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What does underreport mean?

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Verb
  1. To report a number falsely, making it smaller than it ought to be, especially to do so intentionally
  2. As a group, to report something less frequently than it actually occurs
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Moreover, firms may underreport work accidents in countries where the social contributions that they pay depend on the frequency of accidents.
These observations are supported by studies comparing the types of foods reported by those who did and did not underreport energy.
It should be noted that people tend to underreport weight and overestimate height when asked.
For example, respondents to industry surveys may underreport activity because of concerns about review by tax authorities or other regulators.
The SLID tends to underreport social assistance benefits because of nonreporting of these benefits by some low-income families.
Men, however, are likely to underreport their use of standard forms, and to claim that they speak more nonstandardly than they really do.

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