4533.0 - Directory of Family, Domestic, and Sexual Violence Statistics, 2018
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NATIONAL ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER SOCIAL SURVEY
CONTACT DETAILS Data custodian: Australian Bureau of Statistics Telephone: 1300 135 070 Email: client.services@abs.gov.au Web Address: https://www.abs.gov.au DESCRIPTION The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey (NATSISS) collects information from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population on a range of demographic, social, environmental and economic characteristics. Topics include language and culture, social networks and support, health, education, work, access to services, crime and justice, housing and financial stress. The 2014-15 survey is the fourth social survey of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The NATSISS was previously conducted in 2002 and 2008, and the first survey, the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Survey (NATSIS), was conducted in 1994. Whilst the NATSISS does not ask respondents specifically about experiences of family and domestic violence, it does collect information about the relationship to the perpetrator of the most recent incident of physical violence, including current and previous partners and other family relationships. COLLECTION HISTORY Collection commenced: 2002 Breaks in series: None Other details: A National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Survey (NATSIS) was also conducted in 1994. COLLECTION METHODOLOGY Experienced ABS interviewers undertook personal interviews at selected private dwellings after undergoing cultural awareness training developed specifically for surveys involving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Interviews were predominantly conducted using a Computer-Assisted Interviewing (CAI) questionnaire, which involves the use of a notebook computer to record, store, manipulate and transmit the data collected during interviews. In remote communities, where possible, ABS interviewers were accompanied by local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander facilitators who assisted in the conduct of the interviews. To take account of language and cultural differences in remote areas, the collection method varied for remote and non-remote areas. Some questions were re-worded to enhance respondent understanding of the concepts (e.g. types of disabilities or long-term health conditions). Additionally, the survey content in remote areas excluded topics for which data quality was considered problematic to collect or not applicable. SCOPE AND COVERAGE The scope of the survey is all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who were usual residents of private dwellings in Australia. Usual residents are those who usually live in a particular dwelling and regard it as their own or main home. People usually resident in non-private dwellings, such as hotels, motels, hostels, hospitals, nursing homes, and short-stay caravan parks were not in scope. Further scope exclusions for the survey were:
The NATSISS is conducted in remote and non-remote areas in all states and territories of Australia, including discrete Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. DEFINITION OF FAMILY AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Respondents were asked to provide information on experiences of any incident where force or violence was used against them. Physical violence - any incident that involves physical assault, where physical assault is the use of physical force or violence with the intent to harm or frighten. In remote areas, people were asked if anyone had started a fight with them or tried to beat them up. Types of incidents could have included any time when a person was pushed, shoved, hit or attacked with a weapon. Respondents were also asked whether they knew their offender(s), including the following types of family relationships:
The NATSISS also asked people aged 15 years and over whether they were aware of any problems occurring in their neighbourhood or community, including family violence, and their level of satisfaction with local government in dealing with this problem if it is indicated as being the main neighbourhood/community problem. DEFINITION OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE The NATSISS does not explicitly ask respondents about their experiences of sexual violence, but does ask whether they were aware of any problems occurring in their neighbourhood or community, including sexual assault or rape, and their level of satisfaction with local government in dealing with this problem if it is indicated as being the main neighbourhood/community problem. DATA AVAILABILITY AND DISSEMINATION The main publication and accompanying data tables can be downloaded free of charge from the ABS website. Microdata are available in the form of TableBuilder and Detailed Microdata products. TableBuilder is an online tool for creating tables from ABS survey data, where variables can be selected for cross-tabulation. The Detailed Microdata product is available through the ABS Data Laboratory. The Microdata Entry Page on the ABS website contains links to microdata related information to assist users to understand and access microdata. Additionally, information about how to apply for microdata is available on the ABS website. Other data from the survey may be available from the ABS on request. Subject to confidentiality and data quality constraints, special tabulations can be produced incorporating data items, populations and geographic areas selected to meet individual requirements. These are available on request, on a fee-for-service basis. Contact the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070 or client.services@abs.gov.au for further information. PUBLICATIONS National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey, 2014-15 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey: User Guide, 2014-15 Microdata: National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey, 2014-15 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
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
EVENT FDV - Family and domestic violence data SV - Sexual violence data
TRANSACTION FDV - Family and domestic violence data SV - Sexual violence data
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