Violence Against American Indian and Alaska Native Women and Men: 2010 Findings from the NISVS --Data Now Available

The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) announce the availability of Violence Against American Indian and Alaska Native Women and Men: 2010 Findings from the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS).

The study examines the prevalence of violence against American Indian and Alaska Native women and men, using a large nationally representative sample from the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS). More specifically, it provides estimates of sexual violence, physical violence by intimate partners, stalking, and psychological aggression by intimate partners. It also provides estimates of interracial and intraracial victimizations and briefly examines the impact of violence.

The study is based on two of the NISVS samples that were included in the 2010 data collection effort --the general population sample and the American Indian and Alaska Native oversample.

The study was funded a collaboration of Centers for Disease and Prevention (CDC), the Department of Defense (DoD) and the National Institute of Justice (NIJ).The NISVS project and data collection was overseen by the Centers for Disease and Prevention (CDC). The overall cost of the NISVS project was a collaboration of CDC, the Department of Defense (DoD) and the National Institute of Justice (NIJ).

The data are restricted from general dissemination. Users interested in obtaining these data must complete a Restricted Data Use Agreement application and specify the reasons for the request. Please visit the study home page for more information about the study and access: http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR36140.v1

Jul 8, 2016

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