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| Florida's Perspective on Domestic Violence |
Why Does Domestic Violence Continue?
The following questions were developed to determine what the public believes are the reasons why domestic violence is a problem. Results represent a combination of respondents who either agreed/strongly agreed or disagreed/strongly disagreed with the statement.
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Question 8
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Causes of Domestic Violence
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Percent
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Agree
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Disagree
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| Domestic violence continues because most women will not leave the men who abuse them. | 89.8% | 10.2% |
| Domestic violence is the result of a couple's inability to communicate and resolve conflicts. | 79.4% | 20.6% |
| Drug and alcohol problems are the primary cause of domestic violence. | 78.4% | 21.6% |
| Many women have to choose between living on their own and being poor or staying in the home where they are being battered. | 76.7% | 23.2% |
| Most men learn to be violent because they were beaten or witnessed violence in their home when they were growing up. | 73.1% | 26.9% |
| Domestic violence is caused by the breakdown of the traditional family. | 67.6% | 32.4% |
| The court system does very little to protect abused women. | 64.9% | 35.1% |
| Domestic violence is a result of unequal relationships between men and women. | 54.3% | 45.7% |
| Domestic violence exists because police won't stop it. | 21.9% | 77.1% |
| It's none of my business if a husband physically abuses his wife during an argument inside their own home. | 14.8% | 85.2% |
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*Those who neither agreed nor disagreed were not used to calculate valid percentages. |
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The primary reasons citizens believe domestic violence is a problem include:
- most women will not leave the men who abuse them,
- a couple's inability to communicate and resolve conflicts,
- drug and alcohol problems, and
- many women have to choose between living on their own and being poor or staying in the home where they are being battered.
Question 9
On the issue of domestic violence in the media, do you think that there has been enough attention to the issue?
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Media Attention |
Respondents
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Number
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Percent
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| Not enough attention | 271 |
56.7% |
| Just enough | 122 |
25.5% |
| Too much attention | 85 |
17.8% |
| Total | 478 |
100.0% |
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*Cases Not Applicable=24 |
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Most Floridians (56.7%) believe the media do not direct enough attention to the issue of domestic violence. Only 17.8% believe that too much attention is being focused on the issue.
| Florida's Perspective on Domestic Violence |
