PREVALENCE OF VIOLENCE DURING THE LAST 12 MONTHS - CURRENT STATE OR TERRITORY OF RESIDENCE
Table 8 shows men's and women's experience of violence in the 12 months prior to survey by their State or Territory of residence at time of survey. While the survey was not designed to produce reliable State/Territory level data for men, some data was able to be produced for the larger States and has been included where possible in the tables. Note: a person's State or Territory of residence at time of survey is not necessarily the State or Territory in which the violence took place. Refer to Endnote 2 for an explanation of significance testing.
For women aged 18 years and over, there was no statistically significant difference in the prevalence of violence for women in each State/Territory compared to the national estimate, with the exception of the Northern Territory where women experienced violence at a higher rate. Of all women aged 18 years and over in the Northern Territory, an estimated 8.1% had experienced violence in the 12 months prior to survey compared to the national estimate for women of 5.3%.
For men aged 18 years and over, there was no statistically significant difference in the prevalence of violence for men in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia or Western Australia compared to the national estimate. No data for men is available for Tasmania, the Northern Territory or the Australian Capital Territory. For further information, refer to Survey Design in the Explanatory Notes.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Table 10 also shows men's and women's experience of violence in the 12 months prior to survey by their Broad Country of Birth grouping (refer to Endnote 3 for further detail).
ENDNOTES
Endnote 1
For a comprehensive list of all the demographic characteristics collected in the 2012 PSS, refer to the Data item list. These other data are available, on a fee for service basis, as customised tables through the ABS Information Consultancy or on the Confidentialised Unit Record File which is expected to be released in March 2014.
Endnote 2
All differences and changes mentioned have been tested for statistical significance with a 95% level of confidence that there is a real difference in the two populations being tested. To determine whether there is a statistical difference between any other two estimates, significance testing should be undertaken. For further information, refer to the Technical Note.
Endnote 3
It was a requirement of the survey that all interviews be conducted alone in a private setting, ensuring that other members of the household were not aware of the survey content or the responses given. Interpreters or other family members were not used. A small number of interviewers with foreign language skills were trained for the PSS. Where a respondent required the assistance of another person to communicate with the interviewer (and an interviewer who spoke their language was not available), interviews were not able to be conducted. Therefore it is possible that the PSS may under represent those from a non-English speaking background. For further information refer to Data Collection in the Explanatory Notes.
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