Table 2.5
Self-reported spousal violence victimization in the past 5 years, by sex of victim and selected victim socio-demographic characteristics, Canada, 2009

Table 2.5 Self-reported spousal violence victimization in the past 5 years, by sex of victim and selected victim socio-demographic characteristics, Canada, 2009
Table summary
 This table displays the results of table 2.5 self-reported spousal violence victimization by a current or previous spouse in the past 5 years. The information is grouped by selected characteristic (appearing as row headers), sex of victim, total, female and male, calculated using number ('000) and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Selected characteristic Sex of victim Total
Female Male
number ('000) percent number ('000) percent number ('000) percent
Sexual orientationNote 1  
Heterosexual† 551 6.1 555 5.9 1,105 6.0
Gay or lesbian or bisexual 36Note E: Use with caution 20.8Note E: Use with cautionNote * Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 61Note E: Use with caution 20.2Note E: Use with cautionNote *
Don't know/not stated Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Activity limitation  
Activity limitation 275 9.3Note * 180 6.1 454 7.7Note *
No activity limitation† 323 5.0 402 6.0 726 5.5
Immigrant status  
Immigrant 100 4.9Note * 86Note E: Use with caution 3.9Note E: Use with cautionNote * 185 4.4Note *
Non-immigrant† 498 6.8 497 6.6 996 6.7
Visible minority status  
Visible minority 77Note E: Use with caution 6.9Note E: Use with caution 36Note E: Use with caution 3.2Note E: Use with cautionNote * 113 5.0
Non-visible minority† 514 6.3 542 6.4 1,056 6.4
Aboriginal identity  
Aboriginal person 48Note E: Use with caution 15.4Note E: Use with cautionNote * 7Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published 55 9.6Note *
Non-Aboriginal person† 546 6.0 573 6.1 1,119 6.1
Total 601 6.4 585 6.0 1,186 6.2
E use with caution
F too unreliable to be published
† reference category
* significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05)
1. Sexual orientation is only asked of respondents aged 18 or more.
Note: Data from the Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut were collected using a different methodology and are therefore excluded.
Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2009.
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