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People who would be bothered by a friend telling a sexist joke
Measure: Proportion of people who would be bothered by a friend telling a sexist joke
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Baseline value
65%
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Latest value
65%in 2021
Last updated:
Interpretation
An increase in the proportion of people who would be bothered by a friend telling a sexist joke indicates improvements in community attitudes towards harmful gendered stereotypes.
There is little room for improvement in this measure. At the baseline, a large proportion of respondents said they would be bothered by a friend telling a sexist joke. The intention for including this measure is to continue monitoring people’s attitudes, and to ensure that it does not decrease over time.
Outcome: 3 Community attitudes and beliefs embrace gender equality and condemn all forms of gendered violence without exception
Sub-outcome: 3.5 People actively challenge attitudes and behaviours that enable violence including gendered stereotypes and norms, cisgenderism and heteronormativity
Indicator: Increased bystander willingness to challenge attitudes and behaviours that involve harmful gendered stereotypes
Baseline: 2021
Latest year: 2021
Data source: National Community Attitudes towards Violence against Women Survey
Source: DSS 2024.
For information about how this measure is derived, please refer to the Technical specifications for National Plan Outcomes.
Additional National Plan Outcomes data are available from the Data downloads page.
Time series
Data are only available for this measure from 2021.
People who said they would be bothered by a friend telling a sexist joke, 2021
| Year | Per cent |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 65% |
Note: Asked of one quarter of the sample.
For more information, see Data sources and technical notes.
State and territory
People who said they would be bothered by a friend telling a sexist joke, by jurisdiction, 2021
| Jurisdiction | 2021 (baseline) |
|---|---|
| NSW | 67% |
| Vic | 71% |
| Qld | 59% |
| WA | 62% |
| SA | 58% |
| Tas | 65% |
| ACT | 77% |
| NT | 61% |
Note: Asked of one quarter of the sample.
For more information, see Data sources and technical notes.
Population characteristics
Gender
People who said they would be bothered by a friend telling a sexist joke, by gender, 2021
| Sex | 2021 (baseline) |
|---|---|
| Females | 75% |
| Males | 55% |
| Non-binary respondents | n.p. |
Note: Asked of one quarter of the sample.
For more information, see Data sources and technical notes.
n.p.: not published.
Age
People who said they would be bothered by a friend telling a sexist joke, by age group, 2021
| Age group | 2021 (baseline) |
|---|---|
| 16–24 | 75% |
| 25–34 | 68% |
| 35–44 | 63% |
| 45–54 | 60% |
| 55–64 | 60% |
| 65–74 | 66% |
| 75+ | 66% |
Note: Asked of one quarter of the sample.
For more information, see Data sources and technical notes.
Sexuality
People who said they would be bothered by a friend telling a sexist joke, by sexuality, 2021
| Sexuality | 2021 (baseline) |
|---|---|
| Heterosexual | 64% |
| Lesbian | 100% |
| Gay | 78% |
| Bisexual or Pansexual | 77% |
| Asexual, queer or diverse sexualities | 86% |
Note: Asked of one quarter of the sample.
For more information, see Data sources and technical notes.
Related material
See the related content in the AIHW Family, domestic and sexual violence website:
DSS (2024) Performance measurement plan, DSS, accessed 8 May 2024.
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