18-20 October 2004 Work Session on Gender Statistics: Gerry Brady, CSO, Ireland1 Statistics on Violence against Women Review of Module on Crime and Victimisation in general household survey in Ireland Topic 2, Session 5

18-20 October 2004Work Session on Gender Statistics: Gerry Brady, CSO, Ireland2 Overview of presentation zMain focus: Crime and victimisation module zBrief review of international recommendations for conducting surveys on violence against women zUsefulness of general household survey module for collecting more specific statistics on violence against women

18-20 October 2004Work Session on Gender Statistics: Gerry Brady, CSO, Ireland3 QNHS zThe Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) is conducted by the Central Statistics Office. zThe survey began in September 1997, replacing the annual Labour Force Survey zIts main purpose is to produce quarterly labour force estimates

18-20 October 2004Work Session on Gender Statistics: Gerry Brady, CSO, Ireland4 QNHS Background zNation-wide continuous survey of households zParticipation is voluntary - response rate of 93% zDemand for more social statistics drove introduction of a quarterly labour force survey with social modules

18-20 October 2004Work Session on Gender Statistics: Gerry Brady, CSO, Ireland5 QNHS Survey Details zData collected using Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI) zOver 30,000 households per quarter zHousehold interviewed for 5 consecutive quarters (i.e. 5 waves) zQNHS also used for social modules

18-20 October 2004Work Session on Gender Statistics: Gerry Brady, CSO, Ireland6 QNHS social modules

18-20 October 2004Work Session on Gender Statistics: Gerry Brady, CSO, Ireland7 Crime & victimisation module (C&V) zUndertaken in Q & repeated in Q zCrimes against households zCrimes against individuals (aged 18 or over): yTheft with violence yTheft without violence yPhysical assault zIf a crime occurred more than once during the previous 12 months (e.g. burglary) only the most recent occurrence was recorded

18-20 October 2004Work Session on Gender Statistics: Gerry Brady, CSO, Ireland8 Crime & victimisation module zResponse rate to C&V module was 79% (persons) zNo proxy interviews conducted for module zSexual assault or domestic violence was not covered by the survey - too sensitive and protecting response rate to main employment survey has top priority zModule was not focussed on violence against women

18-20 October 2004Work Session on Gender Statistics: Gerry Brady, CSO, Ireland9 Level of personal crime

18-20 October 2004Work Session on Gender Statistics: Gerry Brady, CSO, Ireland10 Table 1: Principal economic status of population and victims

18-20 October 2004Work Session on Gender Statistics: Gerry Brady, CSO, Ireland11 Table 2: Likely victims

18-20 October 2004Work Session on Gender Statistics: Gerry Brady, CSO, Ireland12 Table 3: Victims classified by age group and sex of victim

18-20 October 2004Work Session on Gender Statistics: Gerry Brady, CSO, Ireland13 Table 4: Victims classified by location of incident and sex of victim

18-20 October 2004Work Session on Gender Statistics: Gerry Brady, CSO, Ireland14 Table 5: Victims classified by type of crime and sex of victim

18-20 October 2004Work Session on Gender Statistics: Gerry Brady, CSO, Ireland15 Table 6: Victims classified by whether crime was reported and sex of victim

18-20 October 2004Work Session on Gender Statistics: Gerry Brady, CSO, Ireland16 Table 7: All persons classified by perceptions of safety and sex of person

18-20 October 2004Work Session on Gender Statistics: Gerry Brady, CSO, Ireland17 Module review zModule worked well in the field zOther household members may be present during survey interview z25,000 households included in the module responses zNo comparable data available from other surveys or from police statistics

18-20 October 2004Work Session on Gender Statistics: Gerry Brady, CSO, Ireland18 International context zEmerging volume of statistical output zInternational crime victimisation survey zStatistics Canada 1993 violence against women survey zInternational violence against women survey z- 9 EU countries involved zISTAT violence against women survey

18-20 October 2004Work Session on Gender Statistics: Gerry Brady, CSO, Ireland19 World Health Organisation zWHO World Report on Violence and Health zWHO research recommendations yStudy must include actions aimed at reducing any stress caused to victims yRefer women requesting assistance to support services yUse in multi-purpose surveys only when WHO recommendations can be met zSafety of interviewer and interviewee an issue

18-20 October 2004Work Session on Gender Statistics: Gerry Brady, CSO, Ireland20 Statistics Canada zConducted a Violence Against Women Survey in 1993 zSurvey conducted by telephone interview zFocus on crime may limit reporting of assaults within relationships and sexual harassment zLet interviewees decide time/date of interview

18-20 October 2004Work Session on Gender Statistics: Gerry Brady, CSO, Ireland21 International Violence Against Women Survey (IVAWS) zConducted by UN European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control zFocus on violence against women by men zBuilds on International Crime Victimisation Survey z22 participating countries (including 9 from EU) zSpecialised training for interviewers zInterviewers are female zTelephone and face-to-face interviews

18-20 October 2004Work Session on Gender Statistics: Gerry Brady, CSO, Ireland22 Conclusions from ISTAT survey zVictimisation surveys don’t adequately capture statistics on violence perpetrated by someone close to the victim zFinancial, psychological, physical and sexual violence zQualitative and quantitative approach zCare and flexibility required in setting-up and conducting the interview zInterview is stressful zRequires interviewers trained in the topic

18-20 October 2004Work Session on Gender Statistics: Gerry Brady, CSO, Ireland23 Conclusions and Recommendations zMore focussed survey on violence would need to include domestic violence and sexual harassment zNational Statistical Institutes have limited experience of crime statistics but C&V surveys a soft introduction zC&V surveys could be used to raise policy, NSI and user awareness of need for victim surveys zNSIs have survey and data handling integrity and confidence of public zInvolvement and advice of experts outside NSIs is necessary

18-20 October 2004Work Session on Gender Statistics: Gerry Brady, CSO, Ireland24 Conclusions ctd. zKey step is for NSIs to become more involved in compilation and dissemination of crime statistics zRecent decision in Ireland by Minister for Justice that the CSO would assume full responsibility for the compilation and publication of crime statistics zA new CSO Crime Statistics Unit has been set-up zInitial focus will be on crimes reported to the police zReview and development of victimisation surveys is also within the remit of the Unit