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A high understanding that certain non-physical behaviours are a form of violence against women is one of many factors that can contribute to lower support for attitudes supportive of violence. Here 'highest understanding' is measured by examining the proportion of people whose score falls into the highest category on the Understanding Violence Against Women Scale (UVAWS).
The visualisation below allows users to explore the relative differences in understanding of non-physical violence against women population groups. It shows that in 2017 a greater proportion of women than men were categorised as having the highest understanding of non-physical violence against women. Compared with all other age groups, a lower proportion of people aged 16–24 and 75 and over were categorised as having the highest understanding.
Source data: People with highest understanding of non-physical forms of violence tables (52KB XLSX)
Exploring changes in level of understanding of non-physical forms of violence over time can help to identify shifts in knowledge, and evaluate relevant primary prevention policies and programs. A higher mean score on the UVAWS indicates a higher level of understanding of violence against women and is desirable.
The visualisation below shows that between 2009 and 2017 there was a positive shift in understanding, for women and men.
The National Community Attitudes towards Violence against Women Survey (NCAS) 2017
Next expected: 2021
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