Table 7
Self-reported spousal violence in previous 5 years, by severity of the violence, Canada's territories, 2009

Table 7
Self-reported spousal violence in previous 5 years, by severity of the violence, Canada's territories, 2009
Characteristics and consequences of violence	number	percentage
Most serious type of violence
Threatened to hit, threw something, pushed, grabbed, shoved, slapped	1,725^{Note E: Use with caution}	35^{Note E: Use with caution}
Kicked, bit, hit, hit with something	1,175^{Note E: Use with caution}	24^{Note E: Use with caution}
Sexually assaulted, beaten, choked, threatened with gun/knife	1,863^{Note E: Use with caution}	38^{Note E: Use with caution}
Suffered physical injuries
Yes	2,065	42
No	2,776^{Note E: Use with caution}	56
Received medical attention
Yes	636^{Note E: Use with caution}	13^{Note E: Use with caution}
No	1,429^{Note E: Use with caution}	29^{Note E: Use with caution}
Not injured	2,776^{Note E: Use with caution}	56
Took time off of daily activities
Yes	1,284^{Note E: Use with caution}	26^{Note E: Use with caution}
No	3,557	72
Number of spousal violence incidents
One	2,457^{Note E: Use with caution}	50
2 to 9	1,265^{Note E: Use with caution}	26^{Note E: Use with caution}
10 or more	942^{Note E: Use with caution}	19^{Note E: Use with caution}
Feared for their lives
Yes	1,395^{Note E: Use with caution}	28^{Note E: Use with caution}
No	3,446	70
Spouse/partner was drinking during incidents
Yes	3,207	65^{Note E: Use with caution}
No	1,374^{Note E: Use with caution}	28^{Note E: Use with caution}
Children witnessed violence against their mother/father
Yes / think so	1,260^{Note E: Use with caution}	39^{Note E: Use with caution}
No / don't think so	1,993^{Note E: Use with caution}	61
Was also victim of emotional and/or financial abuse
Yes	3,781	77
No	1,158^{Note E: Use with caution}	23^{Note E: Use with caution}
^E use with caution F too unreliable to be published Note: Totals may not add to 100% due to rounding and "Don't know" and "Not stated" responses, which were included in the calculations but not shown in table. Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2009.

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Table 7
Self-reported spousal violence in previous 5 years, by severity of the violence, Canada's territories, 2009

Table 7Self-reported spousal violence in previous 5 years, by severity of the violence, Canada's territories, 2009

Table 7
Self-reported spousal violence in previous 5 years, by severity of the violence, Canada's territories, 2009