Community levels of intolerance of violence against women provide context for the prevalence rates of violence against women in Australia, with higher levels of intolerance associated with lower levels of prevalence. Here 'intolerance' is measured by examining the proportion of people whose score falls into the lowest endorsement of attitudes supportive of violence category based on the Community Attitudes Supportive of Violence Against Women Scale (CASVAWS).
The visualisation below allows users to explore the relative differences in levels of intolerance of violence against women for select population groups. In 2017, a greater proportion of women than men were categorised as having the highest level of ‘intolerance’. Compared with all other age groups, a lower proportion of people aged 75 and over were categorised as having the highest level of ‘intolerance’.
Proportion of people with lowest endorsement of attitudes supportive of violence, by population groups, 2017