You can access the survey here.

What is the survey about?

The survey is about the health and wellbeing of women in the ACT and surrounding regions. The information that Women’s Health Matters collects through the survey will help us make women’s health needs more visible, and contribute to improving healthcare and community support for women.

Who is this survey for?

This survey is for people who are:
• women / femme-identifying or people who align themselves with this group, AND
• aged 18 years or over, AND
• living in the ACT or surrounding regions

How long will it take?

The survey takes around 15 minutes. It might be a bit shorter or longer for you depending on your answers.

When will the survey close?

We plan to close the survey on Weds 15 January 2023.

Can I do the survey another way?

Yes. If this survey is not accessible for you or is difficult to use, please email healthpromotion@womenshealthmatters.org.au or phone (02) 6290 2166.

There is also an electronic document version of the survey that you can download and complete.

Survey of Women’s Health in the ACT (word document)

Survey of Women’s Health in the ACT (rich text format)

You can email it back to us at healthpromotion@womenshealthmatters.org.au

Is there any payment or reward for doing the survey?

Everyone who is eligible for the survey and completes it can enter a prize draw to win one of two $100 gift cards. The prizes will be drawn in January 2023. We will check people are eligible before awarding the prizes.

To enter the price draw, you will need to tell us your email address and postcode at the end of the survey. These details will be separated from the survey answers, only used for the prize draw, and deleted after prizes are awarded.

How will my information be used?

Women’s Health Matters will make sure that personal information is kept safe in line with our privacy policy. Information will be used to create reports and submissions to help improve the health and wellbeing of women in the ACT. Survey answers will only be used anonymously.

Are there any sensitive topics in the survey?

Yes. The survey covers topics including sexual and reproductive health, experiences of violence, pregnancy loss and infertility.

We suggest you do the survey in a private space and at a time when you will feel comfortable and safe. Thinking about these topics might bring up difficult feelings for you.

Feel free to take a break if you need to, and consider using some of the support options listed here. This link will open a page in a new browser window. If you like, you can leave that window open while you complete the survey.

Support options

Support options are listed here.

Acknowledgments

Women’s Health Matters is grateful to the Snow Foundation for providing funding to support this project, and to the other organisations and community members who have helped us develop and promote the survey. Some of the survey questions have been sourced or modified from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health (Women’s Health Australia), and we appreciate their support.

More information

For more information about the survey, please email healthpromotion@womenshealthmatters.org.au or phone (02) 6290 2166