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Table 6
Relationship of stalker to victim in most recent incidents of self-reported stalking, by sex, Canada, 2014

Table 6
Relationship of stalker to victim in most recent incidents of self-reported stalking, by sex, Canada, 2014
Table summary
This table displays the results of Relationship of stalker to victim in most recent incidents of self-reported stalking. The information is grouped by Type of relationship (appearing as row headers), Males, Females and Total, calculated using number and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Type of relationship	Males^{Table 6 Note †}		Females		Total
Type of relationship	number	percent	number	percent	number	percent
Stranger	217,244	31	282,375	24^Note *	499,618	27
Intimate partner
Dating partner or ex-dating partner	63,395^{Note E: Use with caution}	9	162,427	14^Note *	225,822	12
Spouse or ex-spouse^{Table 6 Note 1}	35,376^{Note E: Use with caution}	5^{Note E: Use with caution}	121,492	11^Note *	156,869	8
Other person known to victim
Friend or acquaintance	128,287	18	164,416	14	292,703	16
Co-worker or classmate	71,642	10	97,389	8	169,031	9
Person known by sight	68,645^{Note E: Use with caution}	10^{Note E: Use with caution}	95,841	8	164,485	9
Neighbour	55,257^{Note E: Use with caution}	8^{Note E: Use with caution}	85,561	7	140,818	8
Relative	34,295^{Note E: Use with caution}	5^{Note E: Use with caution}	106,178	9^Note *	140,473	8
Don't know	24,601^{Note E: Use with caution}	4^{Note E: Use with caution}	38,925^{Note E: Use with caution}	3^{Note E: Use with caution}	63,526^{Note E: Use with caution}	3^{Note E: Use with caution}
Total	698,742	100	1,154,604	100	1,853,346	100
^E use with caution Note * significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05) Return to note * referrer Note † reference category Return to note † referrer Note 1 Spouses and ex-spouses include current and former legally married and common-law partners. Return to note 1 referrer Note: Stalking includes repeated and unwanted attention that causes the victim to fear for their personal safety or for the safety of someone they know. Respondents were asked to indicate the person responsible for the most recent incident of stalking that they had experienced. Numbers and/or percentages may not add up to totals due to rounding. The answers “don't know” and “refusal” are included in the calculation of the percentages. Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey.

Date modified:: 2018-01-17