artificially low disclosures of experiences of intimate partner violence and sexual violence can be associated with the way in which the introduction to the survey is framed as well as the framing of specific modules of questions concerning experiences of violence surveys that ask respondents in the early stages to think about crime in the neighbourhood for example may orient respondents away from thinking about intimate partners when asked to divulge experiences of violence introductions also provide essential instructions to respondents concerning measures that have been put in place to ensure their safety while they respond to sensitive questions such as rescheduling to another time or switching to a neutral questionnaire if a family member comes on the scene