Chart 1
Relationship of abuser to women residing in shelters primarily because of abuse, Canada, April 16, 2014

Common-law partner Spouse Ex-common-law partner Ex-spouse Dating relationship Ex-dating relationship Relative Other¹ 0 10 20 30 40 % of women in shelters primarily because of abuse
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Includes caregiver, friend/acquaintance, authority figure and other unspecified relationships.
Source(s):
Transition Home Survey (3328).

Chart Description

The title of the graph is "Relationship of abuser to women residing in shelters primarily because of abuse, Canada, April 16, 2014."
This is a bar clustered chart.
The horizontal axis is "% of women in shelters primarily because of abuse."

Relationship of abuser to women residing in shelters primarily because of abuse, Canada, April 16, 2014
  % of women in shelters primarily because of abuse
Common-law partner 38.0
Spouse 25.8
Ex-common-law partner 8.7
Ex-spouse 5.0
Dating relationship 4.8
Ex-dating relationship 3.2
Relative 9.8
Other¹ 4.7
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