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Statistics on Violence against Women

Statistics on Violence against Women. Review of Module on Crime and Victimisation in general household survey in Ireland Topic 2, Session 5. Overview of presentation. Main focus: Crime and victimisation module

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Statistics on Violence against Women

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  1. Statistics on Violence against Women Review of Module on Crime and Victimisation in general household survey in Ireland Topic 2, Session 5 Work Session on Gender Statistics: Gerry Brady, CSO, Ireland

  2. Overview of presentation • Main focus: Crime and victimisation module • Brief review of international recommendations for conducting surveys on violence against women • Usefulness of general household survey module for collecting more specific statistics on violence against women Work Session on Gender Statistics: Gerry Brady, CSO, Ireland

  3. QNHS • The Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) is conducted by the Central Statistics Office. • The survey began in September 1997, replacing the annual Labour Force Survey • Its main purpose is to produce quarterly labour force estimates Work Session on Gender Statistics: Gerry Brady, CSO, Ireland

  4. QNHS Background • Nation-wide continuous survey of households • Participation is voluntary - response rate of 93% • Demand for more social statistics drove introduction of a quarterly labour force survey with social modules Work Session on Gender Statistics: Gerry Brady, CSO, Ireland

  5. QNHS Survey Details • Data collected using Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI) • Over 30,000 households per quarter • Household interviewed for 5 consecutive quarters (i.e. 5 waves) • QNHS also used for social modules Work Session on Gender Statistics: Gerry Brady, CSO, Ireland

  6. QNHS social modules 1998-2004 Work Session on Gender Statistics: Gerry Brady, CSO, Ireland

  7. Crime & victimisation module (C&V) • Undertaken in Q4 1998 & repeated in Q4 2003 • Crimes against households • Crimes against individuals (aged 18 or over): • Theft with violence • Theft without violence • Physical assault • If a crime occurred more than once during the previous 12 months (e.g. burglary) only the most recent occurrence was recorded Work Session on Gender Statistics: Gerry Brady, CSO, Ireland

  8. Crime & victimisation module • Response rate to C&V module was 79% (persons) • No proxy interviews conducted for module • Sexual assault or domestic violence was not covered by the survey - too sensitive and protecting response rate to main employment survey has top priority • Module was not focussed on violence against women Work Session on Gender Statistics: Gerry Brady, CSO, Ireland

  9. Level of personal crime Work Session on Gender Statistics: Gerry Brady, CSO, Ireland

  10. Table 1: Principal economic status of population and victims Work Session on Gender Statistics: Gerry Brady, CSO, Ireland

  11. Table 2: Likely victims Work Session on Gender Statistics: Gerry Brady, CSO, Ireland

  12. Table 3: Victims classified by age group and sex of victim Work Session on Gender Statistics: Gerry Brady, CSO, Ireland

  13. Table 4: Victims classified by location of incident and sex of victim Work Session on Gender Statistics: Gerry Brady, CSO, Ireland

  14. Table 5: Victims classified by type of crime and sex of victim Work Session on Gender Statistics: Gerry Brady, CSO, Ireland

  15. Table 6: Victims classified by whether crime was reported and sex of victim Work Session on Gender Statistics: Gerry Brady, CSO, Ireland

  16. Table 7: All persons classified by perceptions of safety and sex of person Work Session on Gender Statistics: Gerry Brady, CSO, Ireland

  17. Module review • Module worked well in the field • Other household members may be present during survey interview • 25,000 households included in the module responses • No comparable data available from other surveys or from police statistics Work Session on Gender Statistics: Gerry Brady, CSO, Ireland

  18. International context • Emerging volume of statistical output • International crime victimisation survey • Statistics Canada 1993 violence against women survey • International violence against women survey • - 9 EU countries involved • ISTAT violence against women survey Work Session on Gender Statistics: Gerry Brady, CSO, Ireland

  19. World Health Organisation • WHO World Report on Violence and Health • WHO research recommendations • Study must include actions aimed at reducing any stress caused to victims • Refer women requesting assistance to support services • Use in multi-purpose surveys only when WHO recommendations can be met • Safety of interviewer and interviewee an issue Work Session on Gender Statistics: Gerry Brady, CSO, Ireland

  20. Statistics Canada • Conducted a Violence Against Women Survey in 1993 • Survey conducted by telephone interview • Focus on crime may limit reporting of assaults within relationships and sexual harassment • Let interviewees decide time/date of interview Work Session on Gender Statistics: Gerry Brady, CSO, Ireland

  21. International Violence Against Women Survey (IVAWS) • Conducted by UN European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control • Focus on violence against women by men • Builds on International Crime Victimisation Survey • 22 participating countries (including 9 from EU) • Specialised training for interviewers • Interviewers are female • Telephone and face-to-face interviews Work Session on Gender Statistics: Gerry Brady, CSO, Ireland

  22. Conclusions from ISTAT survey • Victimisation surveys don’t adequately capture statistics on violence perpetrated by someone close to the victim • Financial, psychological, physical and sexual violence • Qualitative and quantitative approach • Care and flexibility required in setting-up and conducting the interview • Interview is stressful • Requires interviewers trained in the topic Work Session on Gender Statistics: Gerry Brady, CSO, Ireland

  23. Conclusions and Recommendations • More focussed survey on violence would need to include domestic violence and sexual harassment • National Statistical Institutes have limited experience of crime statistics but C&V surveys a soft introduction • C&V surveys could be used to raise policy, NSI and user awareness of need for victim surveys • NSIs have survey and data handling integrity and confidence of public • Involvement and advice of experts outside NSIs is necessary Work Session on Gender Statistics: Gerry Brady, CSO, Ireland

  24. Conclusions ctd. • Key step is for NSIs to become more involved in compilation and dissemination of crime statistics • Recent decision in Ireland by Minister for Justice that the CSO would assume full responsibility for the compilation and publication of crime statistics • A new CSO Crime Statistics Unit has been set-up • Initial focus will be on crimes reported to the police • Review and development of victimisation surveys is also within the remit of the Unit Work Session on Gender Statistics: Gerry Brady, CSO, Ireland

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