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NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THE WORKPLACE SURVEY, 2011
DASHBOARD METADATA
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- Detailed publication/ report publicly available
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DETAILED METADATA
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PURPOSE:
| The National Domestic Violence and the Workplace Survey, 2011 provides a basis for better understanding the impact of domestic violence on the workplace. The survey also provides baseline data for future monitoring and evaluation of the improvements in working people’s ability to stay safely in their jobs as a result of the introduction and implementation of domestic violence workplace entitlements. |
DESCRIPTION:
| The survey is part of a broader ‘Domestic Violence and Workplace Rights and Entitlements’ project undertaken by the Centre for Gender Related Violence studies at the University of NSW, with funding from the Commonwealth Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations. The project aims to reduce the impact on working people experiencing domestic violence by supporting them to stay in their jobs and consequently in their homes, primarily through the introduction of domestic violence clauses in workplace agreements nationally. The project also aims to improve the knowledge and capacity of unions and employer organisations to support employees experiencing domestic violence. |
DEFINITION OF FAMILY AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE:
No single definition of domestic violence was applied in the survey. Questions asked about “your experience of domestic violence” and respondents were able to self define, within the context of understandings of domestic violence in their community.
For the purposes of defining domestic violence in a domestic violence clause, the Domestic Violence and Workplace Rights and Entitlements’ project recommends that the definition in state or territory legislation in which the clauses will operate is the most appropriate.
Aspects of FDV captured in the data are:
- physical abuse;
- sexual abuse;
- psychological / emotional abuse;
- verbal abuse;
- economic abuse;
- social abuse;
- property damage; and
- harassment and stalking.
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RELATIONSHIP TO DEFINING THE DATA CHALLENGE FOR FAMILY, DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE (cat. no. 4529.0)
The summary table below is designed to indicate the amount of information available for each of the six elements outlined in
Defining the Data Challenge for Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence, 2013 (cat. no. 4529.0).This is a subjective assessment made by the ABS about the data collected and is not an indication of data quality.
FAMILY AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RELATED CONTENT (data items collected)
The following tables provide a detailed analysis of the availability of specified data elements in the data source. The data items have been grouped into four counting units:
1. Context;
2. Person;
3. Incident/Event; and
4. Transaction.
Tables are absent from the entry in cases where the data source contains no data items which relate to the particular counting unit/s.
Context
[1] Respondent may or may not have experienced family and domestic violence.
Person
[1] Respondent may or may not have experienced family and domestic violence.
Incident/event
Transaction
[1] Ever reported to police.
[2] Ever obtained a protection order.COLLECTION METHODOLOGY
Micromex Research was contracted to develop the questionnaire and conduct the survey on behalf of the researchers at the Centre for Gender Related Violence Studies, University of NSW.
Respondents sent accompanying letters informing them about the Project and assuring them that their participation was voluntary and information would be confidential. Respondents were also provided with information about domestic violence telephone and internet counselling services. Ethics approval for the research was granted by the University of NSW.
The survey was primarily conducted on-line. The Australian Education Union (Victorian Branch), the Australian Services Union (Victorian Authorities and Services Branch), National Tertiary Education Union, the NSW Nurses’ Association and the NSW Teachers Federation assisted in distributing the survey via email to their members.
The projected sample size was 1,000 and 3,611 completed responses were received, with a maximum sampling error of +/-1.6% at 95% confidence for the whole dataset. The maximum sampling error by partnership organisation was approximately +/-4.9% at 95% confidence.
Respondents were largely females (81%) aged 45 and over (64%) in full-time employment (65%) who were born in Australia (73%). Most respondents were members of the tertiary education or nursing unions (90%). The sample was not intended to be representative of the Australian population overall and no weighting has been applied.
The survey asked respondents whether or not they had experienced domestic violence in the previous 12 months or more than 12 months ago. If not, they were able to provide information about people they knew who had experienced domestic violence in the workplace. If they had neither direct nor indirect experience of domestic violence, they were asked two attitudinal questions. |
SCOPE/TARGET POPULATION
| The target population was working Australians. |
COVERAGE
Whilst a range of unions were approached to participate in the survey ultimately union members employed in the nursing, tertiary, teaching and services sectors responded.
People employed in other sectors, those who are self-employed and employees who were not members of the unions/ employee groups that assisted in the survey distribution were not included in the sample for practical reasons. |
DATA AVAILABILITY / DISSEMINATION
PUBLICATIONS
Safe at home, Safe at work? National Domestic Violence and the Workplace Survey (2011)
COLLECTION HISTORY
Collection commenced: February–July 2011
Break in series: n/a
Other details: n/a
OTHER DATA SOURCES HELD BY THIS AGENCY
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