Table 4.1
Percentage of spousal violence victims whose victimization came to the attention of police, by sex of victim and incident characteristics, Canada, 2009
Incident characteristics | Female victims | Male victims |
---|---|---|
percent | ||
Most serious assault | ||
Threats, threw something | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note F: too unreliable to be published |
Pushed, shoved, slapped† | 14Note E: Use with caution | 12Note E: Use with caution |
Kicked, bit, hit | 32Note E: Use with cautionNote * | 12Note E: Use with caution |
Beaten, choked, or used gun or knife | 60Note * | 42Note E: Use with cautionNote * |
Sexually assaulted | 53Note * | Note F: too unreliable to be published |
Injured | ||
Not injured | 18Note * | 9Note E: Use with cautionNote * |
Injured and no medical attention | 41Note * | 31Note E: Use with caution |
Injured and received medical attention† | 70 | Note F: too unreliable to be published |
Frequency of violence | ||
One incident | 15Note E: Use with cautionNote * | Note F: too unreliable to be published |
2 to 5 incidents | 30Note * | 21Note E: Use with cautionNote * |
6 to 10 incidents | 43Note E: Use with cautionNote * | Note F: too unreliable to be published |
More than 10 incidents† | 53 | 36Note E: Use with caution |
Feared for their lives | ||
No | 17Note * | 11Note E: Use with cautionNote * |
Yes† | 58 | 54Note E: Use with caution |
E use with caution F too unreliable to be published † reference category * significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05) Note: Includes legally married, common-law, same-sex, separated and divorced spouses who experienced spousal violence within the previous 5 years. 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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