@techreport{fdi:010088427,
  title = {{M}easuring insecurity-related experiences and preferences in a fragile state : a list experiment in {M}ali},
  author = {{B}ertelli, {O}. and {C}alvo, {T}homas and {L}avallee, {E}. and {M}ercier, {M}. and {M}espl{\'e}-{S}omps, {S}andrine},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{M}easuring behaviors and preferences in times of conflict is of great interest for understanding conflict dynamics and designing conflict-resolution interventions. {Y}et, data users often cast doubts on the reliability of sensitive self-reported measures, especially in fragile contexts. {W}e study sensitive experiences and preferences related to insecurity in a fragile {S}tate  - {M}ali - by explicitly addressing potential response biases using a {L}ist {E}xperiment ({LE}) method. {W}e survey 1,500 individuals across the entire country and randomly assign respondents to answer sensitive questions through the {LE} or direct questions ({DQ}) techniques to measure response biases. {W}e focus on three experience-related items (physical assault victimization, firearms' possession, willingness to engage in violence) and two preference-related items (support for the military regime and trust in foreign armed forces in {M}ali). {R}esults show significant biases affecting responses about preference-related items. {O}ur analysis confirms that popular support for the military regime and mistrust in the foreign armed forces are large, but suffer from a substantial overestimation. {M}isreporting is not uniformly distributed across the population, but varies depending on gender, education and conflict exposure. {F}urther results suggest that such heterogeneity in response bias can yield fake significant correlations between individual characteristics and sensitive items' prevalence rates depending on the survey technique used.},
  keywords = {{MALI}},
  address = {{P}aris},
  publisher = {{DIAL}},
  series = {{W}orking {P}aper},
  pages = {42  multigr.},
  year = {2023},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010088427},
}