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20 Years on: The Challenges Continue.

Appendix B: Sexual harassment in employment telephone survey questionnaire

Questionnaire – Screening for Incidence

Good morning, afternoon, evening my name is ………………. from the Gallup Organization. We are conducting a social survey on behalf of the Federal Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission and would be grateful for a few minutes of your time.

S1. Firstly are you aged between 18 and 64?

IF YES CONTINUE IF NO ASK FOR SOMEONE IN HH WHO IS IN THIS AGE GROUP

S2. Record Gender

This is an important study of the prevalence and impact of sexual harassment. First I would like to read the definition of Sexual harassment. It is an unwelcome sexual advance, unwelcome request for sexual favours or other unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature which makes a person feel offended, humiliated or intimidated, and where that reaction is reasonable in the circumstances.

Q1.* Have you ever personally experienced sexual harassment?
Q2. Where was that sexual harassment experienced?

READ LIST (IF PERSON STATES THEY HAD MULTIPLE EXPERIENCES ASK THEM ABOUT THE MOST RECENT EXPERIENCE)

Q3. Hold
Q4. When did this harassment start?

READ LIST IF REQUIRED

If answer to Question 2 was Code 1 or 2 AND answer to Question 4 was Code 1,2, 3, 4 or 5 continue. All other go to Q22.

Q5a. Out of the following how would you describe the harassment? Please answer Yes or No to each one.

RANDOMISE LIST ORDER AND NOTE APPROPRIATELY YES OR NO FOR EACH ACTION
NOTE FOR TABS PURPOSES ONLY
Yes
No
Most concerned
A Unwanted sexual attention Unwelcome touching, hugging, cornering or kissing
1
2
1
B Crude/offensive behaviour Staring or leering
1
2
2
C Crude/offensive behaviour Suggestive comments or jokes
1
2
3
D Crude/offensive behaviour Sexually explicit pictures or posters
1
2
4
E Unwanted sexual attention Unwanted invitations to go out on dates
1
2
5
F Sexual coercion Requests or pressure for sex
1
2
6
G Unwanted sexual attention Intrusive questions about your private life or body
1
2
7
H Unwanted sexual attention Unnecessary familiarity, such as deliberately brushing up against you
1
2
8
I Sexist behaviours Insults or taunts based on your sex
1
2
9
J Crude/offensive behaviour Sexually explicit emails or SMS messages
1
2
10
K Sexual assault Sexually explicit physical contact
1
2
11
L Sexual assault Actual or attempted rape or assault
 
 
 
M   Something Else (specify)
 
 
 
Q5b.* Overall how offended did the harassment make you feel? 1 means not offended at all and 5 means extremely offended.
Not offended at all
 
Extremely offended
Don't Know
1
2
3
4
5
6
Q5c.* Overall how intimidated did the harassment make you feel? 1 means not intimidated at all and 5 means extremely intimidated.
Not intimidated at all
 
Extremely intimidated
Don't Know
1
2
3
4
5
6
Q5d.* Do you know if this happened to anyone else in that same place of work?
Q5e.* Would you say that, in your workplace at that time, that this type of behaviour was very rare, rare, occurred sometimes or common?
Q6. How long did the harassment go on for?
Q7. Did you formally report or make a complaint about the harassment to anyone?

If yes was it to …… READ LIST MULTIPLE RESPONSE

Q8. Why did you not report or make a complaint?

DO NOT READ LIST PROBE FULLY

ALL IN Q8 GO TO Q12

Q9. What were the results to either yourself or the harasser as an outcome of your complaint? PROBE FULLY MULTIPLE RESPONSE
Q10. What was the time period between when the harassment began and when you reported it?
Q11. How was your complaint finalized, that is was it finalised… READ LIST
Q12. Was the harasser male or female?
Q13. About how old was the harasser?
Q14. What was the harasser’s relationship to you? READ LIST IF REQUIRED
Q15. Hold

Now I would like you to think specifically about your workplace when the sexual harassment took place

Q16. How many employees would there have been at your employer – in total not just at your workplace? (READ LIST)
Q17a. At the time of the harassment were you working full-time or part-time?
Q17b. And was that as a (READ LIST) permanent, casual or temporary employee?
Q18. At the time of the harassment how long had you been working for this employer?
Q19. What was the industry you were working in at the time the harassment took place?
Q20. What was your occupation at the time the harassment occurred? (INTERVIEWER NOTE: CHECK CATEGORY BELOW WHICH BEST DESCRIBES RESPONDENT'S OCCUPATION) (If necessary, read 01-12)

ASK IF YES AT Q7 (ie CODES 1 to 11)

Q21. Overall on a scale of 1 to 5 where 5 is very satisfied and 1 is not at all satisfied, how would you rate the total process of dealing with your sexual harassment complaint?
Not at all satisfied
 
Very satisfied
Don't Know
1
2
3
4
5
6

ASK ALL

Q22. Have you witnessed sexual harassment in your workplace in the last five years?
Q23. Did you take any of the following actions after witnessing this? (Ask each one and get a Yes/No response for each)
  Yes No Don't Know
Confront the harasser
1
2
3
Report the harassment to your employer
1
2
3
Talk/Listen to the victim
1
2
3
Offer advice to the victim
1
2
3
Take any other action (specify)
1
2
3
Take no action
1
2
3

Now just a few questions about your current situation…

Q24.What is the main language spoken at home?
Q25. Are you of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent?
Q26. Are you currently employed?
Q27. What is your total annual HOUSEHOLD income from all sources before taxes? Is it over or under $25,000?

Please could you tell me what age you are? (Code actual age)
99 Refused

RECORD POSTCODE FROM PHONE FILE

* Question added after pilot of 182 interviews.

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Last updated: 24 March 2004.