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Abstract
The ways in which data are collected concerning the incidence and prevalence of Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) are critically examined. Consideration is given to the consistency of results across studies, and to confounding variables such as underreporting, that may compromise validity. It is concluded that the ways in which data on the incidence and prevalence of CSA have been collected, analyzed, and reported have been flawed to the extent that few reliable conclusions can be made. Suggestions for improvement in data collection, including modificalion of the National Crime Victimization Survey format (formerly the National Crime Survey; a source of potential data that has been neglected in the literature on CSA), are presented.