Violence Against Women Survey, 2012 [European Union]: Special Licence Access

The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) has carried out the first survey on women's experiences of violence across the 28 Member States of the European Union (EU). The survey responds to calls of the Council of the EU and the European Parliament for comparable data on violence against women. Before the FRA survey, available data across the EU on the scale and nature of women's experiences of violence was fragmented and with many gaps. Existing administrative data (e.g. based on incidents recorded by the police) is not comparable across countries, and many incidents are never reported to the authorities or other service providers. Results from national surveys can also not be reliably compared due to differences in question formulation and survey methodology. Furthermore, some EU Member States have not carried out national surveys on violence against women, or the available data is old.<br> <br> The FRA survey is based on face-to-face interviews with 42,000 women across the EU, who were selected based on random sampling. They were asked about their experiences of physical, sexual and psychological violence, including incidents of intimate partner violence ('domestic violence'). The survey also included questions on stalking, sexual harassment, experiences of violence in childhood by adult perpetrators, safety and fear of crime, as well as awareness of laws and support services. While all respondents were asked about experiencing various forms of violence in order to establish the prevalence of violence, women who had been victims of violence were asked further details about the nature and consequences of the incidents. These data can be analysed both at the EU-level and at the Member State level to assess and to develop policies to combat violence against women.<br> <br> Further information, data and publications can be found on the <a href="https://beta.ukdataservice.ac.uk/datacatalogue/doi/?id=7730#!#1" target="_blank">FRA</a> website. The survey data can also be explored online using the FRA's <a href="https://fra.europa.eu/en/publications-and-resources/data-and-maps/survey-data-explorer-violence-against-women-survey" target="_blank">Data Explorer</a>.<br><br> <B>Main Topics</B>:<br>The main topics include: violence against women; intimate partner violence; non-partner violence; physical violence; sexual violence; psychological violence; stalking; domestic violence; feelings of safety; fear of crime; sexual harassment; experience of violence in childhood; rights awareness; consequences of violence; prevalence of violence; victimisation.

欧洲联盟基本权利署（European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights，FRA）开展了欧盟28个成员国范围内首项针对女性暴力经历的调查。本调查响应了欧盟理事会与欧洲议会关于获取可比的针对女性暴力数据的呼吁。在本次FRA调查之前，欧盟境内关于女性暴力经历的规模与性质的现有数据零散且存在大量空白。现有的行政数据（如基于警方记录的案件）无法在各国间进行比较，且诸多暴力事件从未向当局或其他服务机构报案。各国的全国调查结果也因问卷表述与调查方法的差异，无法进行可靠比对。此外，部分欧盟成员国尚未开展针对女性暴力的全国调查，或现有数据已过时。

本次FRA调查采用随机抽样方法，选取欧盟境内共42000名女性开展面对面访谈。访谈内容涵盖女性遭受身体暴力、性暴力与心理暴力的经历，包括亲密伴侣暴力（即“家庭暴力”）相关事件。调查还设置了关于跟踪骚扰、性骚扰、童年时期遭受成年施暴者暴力的经历、安全感与犯罪恐惧，以及对相关法律与支持服务的认知等问题。为确定暴力行为的流行率，所有受访者均被问及各类暴力经历；而曾遭受暴力侵害的女性则被进一步询问相关事件的性质与后果等细节。此类数据可在欧盟层面与成员国层面进行分析，以评估并制定打击针对女性暴力的政策。

更多信息、数据与出版物可访问<a href="https://beta.ukdataservice.ac.uk/datacatalogue/doi/?id=7730#!#1" target="_blank">FRA官网</a>。调查数据还可通过FRA的<a href="https://fra.europa.eu/en/publications-and-resources/data-and-maps/survey-data-explorer-violence-against-women-survey" target="_blank">数据探索工具</a>在线查阅。

<b>核心主题</b>：
本次调查的核心主题包括：针对女性的暴力、亲密伴侣暴力、非伴侣暴力、身体暴力、性暴力、心理暴力、跟踪骚扰、家庭暴力、安全感、犯罪恐惧、性骚扰、童年暴力经历、权利认知、暴力后果、暴力流行率、受害经历。