This document provides information and examples for computing indicators on violence against women using data from a UNECE module questionnaire. It includes a code book, data analysis plan, dummy tables for reporting, and syntax examples for calculating indicators on physical, sexual, and economic violence by partners and non-partners. An example table shows rates of any partner or non-partner violence by age group for a pilot test in Georgia. Another example provides a summary table on partner and non-partner violence by severity, relationship, frequency, and age group. The document outlines the process for analyzing and reporting on the UN indicators on violence against women using the survey data collection tool.

1. UNECE module questionnaire
DATA PROCESSING AND ANALYSIS
to compute the UN VAW indicators
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2. Topics
• Code book
• Data analysis plan
• Dummy tables for report
• Syntax files for calculating indicators
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3. Code book
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4. Analysis plan
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5. Frequ
Indicator Denominator Numerator Relationship Severity ency Comments
1 Total and age specific All women All women that Partners, Severe for partner Once, Need to include the
rate of women subjected that receive experienced relatives, violence: injuries few missing answers on
to physical violence in the the module, physical partner friends/ and/or miscarriage times, partner violence from
last 12 months by total and in 5
violence and/or non acquantance and/or acts c-f (else many those who were not
severity of violence, year age partner violence in s/ strangers/ moderate); Severe times partnered and recode
relationship to the groups the last 12 months others (to be for non-partner them as "no"
perpetrator and decided) violence: physical
frequency violence with injuries
2 Total and age specific All women All women that Partners, Severe for partner Once, Need to include the
rate of women subjected that receive experienced relatives, violence: injuries few missing answers on
to physical violence the module, physical partner friends/ and/or miscarriage times, partner violence from
during lifetime by severity total and in 5
violence and/or non acquantance and/or acts c-f (else many those who were not
of violence, relationship year age partner violence in s/ strangers/ moderate); times partnered and recode
to the perpetrator and groups their life (for non- others (to be Severe for non- them as "no"
frequency partners since age decided) partner violence:
15) physical violence
with injuries
3 Total and age specific All women All women that Partners, Severe for partner Once, Need to include the
rate of women subjected that receive experienced sexual relatives, violence: any forced few missing answers on
to sexual violence in the the module, partner violence friends/ sexual intercourse; times, partner violence from
last 12 months by total and in 5 and/or non partner acquantance for non-partner many those who were not
severity of violence, year age violence in the last s/ strangers/ violence: rape (else times partnered and recode
relationship to the groups 12 months others (to be moderate) them as "no"
perpetrator and decided)
frequency
4 Total and age specific All women All women that Partners, Severe for partner Once, Need to include the
rate of women subjected that receive experienced sexual relatives, violence: any forced few missing answers on
to sexual violence during the module, partner violence friends/ sexual intercourse; times, partner violence from
lifetime by severity of total and in 5 and/or non partner acquantance for non-partner many those who were not
violence, relationship to year age violence in their life s/ strangers/ violence: rape (else times partnered and recode
the perpetrator and groups (for non-partners others (to be moderate) them as "no"
frequency since age 15) decided)
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6. Freque
Indicator Denominator Numerator Relationship
Severity ncy Comments
5 Total and age specific All ever- All women that Current partners/
Severe for Once, To be explored for
rate of ever-partnered partnered women experienced former partners
non-partner few more detailed
women subjected to that receive the sexual and/or (can be broken
violence: times, counts of incidents
sexual and/or physical module, total and physical partner down in more
physical many (collected in the test
violence by current of in 5 year age violence in the last detailed way)
violence with times module)
former intimate partner in groups 12 months injuries (note:
the last 12 months by not required for
frequency indicator 5)
6 Total and age specific All ever- All women that Current partners/ Severe for Once, Although not part of
rate of ever-partnered partnered women experienced former partners non-partner few the indicator: To be
women subjected to that receive the physical partner (can be broken violence: times, explored for partner
sexual and/or physical module, total and violence and/or down in more physical many violence: health
violence by current or in 5 year age non partner detailed way) violence with times impacts, continuous
former intimate partner groups violence in their injuries (note: living in fear as
during lifetime by life not required for aspects of severity
frequency indicator 6)
7 Total and age specific All ever- All women that Current partners/ Explore this
rate of women subjected partnered women experienced former partners indicator with and
to psychological violence
that receive the sexual and/or (can be broken without controlling
in the past 12 months bymodule, total and psychological down in more behaviours
the intimate partner in 5 year age partner violence in detailed way)
groups the last 12 months
8 Total and age specific All ever- All women that Current partners/ Consider testing
rate of women subjected partnered women experienced former partners other questions on
to economic violence in that receive the sexual and/or (can be broken economic violence
the past 12 months by module, total and economical down in more
the intimate partner in 5 year age partner violence in detailed way)
groups the last 12 months
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7. Table shells (dummy tables)
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8. Recode and analysis syntaxes
*** prsevpa - severity based on acts (first 2 acts only = moderate)
IF (prphys = 0) prsevpa =0 .
IF (V27aa = 1 | V27ab =1) prsevpa = 1 .
IF (V27ac = 1 | V27ad = 1 | V27ae = 1 | V27af = 1) prsevpa = 2 .
VARIABLE LABELS prsevpa 'severity phys violence by former partner (acts)'.
VALUE LABELS prsevpa 0 'no phys violence' 1 'moderate phys violence only' 2 'severe
phys violence' .
EXECUTE .
*** prsevpi - severity based on injuries (first 2 acts only = moderate)
IF (prphys = 0) prsevpi =0 .
IF ( V40aa = 2 & V40ab = 2 & V40ac = 2 & V40ad = 2 ) prsevpi = 1 .
IF (V40aa = 1 | V40ab = 1 | V40ac = 1 | V40ad = 1) prsevpi = 2.
VARIABLE LABELS prsevpi 'severity phys violence by former partner (injuries)'.
VALUE LABELS prsevpi 0 'no phys violence' 1 'phys violence no injuries' 2 'phys violence
and injuries' .
EXECUTE .
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9. Example tables
• Indicator 2 – Georgia (pilot test data)
Summary table non-partner and partner violence
Any non-partner Any partner or Total
Age group Any partner perpetrator non-partner women
n (%) n (%) n (%) N
15-24 1 5.6 3 16.7 3 16.7 18
24-34 10 26.3 10 26.3 16 42.1 38
35-44 10 25.6 6 15.4 14 35.9 39
45-54 16 32.0 3 6.0 18 36.0 50
55-64 11 31.4 4 11.4 14 40.0 35
65+ 3 15.0 1 5.0 4 20.0 20
Total 51 25.5 27 13.5 69 34.5 200
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10. Summary table for partner and non-partner violence (by sex) by relationship by severity
Total
Age group any partner any non-partner total any partner or non-partner women
moderate severe moderate severe moderate severe
n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) N
15-24 1 5.6 1 5.6 2 11.1 1 5.6 2 11.1 18
24-34 3 7.9 7 18.4 6 15.8 4 10.5 5 13.2 11 28.9 38
35-44 4 10.3 6 15.4 3 7.7 3 7.7 6 15.4 8 20.5 39
45-54 4 8.0 12 24.0 2 4.0 1 2.0 6 12.0 12 24.0 50
55-64 4 11.4 7 20.0 4 11.4 3 8.6 11 31.4 35
65+ 3 15.0 1 5.0 1 5.0 3 15.0 20
Total 16 8.0 35 17.5 13 6.5 14 7.0 22 11.0 47 23.5 200
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11. Summary table by relationship by frequency
Age group any partner any non-partner total any partner or non-partner Total
once few many once few many once few many women
n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) N
15-24 1 5.6 1 5.6 2 11.1 2 11.1 1 5.6 18
24-34 1 2.6 4 10.5 5 13.2 3 7.9 6 15.8 1 2.6 2 5.3 8 21.1 6 15.8 38
35-44 2 5.1 4 10.3 4 10.3 4 10.3 1 2.6 1 2.6 5 12.8 4 10.3 5 12.8 39
45-54 9 18.0 7 14.0 1 2.0 1 2.0 1 2.0 1 2.0 9 18.0 8 16.0 50
55-64 1 2.9 8 22.9 2 5.7 3 8.6 1 2.9 3 8.6 9 25.7 2 5.7 35
65+ 2 10.0 1 5.0 1 5.0 1 5.0 2 10.0 1 5.0 20
Total 4 2.0 27 13.5 20 10.0 13 6.5 11 5.5 3 1.5 12 6.0 34 17.0 23 11.5 200
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