4533.0 - Directory of Family, Domestic, and Sexual Violence Statistics, 2018  
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NATIONAL DRUG STRATEGY HOUSEHOLD SURVEY

DASHBOARD METADATA

Collection Type
  • Survey
Geographic Coverage
  • National
  • State/territory (all)
  • Remoteness (Australian Statistical Geography Standard)
Frequency
  • Every 3 years
Data Availability
  • Detailed publication / report publicly available
  • Data cubes / spreadsheets publicly available
  • Customised data - charged

CONTACT DETAILS

Data custodian: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Telephone: (02) 6244 1000
Email: aod@aihw.gov
Web Address: https://www.aihw.gov.au/

DESCRIPTION

The National Drug Strategy Household Survey (NDSHS) collects information on alcohol and tobacco consumption, and illicit drug use among the general population in Australia. It also collects information about harms arising from drug use, including the occurrence of verbal abuse, physical abuse, and being put in fear by someone affected by alcohol or illicit drugs, including by their current or ex-spouse/partner or other relative.

COLLECTION HISTORY

Collection commenced: 1998
Break in series: None
Other details:

COLLECTION METHODOLOGY

The NDSHS is a national household survey of non-institutionalised persons aged 12 years and over, conducted via a paper form, online form, or telephone interview. The sample is selected by way of stratified, multistage random sampling.

SCOPE AND COVERAGE

The scope includes persons aged 12 years and over residing in private dwellings. Excluded from sampling were non-private dwellings (hotels, motels, boarding houses, etc.) and institutional settings (hospitals, nursing homes, other clinical settings such as drug and alcohol rehabilitation centres, prisons, military establishments and university halls of residence). Homeless persons were also excluded as well as the territories of Jervis Bay, Christmas Island and Cocos Island.

DEFINITION OF FAMILY AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Respondents were asked if they had been verbally or physically abused, or put in fear, in the past 12 months, by persons affected by or under the influence of alcohol or illicit drugs, including by their current or ex-spouse/partner or other relative.

DEFINITION OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE

Whilst sexual violence data is not explicitly collected in the NDSHS, respondents were asked if any of the alcohol-related or drug-related incidents of physical abuse involved sexual abuse.

DATA AVAILABILITY AND DISSEMINATION

Data is disseminated via detailed reports and data tables available for download:

https://www.aihw.gov.au/about-our-data/our-data-collections/national-drug-strategy-household-survey

Users can request data not available online by submitting a data request through the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare's custom data request service. Requests that take longer than half an hour to compile are charged for on a cost recovery basis.

PUBLICATIONS

National Drug Strategy Survey: Detailed findings

HOW THE STATISTICAL COLLECTION INFORMS NATIONAL DATA INITIATIVES

This section provides an overview of if/how the statistical collection informs or aligns with key initiatives relating to family, domestic, and sexual violence statistics. These assessments are not an ABS endorsement or indication of data quality, but are intended to assist readers in determining whether the data will meet their data needs.

Relationship to 'Defining the Data Challenge for Family, Domestic, and Sexual Violence'

The summary table below is designed to indicate whether the data source informs the six statistical elements outlined in Defining the Data Challenge for Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence, 2013 (cat. no. 4529.0).

FDV - Family and domestic violence data
SV - Sexual violence data

STATISTICAL ELEMENTS
DATA AVAILABILITY
Context
FDV
Environmental factors
FDV
Psycho-social factors
FDV
Risk
Community prevalence
Community incidence
Incident/Experience
FDV
Characteristics of incident
FDV
Responses
Formal responses
Informal responses
Impacts/Outcomes
Programs, Research, and Evaluation

Relationship to the 'Foundation for a National Data Collection and Reporting Framework for Family, Domestic, and Sexual Violence'

The three tables below provide an indication of which data items can be informed by the data source. The data items have been conceptually grouped into the key information units - Person, Event, and Transaction - as described in the Foundation for a National Data Collection and Reporting Framework for Family, Domestic, and, Sexual Violence, 2014 (cat. no. 4529.0.00.003).

PERSON

FDV - Family and domestic violence data
SV - Sexual violence data

DATA ITEMS
DATA AVAILABILITY1
Victim/Respondent
Socio-demographic
FDV
Sex
FDV
Age
FDV
Indigenous status
FDV
Cultural and linguistic diversity
FDV
Marital status
FDV
Disability status
Employment status
FDV
Educational attainment
FDV
Socioeconomic status
FDV
Mental health
FDV
Other
FDV
[1] Data item availability may vary subject to data quality and reliability

EVENT

FDV - Family and domestic violence data
SV - Sexual violence data

DATA ITEMS
DATA AVAILABILITY1
Location
FDV
Home/residential location
Workplace/place of study
Public transport
At a place of entertainment or recreation
Other public place
Other
Relationship
FDV
Current partner/spouse
FDV
Previous partner/spouse
FDV
Boyfriend/girlfriend/date
FDV
Parent
FDV
Child
FDV
Sibling
FDV
Other relative/family member
FDV
Other known person
Stranger
Other
Other characteristics
FDV
Weapon use
Alcohol/other substance involved
FDV
Physical injuries sustained
Hospitalisation
Other
[1] Data item availability may vary subject to data quality and reliability

TRANSACTION

FDV - Family and domestic violence data
SV - Sexual violence data

DATA ITEMS
DATA AVAILABILITY
Detection and prosecution
Police
Courts
Corrections
Other
Formal support
Police
Doctor/other health professional
Counsellor/social worker/mental health professional
Legal/financial service
Refuge/shelter/resource centre
Government housing/community services
Other
Informal support
Friend/family member
Pastoral care
Helpline
Other