Table of Contents

1 Front Matter; 2 Summary; 3 1 Introduction; 4 2 Legal Definitions and Context; 5 3 Data from Law Enforcement Agencies; 6 4 National Crime Victimization Survey; 7 5 Selected Other Surveys on Rape and Sexual Assault; 8 6 Comparison of Rape and Sexual Assault Across Data Sources; 9 7 Potential Sources of Error in the NCVS: Sampling, Frame, and Processing; 10 8 Potential Sources of Error: Nonresponse, Specification, and Measurement; 11 9 Synopsis of Potential Errors in the National Crime Victimization Survey; 12 10 New Directions for Measuring Rape and Sexual Assault; 13 References; 14 Appendix A: Need for the Study; 15 Appendix B: Workshop and Public Meetings: Agendas and Participants; 16 Appendix C: Links to Questionnaires of the National Crime Victimization Survey; 17 Appendix D: Selected Surveys Measuring Rape: An Overview; 18 Appendix E: Statistical Rationale Behind Some Initial Findings on the Relative Statistical Plausibility of a Multiple-Frame Approach to Estimating the Victimization Rate of Rape and Sexual Assault; 19 Appendix F: Biographical Sketches of Panel Members and Staff; 20 Committee on National Statistics