Victorian Gendered Data Directory

Directory of Women's Health and Well-being Data Sources for Victorian Policy and Planning

	About the directory
	Gendered data directory Introduction Data sources Demographics Living arrangements Economic and employment conditions Access to and use of health care Health Wellbeing Other variables Index

About the directory

The Victorian Gendered Data Directory is a collated list of sources that provide data on women in Victoria against an agreed set of indicators. It is designed to assist health planners and administrators, community practitioners, and academic researchers in Victoria to adopt a gendered approach in their work.

The directory can be used to locate a source of data that provides specific gendered information within a Victorian context on a given topic. For example when developing a policy program related to the health consequences of unhealthy weight, the directory can be used to locate a number of sources of gendered data on physical activity and inactivity, body mass index, and body image and eating disorders. The directory does not list the actual data but rather acts as a gateway to locating data.

Although the directory has an emphasis on women's experience, the majority of sources that provide sex-disaggregated data list statistics on men. Therefore, the data sources in the directory can also be used to compare the experience of men and women.

The development of this directory was funded through the Victorian Women's Health and Well-being Strategy, Department of Human Services with the directory's implementation overseen by a joint Women's Health Victoria / Department of Human Services Advisory Committee.

The Victorian Gendered Data Directory is available as one document (PDF 925 KB) or for ease of download the directory is also available divided into sections below.

If you have trouble downloading the directory, please do not hesitate to contact us on 9662 3755 or email whv@whv.org.au.

Victorian Gendered data directory

1. Introduction

• Introduction (PDF 82KB)
  • Table of contents
  • Abbreviations
  • Purpose of the directory
  • Background to the directory
  • How to use the directory

2. Data sources

• Demographics: Part One (PDF 1MB)
  • Population
  • Age
  • Marital status
  • Indigenous population
  • Sexual identity
  • Religious affiliation
  • Country of birth
  • Languages spoken
• Demographics: Part Two (PDF 890KB)
  • Educational attainment
• Primary education
• Secondary education
• Post secondary education
• Demographics: Part Three (PDF 356KB)
• Types of disability
• Mobility, severity and limitations due to disability
• Disability service utilisation

• Living arrangements (PDF 800KB)
  • Area of residence
  • SEIFA
  • Type of dwelling
  • Living arrangements
  • Household type
  • Relationship roles
  • Time Use

• Economic & employment conditions (PDF 1MB)
  • Average weekly earnings
  • Income support
  • Working conditions and security
  • Employment status
  • Unemployment
  • Unpaid work
  • Superannuation
  • Housing security
  • Homelessness

• Access to and use of health care (PDF 1.5MB)
  • Affordability
  • Health service accessibility and availability
  • Satisfaction with health care services
  • GP use
  • Hospital admissions
  • Preventative & alternative health care use
  • Private health insurance coverage

• Health: Part One (PDF 1.2MB)
  • Life expectancy
  • Leading causes of death
  • Significant health conditions
  • Blood pressure
  • BMI
  • Cholesterol
• Health: Part Two (PDF 890KB)
• Breast screening
• Cervical screening
• Fertility/ Infertility
• Assistance with conception
• Age at first birth
• Total number of births

• Wellbeing; Part One (PDF 900KB)
  • Dietary practices
  • Body image and eating disorders
  • Exercise and physical activity/ inactivity
  • Sun exposure
  • Self-reported health
• Wellbeing: Part Two (PDF 1MB)
• Alcohol
• Smoking
• Other drugs
• Wellbeing; Part Three (PDF 1MB)
• Sexual practices
• Contraception
• Abortion
• STIs
• Hepatitis C
• HIV/AIDS
• Wellbeing: Part Four (PDF 1MB)
• Networks / social capital
• Psychological distress
• Stress
• Self harm
• Mental health and illness
• Violence against women

• Other Variables (PDF 620KB)
  • Access to childcare
  • Access to transport- private & public
  • Gambling
  • Contact with criminal justice system - women offenders

3. Index

• Index (PDF 72KB)

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