V7: Physical violence
Indicator Phrasing
INDICATOR PHRASING: Percentage of people in project area who have suffered from physical violence within the last 12 months perpetrated by someone outside of the household
What is its purpose?
To assess the level of violence within a community as a means of tracking the overall security of an area
How to Collect and Analyse the Required Data
Collected as part of a community survey. Possible survey question could be:
- 'In the last year have you personally experienced physical violence, such as being hit or beaten by someone?'
If the answer is yes a follow up question should be asked to identify whether this was by someone from within the household or someone outside. This helps to differentiate between levels of domestic violence and violence taking place in the wider community.
For analysis a simpe percentage should be taken of the number of respondents reporting that they have experienced violence. Care should be taken in deciding whether this percentage applies to just those surveyed or whether it can be ascribed to the population as a whole. This will depend on the design of the survey and whether it was a represnetative sample of the population.
Disaggregate by
Gender and age group as standard. Depending on context and design the data could also be disaggregated by other relevent social identity markers.
Important Comments
Use the data from this to feed indicator V3