Dear Statalisters,

I am using data from the 2011 and 2014 Demographic Health Surveys (these are repeated cross sections) to see the aggregate trends in intimate partner violence across type of residence (rural and urban). Does cross sectional data allow us to estimate the significance of the change? E.g., if the prevalence of violence in urban areas in 2011 was 13% and 10% in 2014, is there anyway we could carry out a statistical test in Stata to determine if this change is significant?

Thanks,

Monzur