GLOBAL DATABASE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLSCOUNTRY-PROFILEUNITED STATES OF AMERICAMEASURESNATIONAL INTIMATE PARTNER AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE SURVEY
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National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey
Type of Measure
Research and statistical data > Dedicated violence against women survey
Form of Violence
Violence against women and girls
Year
2010
Brief Description
The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey is an ongoing, nationally representative random digit dial (RDD) telephone survey that collects information about experiences of sexual violence, stalking, and intimate partner violence among non-institutionalized English and/or Spanish-speaking women and men aged 18 or older in the United States. NISVS provides detailed information on the magnitude and characteristics of these forms of violence for the nation and for individual states.
Source of Information
Black, M.C., Basile, K.C., Breiding, M.J., Smith, S.G., Walters, M.L., Merrick, M.T., Chen, J., & Stevens, M.R. (2011). The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS): 2010 Summary Report.
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