Take the Family Violence Quiz

Q1. What is the greatest risk factor for experiencing Family Violence?

a. Poverty

b. Race

c. Religion

d. Gender

 

Q.2 When is a woman who leaves Family Violence in most danger of being killed?

a. when the user of violence is drinking

b. when she fights back

c. when she attempts to leave

d. all of the above

 

Q 3. What was the cost to the community in 2002-03 due to Family Violence?

a. $8.1 million

b. $81 million

c. $8.1 billion

 

Answers:

Q1 d. Gender          Q2 c. Attempts to leave        Q3 c. $1.8 Billion 

 

Further information....

Gender 

Generally a male dominate area . Women are generally the victims. About 80% of all cases of FV are about power and control where women are the victims and men are the perpetuators.

Attempts to leave – Risk Factor 

One of the times when a woman is at her highest risk more likely to be harmed or even murdered when she is planning to leave or in the first few months of actually having left.

Partner violence is strongly associated with early pregnancy. Women with a history of previous partner violence were almost 3 times as likely to miscarry: 2.5 times to have a pre term baby.

Cost to Community - What is the cost to the Community?

A report by Access Economics estimated that the total cost of domestic Violence in 2002 – 03 was $1.8 billion. This estimate includes the cost of pain and suffering, health costs and long - term productivity costs. (Access Economics (2004) The Cost of Domestic violence to the Australian Economy, Office of the Status of Women, Commonwealth of Australia