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Table 1.6
Victims of self-reported spousal violence within the past 5 years, by service contacted or used, 2004, 2009 and 2014 Table 1.6
Victims of self-reported spousal violence within the past 5 years, by service contacted or used, 2004, 2009 and 2014

Table 1.6
Victims of self-reported spousal violence within the past 5 years, by service contacted or used, 2004, 2009 and 2014
Table summary
This table displays the results of Victims of self-reported spousal violence. The information is grouped by Service contacted or used (appearing as row headers), 2004, 2009 and 2014, calculated using number and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Service contacted or used	2004		2009		2014^Note 1
Service contacted or used	number	percent	number	percent	number	percent
Told informal sources^Note 2
Yes	872,690	72.7	805,338	67.9	518,774	68.3
No	316,684	26.4	371,610	31.3	233,401	30.7
Contacted/used formal services^Note 3
Yes	411,806	34.3	332,938	28.1^Note *	273,655	36.0
No	776,421	64.7	844,199	71.2^Note *	478,521	63.0
Police found out
Yes	333,440	27.8	258,897	21.8^Note *	220,116	29.0
No	857,248	71.5	916,522	77.3^Note *	534,060	70.3
Respondent told police
Yes	228,170	19.0	179,702	15.2	142,755	18.8
No	962,137	80.2	995,717	84.0	611,420	80.5
Police found out other way
Yes	105,270	8.8	79,195^{Note E: Use with caution}	6.7^{Note E: Use with caution}	77,361	10.2
No	1,085,418	90.5	1,096,224	92.5	676,814	89.1
Total	1,199,721	100.0	1,185,707	100.0	759,665	100.0
^E use with caution Note * significant difference from reference category (p < 0.05) Return to note * referrer Note 1. Reference category. Return to note 1 referrer Note 2. Informal sources include family, a friend or neighbour, co-worker, doctor or nurse, lawyer, or spiritual advisor. Return to note 2 referrer Note 3. Formal services include a crisis centre or crisis line, counsellor or psychologist, community or family centre, shelter, centres for women, men or seniors or victim services or witness assistance programs. Return to note 3 referrer Note: Includes legally married and common-law spouses and those separated or divorced from a legal marriage or common-law union. Spousal relationships include relationships between same-sex couples. Answers of 'don’t know' and 'not stated' not listed; therefore, totals may not add up to 100%. Excludes data from the Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut, which will be published at a later date. Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2004, 2009 and 2014.

Date modified:: 2016-01-21