Chapter
Violence Domains Assessed
Indicators of the Impact of Violence Experienced
Graduated Informed Consent Process
Respondent Safety and Confidentiality
Interviewer Recruitment, Training, and Monitoring
2. SEXUAL VIOLENCE VICTIMIZATION
Prevalence of Sexual Violence Victimization
Sexual Violence Other than Rape
Being Made to Penetrate Someone Else
Non-Contact Unwanted Sexual Experiences
Prevalence of Rape and other Sexual Violence by Race/Ethnicity
Type of Perpetrator in Lifetime Reports of Sexual Violence
Sexual Violence other Than Rape
Number of Perpetrators in Lifetime Reports of Sexual Violence
Sex of Perpetrator in Lifetime Reports of Sexual Violence
Age at the Time of First Completed Rape Victimization
Rape Victimization as a Minor and Subsequent Rape Victimization
3. STALKING VICTIMIZATION
Prevalence of Stalking Victimization
Prevalence of Stalking Victimization by Race/Ethnicity
Tactics Used in Lifetime Reports of Stalking Victimization
Type of Perpetrator in Lifetime Reports of Stalking Victimization
Number of Perpetrators in Lifetime Reports of Stalking Victimization
Sex of Perpetrator in Lifetime Reports of Stalking Victimization
Age at the Time of First Stalking Victimization
4. VIOLENCE BY AN INTIMATE PARTNER
Prevalence of Rape, Physical Violence, and/or Stalking by an Intimate Partner
Prevalence of Intimate Partner Rape, Physical Violence, and/or Stalking by Race/Ethnicity
Overlap of Rape, Physical Violence, and Stalking in Lifetime Reports of Violence by an Intimate Partner
Sexual Violence by an Intimate Partner
Physical Violence by an Intimate Partner
Stalking by an Intimate Partner
Psychological Aggression by an Intimate Partner
Psychologically Aggressive Behaviors Experienced by Female Victims
Psychologically Aggressive Behaviors Experienced by Male Victims
Prevalence of Control of Reproductive or Sexual Health by an Intimate Partner
Victim-Perpetrator Relationship in Lifetime Reports of Violence by an Intimate Partner
Number of Perpetrators in Lifetime Reports of Violence by an Intimate Partner
Age at the Time of First IPV Experience among Those Who Experienced Rape, Physical Violence, and/or Stalking by an Intimate Partner
5. IMPACT OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
Distribution of IPV-Related Impacts among Victims
Distribution among Female Victims
Distribution among Male Victims
6. PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OUTCOMES BY VICTIMIZATION HISTORY
Prevalence of Physical and Mental Health Outcomes by Victimization History
7. SEXUAL VIOLENCE, STALKING, AND INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE BY STATE
Sexual Violence Victimization among Women
Sexual Violence Victimization other than Rape among Men
Stalking Victimization among Women
Prevalence of Rape, Physical Violence, and/or Stalking by an Intimate Partner among Women
Prevalence of Rape, Physical Violence, and/or Stalking by an Intimate Partner among Men
Prevalence of Rape, Physical Violence, and/or Stalking by an Intimate Partner and Impact from these or other forms of IPV among Women
Highlights and Cross-Cutting Findings
Comparison of Prevalence Estimates to Previous National Studies
9. IMPLICATIONS FOR PREVENTION
Implement Prevention Approaches
Promote Healthy, Respectful Relationships among Youth
Relationships with Parents
Relationships with Peers and Dating Partners
Address Beliefs, Attitudes, and Messages that Condone, Encourage, or Facilitate Sexual Violence, Stalking, or Intimate Partner Violence
Ensure Appropriate Response
Provide Survivors with Coordinated Services and Develop a System of Care to Ensure Healing and Prevent the Recurrence of Victimization
Ensure Access to Services and Resources
Hold Perpetrators Accountable
Support Efforts Based on Strong Research and Data
Implement Strong Data Systems for Monitoring and Evaluation
Identify Ways to Prevent First-Time Perpetration of Sexual Violence, Stalking, and Intimate Partner Violence
APPENDIX A. EXPERT PANEL FROM THE 2007 CDC CONSULTATION ON NISVS3
APPENDIX B. TECHNICAL NOTE
Sample Distributions and Demographic Characteristics
Mid-Year Changes to the Survey Instrument
Data Collection and Security
APPENDIX C. VICTIMIZATION QUESTIONS
Chapter 2 NATIONAL INTIMATE PARTNER AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE SURVEY: COMMUNICATIONS TOOLKIT∗
NISVS FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
General Questions about NISVS
Q: Why was NISVS developed?
Q: Why is the CDC conducting this survey? Isn’t disease control its focus?
Q: Why is this issue important?
Q: What makes NISVS unique?
Q: How much state-level information is available in this first report?
Q: How should state data be used?
Interpreting NISVS Results
Q: Did NISVS make statistical comparisons between demographic groups (e.g., sex or race/ethnicity of the respondent)?
Q: What does lifetime and 12-month prevalence mean? How should they be interpreted?
Q: When comparing women and men, why do some 12-month estimates look more similar than lifetime estimates?
Q: Given the rates of physical violence reported by men, should we be doing more to support male victims?
Q: How meaningful are the apparent differences across states or by sex in the state tables?
Q: Are the lifetime estimates by state meaningful if victims move from one state to another?
Q: What does weighted data mean?
Q: How are weighted data interpreted?
Q: What are the strengths of the NISVS methodology?
Q: What are the limitations of the NISVS methodology?
Q: Can NISVS results be compared to data from other surveys to assess changes over time?
Q: Why are some groups more or less likely to experience IPV, SV and stalking victimization?
Q: Can readers assume that violence causes negative health outcomes?
Q: Can readers assume IPV causes the IPV impacts that victims reported?
Q: When are people most at risk for victimization?
Questions about Specific NISVS Findings
Q: What does this report say about the relationship between the perpetrators and victims?
Q: Does this report show how both males and females experience violence?
Q: Do men and women experience similar levels of intimate partner violence (IPV)?
Q: Does the report include information about the sex of the perpetrators?
Implications of the Findings
Q: What are the implications of the NISVS data for prevention and services?
Q: What is CDC doing to address this problem?
Some examples of CDC’s work to: Understand the problem
Identify effective interventions
Implement and Disseminate Effective Strategies
Q: Are sexual violence, stalking, and intimate partner violence really public health problems?
Q: How can we use these data to inform our work?
Background on the Methods of NISVS
Q: How are people selected?
Q: How long do the interviews take to complete?
Q: How does CDC/NISVS measure sexual violence, stalking, and IPV victimization?
Q: What information does NISVS collect that relates to the context of violence?
Q: What constitutes severe physical violence and how does it differ from non-severe physical violence? What constitutes sexual violence and stalking?
Q: How is stalking assessed?
Q: What is meant by “made to penetrate”?
Q: What is meant by “alcohol/drug facilitated penetration”?
Q: Will the questions change?
Q: How often are data going to be collected for NISVS?
Q: How are respondents protected?
Q: Why doesn’t NISVS measure the prevalence of perpetration?
Q: How can you develop effective primary prevention strategies if you don’t measure both victimization and perpetration?
Q: What does the response rate mean?
Q: Why weren’t U.S. territories surveyed?
Q: When will we have data for [state]?
Q: How does NISVS differ from other surveys?
Q: How do NISVS results compare to those from other surveys?
Q: How is NISVS different from crime data on sexual violence, stalking, and intimate partner violence?
Q: Is this all the data that NISVS produced?
Q: Didn’t NISVS also survey the military population and American Indian and Alaska Native Populations?
Q: Why was the Native American Indian and Alaska Native population a separate sample?
Q: Why was information on the sample of American Indian and Alaska Native populations not included in the report?
Q: Why was information on the military sample not included in the report?
Chapter 3 UNDERSTANDING SEXUAL VIOLENCE∗
Why is Sexual Violence a Public Health Problem?
How Does Sexual Violence Affect Health?
Who Is at Risk for Sexual Violence?
How Can We Prevent Sexual Violence?
How Does CDC Approach Sexual Violence Prevention?
Step 1: Define the problem
Step 2: Identify risk and protective factors
Step 3: Develop and test prevention strategies
Step 4: Assure widespread adoption
National Survey of Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence
( Family Issues in the 21st Century )
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