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UNECE-UNODC Meeting on Crime Statistics, 25-27 January 2006. OPENING SESSION General results of the UNECE-UNODC Questionnaire on Victim Surveys Presentation by Philippe Lamon (UNODC) and Paolo Valente (UNECE) – Data processing by Stefano Parisi (UNECE). General overview (1).
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UNECE-UNODC Meeting on Crime Statistics, 25-27 January 2006 OPENING SESSION General results of the UNECE-UNODC Questionnaire on Victim Surveys Presentation by Philippe Lamon (UNODC) and Paolo Valente (UNECE) – Data processing by Stefano Parisi (UNECE)
General overview (1) • Questionnaire sent to 61 countries:- 18 countries did not reply (29%)- 11 countries have no victim surveys (18%)- 32 countries return the questionnaire with data (53%) • 81 surveys returned :3 with no available data
Use of the ICVS standardized form (3) • At least adapted form was used for victimization survey or multiple purpose surveys by 17 countries (53% of all countries). • 7 (22%) countries have not used the ICVS form at all and 6 (19%) have comparable questions. • Finally USA and the Netherlands have comparable questions but they don’t report here their many participation at the ICVS.
Institution mainly responsible for the survey (1/2) Type of institution: Surveys: National Statistical Institute 31 40% Research Centre or Institute 18 23% Ministry 13 17% University 11 14% Other 4 5% Missing 1 1% Total 78 100%
Reference population: Age (2/4) Information collected on persons aged xx years and more:
Reference population: Age (3/4) Information collected only on persons aged between yy and zz:
Reference population: Persons living in households and institutions
Reference population: Change in reference population for selected crimes (1/2)
Reference population: Change in reference population for selected crimes (2/2) • Crimes for which more often the reference • population is different: • Sexual assault (9 surveys) • Question usually restricted to women only, or to a • specific age group • Spousal/partner/domestic violence (4 surveys) • Question usually restricted to persons married or • living in a couple relationship
Reference population: Change in reference population for selected crimes (2/2) • Mandatory surveys are all victimisation or multipurpose surveys • Italian “Women Safety Survey” mandatory, with the exception of • sensitive questions
Use of proxies • Proxy interviews were allowed in 23 surveys out of 78 (29%) • Proxy interviews were used for the following categories: