RESEARCH REPORT Attitudes matter: The 2021 National Community Attitudes towards Violence against Women Survey (NCAS), Findings for young Australians
This report details the results from the 2021 National Community Attitudes towards Violence against Women Survey (NCAS) for young Australians aged 16 to 24 years.
The NCAS is a periodic, representative survey of the Australian population that is conducted every four years. The NCAS measures the Australian community’s understanding and attitudes regarding violence against women, their attitudes towards gender inequality and their intentions to intervene when witnessing violence or disrespect against women. The NCAS functions as a gauge for Australia’s progress towards changing the broader climate that facilitates and maintains violence against women.
The report, Attitudes Matter: The 2021 National Community Attitudes towards Violence against Women Survey (NCAS), Findings for Young Australians, focuses on findings for young Australians aged 16 to 24 years. The report:
- benchmarks young people’s understanding and attitudes regarding violence against women, attitudes towards gender equality, and intention to intervene when witnessing abuse or disrespect of women as at 2021
- examines whether young people’s understanding and attitudes have improved since 2017
- identifies gaps in understanding or problematic attitudes held by young people in 2021
- identifies demographic, attitudinal, and contextual factors associated with problematic understanding and attitudes among young people
- compares young people’s understanding and attitudes to those of people aged 25 years or older.
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 NATALIE ROBERTS
Senior Research Officer (NCAS), ANROWS
DR NICOLE WEEKS
Senior Research Officer (NCAS), ANROWS
VICTORIA RASMUSSEN
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: 978-1-922645-80-7 (paperback)
ISBN: 978-1-922645-81-4 (PDF)
Suggested citation
Coumarelos, C., Roberts, N., Weeks, N., & Rasmussen, V. (2023). Attitudes matter: The 2021 National Community Attitudes towards Violence against Women Survey (NCAS), Findings for young Australians (Research report, 08/2023). ANROWS.