Description

For women who were randomly selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module, DVOBOSSM (D115WM) indicates whether they had been physically hurt by a male employer or someone at work since age 15. The related variables DVOBOSSF and DVOBOSS address physical abuse from a female employer or an employer of unspecified gender, respectively.

Comparability

DVOBOSSM (D115WM) has no comparability problems.

Comparability - Standard DHS

A question asking about violence from an employer or an employer/someone at work is included in Phases IV, V, VI, and VII of the standard form of the DHS domestic violence module. However, the question specifying a male employer/someone at work was not included in any version of the standard form of the DHS domestic violence module.

Universe