RESEARCH REPORT Attitudes matter: The 2021 National Community Attitudes towards Violence against Women Survey (NCAS), Findings for Australia
This report outlines the results from the 2021 National Community Attitudes towards Violence against Women Survey (NCAS).
The NCAS is the world’s longest-running population-level survey of community attitudes towards violence against women. The NCAS tells us how people understand violence against women, their attitudes towards it, and if there has been a change over time. It also gauges attitudes to gender equality and people’s preparedness to intervene when witnessing abuse or disrespect towards women.
This report presents findings from the 2021 NCAS and considers these in the context of related research. The findings are drawn from interviews with a representative sample of 19,100 Australians aged 16 years or over. The report includes further information about the research design and methodology, with detailed information available in the technical report.
The 2021 NCAS findings will be useful for stakeholders tasked with responding to, reducing and preventing violence against women. This includes policymakers, practitioners, practice designers, educators, researchers, community organisations and media. The findings can help to shape policy and programs aimed at the prevention of violence against women by highlighting:
- gaps in the community’s understanding of violence against women
- areas where problematic attitudes towards violence against women persist
- factors related to understanding and attitudes that may contribute to and perpetuate a climate of violence against women
- changes in understanding and attitudes regarding violence against women over time.
This report is supported by a suite of ANROWS resources produced to communicate the findings of the 2021 NCAS. Additional reports and documents can be found on the NCAS microsite.
Publication details
This work is part of the National Community Attitudes towards Violence against Women Survey (NCAS) suite of resources.
Authors
PROJECT LEAD
DR CHRISTINE COUMARELOS
Director, Research Program (NCAS), ANROWS
RESEARCH TEAM
DR NICOLE WEEKS
Senior Research Officer (NCAS), ANROWS
DR SHIREEN BERNSTEIN
Senior Research Officer (NCAS), ANROWS
DR NATALIE ROBERTS
Senior Research Officer (NCAS), ANROWS
DR NIKKI HONEY
Executive Director, Quantitative Research Consulting, Social Research Centre
KATE MINTER
Senior Research Officer (NCAS), ANROWS
DR ERIN CARLISLE
Senior Research Officer (NCAS), ANROWS
RESEARCH PARTNERS
SOCIAL RESEARCH CENTRE
Data collection and analysis was conducted by the Social Research Centre in collaboration with ANROWS.
ISBN: 978-1-922645-65-4 (paperback)
ISBN: 978-1-922645-64-7 (PDF)
Suggested citation
Coumarelos, C., Weeks, N., Bernstein, S., Roberts, N., Honey, N., Minter, K., & Carlisle, E. (2023). Attitudes matter: The 2021 National Community Attitudes towards Violence against Women Survey (NCAS), Findings for Australia (Research report, 02/2023). ANROWS.