKHAR}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}opulation {S}tudies},
  volume = {75},
  numero = {2},
  pages = {269--287},
  ISSN = {0032-4728},
  year = {2021},
  DOI = {10.1080/00324728.2020.1854332},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010080550},
}