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Questionnaire

1) Gender
Male
Female

2) Age range
14-17 18-22
23-27 Over 28

3) Are you a victim of domestic violence?


Yes No

4) How has domestic violence impacted the lives of women and children in Gordon,
Whitehouse Westmoreland?
Increased depression Social and emotional
and aggression problems
Child abuse Suicide

5) What are the main causes of domestic violence in the community?


Alcohol abuse Metal illness

Eailier experience of
Drug abuse
violence or abuse

6) What role male partners play in the abuse of women and children?
Cultural traditions Finanical issues
Jealousy and envy As a mean of control

7) Domestic violence mainly occurs in what form?


Sexual abuse Physical abuse
Emotional abuse Mental abuse

8) How long does the violence go on for before the perpetrator is brought to justice?
Less than a year 2-5 years
6-10 years Over 10 years

9) In what ways does the violent behaviour of the abuser affect the heath of the abused?

Chronic boby pain Diarrhea


Cuts and bruises Migraines

10) In what specific relationship is domestic violence prevalent?

Homosexual
Bisexual relationship
relationshio

Transgender heterosexual
relationship relationsip

11) Why don’t persons in specific women and children leave or try to escape abusive
relationships?

Parents feel its is the chidrens best


interest to stay in family home. They sometimes have no one to turn to.

Low self esteem and self comfidence


Worried about financial security if cause the decision tobe a comfusing
they leave. task.

12) What form of support can one give to someone experiencing domestic violence?
Reassurance Talk through options

Keep lines of
communications Never judge
open
13) How can the government educate person about or on domestic violence?

Hosting seminars in Putting out weekly releases in the


communities newspaper

Going into communties Providing pamphlets about domestic violence

14) What solution can be made to minimize the impact of domestic violence on women
and children?

Creating domestic violence support Removing dependency on men by providing


groups jods for the women in these household.

Provide counciling for the abuser (removes Enforeing the violence agsainst
underlying problem as to the abuse women act

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