Sweden Prevalence Study on Men´s Violence Against Women in "Equal" Sweden 1999-2000
General Info
Original or alternative title
Slagen Dammäns våld mot kvinnor i jämställda Sverigeen omfångsundersökning
Provider
Coverage type
Country
Time period covered
October, 1999 - January, 2000
Data type
Survey:
Cross-sectional - Individual - Nationally representative
Summary
The purpose of this survey was to gather data in order develop statistics and assess the scope women's experiences of male violence.
The data were collected through self-completed questionnaires sent out and returned through the mail. The questions asked about experiences before the age of 15 and after the age of 15 years old. The questions also focused on different types of relationships between men and women. The sample size for this survey was 6,926 women between the ages of 18 and 64 years old.
Keywords
Abortion, Alcohol use, Birth place, Childhood sexual violence, Disability, Domestic violence, Education, Employment, Family composition, Family size, Headache, Health care use, Health status, Hospitals, Illicit drug use, Income, Injuries, Interpersonal violence, Intimate partner violence, Leisure activities, Marital status, Medicines, Occupations, Pain, Physical activity, Prevalence, Sexual violence, Suicide, Symptoms, Violence, Abortive outcome
Citation
Primary investigator
Westerstrand J, Kalliokoski A-M, Eriksson M
Contributors
Suggested citation
Statistics Sweden, Uppsala University. Sweden Prevalence Study on Men´s Violence Against Women in "Equal" Sweden 1999-2000.