Term:
Sex bias in data collection
Definition:

Refers to the underreporting or misreporting of demographic, social or economic characteristics associated with one of the sexes. Some examples of sex bias in data collected include the underreporting of women’s economic activity, the undercounting of girls, their births or their deaths and the underreporting of violence against women.

Domain:
Gender
Source:
UNSTAT
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