Q. Which, if any of the following behaviours do you think would be considered as a type of family violence?
Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | ||
Hitting, punching, etc. or restraining in any way | 80% | 78% | 83% | 68% | 79% | 92% |
Displaying threatening behaviour | 77% | 72% | 81% | 63% | 78% | 87% |
Harassing or threatening behaviour, calling insulting names | 74% | 68% | 80% | 65% | 73% | 83% |
Non-consensual sexual activity | 70% | 63% | 76% | 58% | 68% | 81% |
Limiting a person’s access to family and friends or lying to others about them | 66% | 58% | 74% | 54% | 64% | 79% |
Controlling the money so a person is dependent on the other for finances | 65% | 57% | 72% | 54% | 63% | 76% |
Making constant phone calls and sending text messages, or spying using electronic means | 63% | 57% | 69% | 50% | 62% | 76% |
Withdrawal of support, control through anger or stonewalling | 61% | 55% | 67% | 53% | 58% | 72% |
Not letting a person practise their own religion or forcing them to follow a religion they don’t want to | 58% | 50% | 65% | 47% | 56% | 69% |
Controlling access to drugs or medication | 56% | 49% | 62% | 46% | 57% | 63% |
None of these | 3% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 4% | 2% |
Base | 1,097 | 552 | 575 | 357 | 366 | 374 |
Total | Federal Voting Intention | ||||
Labor | Coalition | Greens | Independent / Other | ||
Hitting, punching, etc. or restraining in any way | 80% | 81% | 79% | 81% | 86% |
Displaying threatening behaviour | 77% | 80% | 74% | 82% | 77% |
Harassing or threatening behaviour, calling insulting names | 74% | 78% | 71% | 76% | 77% |
Non-consensual sexual activity | 70% | 72% | 67% | 76% | 74% |
Limiting a person’s access to family and friends or lying to others about them | 66% | 67% | 66% | 72% | 69% |
Controlling the money so a person is dependent on the other for finances | 65% | 68% | 60% | 72% | 66% |
Making constant phone calls and sending text messages, or spying using electronic means | 63% | 68% | 62% | 67% | 62% |
Withdrawal of support, control through anger or stonewalling | 61% | 65% | 58% | 67% | 65% |
Not letting a person practise their own religion or forcing them to follow a religion they don’t want to | 58% | 60% | 56% | 59% | 60% |
Controlling access to drugs or medication | 56% | 60% | 52% | 64% | 55% |
None of these | 3% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% |
Base | 1,097 | 346 | 346 | 115 | 154 |