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Table 11
Types of self-reported stalking experienced by victims, by relationship of stalker to victim, Canada, 2014

Table 11
Types of self-reported stalking experienced by victims, by relationship of stalker to victim, Canada, 2014
Table summary
This table displays the results of Types of self-reported stalking experienced by victims. The information is grouped by Type of stalking behaviour (appearing as row headers), Intimate partner , Stranger, Other known person and Total, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Type of stalking behaviour	Intimate partner^{Table 11 Note †} ^{Table 11 Note 1}	Stranger	Other known person	Total
Type of stalking behaviour	percent
Unwanted email, text, social media communication	41	18^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	24^Note *	26
Threatening or intimidating someone else	40	23^Note *	42	37
Repeated, silent or obscene phone calls	37	29	24^Note *	30
Damaging victim's property	33	13^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	20^Note *	22
Waiting outside victim's home	27	14^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	10^Note *	15
Waiting outside victim's work or school	20	12^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	10^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	13
In-person or electronic spying/surveillance	20	21	9^Note *	15
Persistently asking for a date	16^{Note E: Use with caution}	7^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	11	11
Hurting victim's pets^{Table 11 Note 2}	10^{Note E: Use with caution}	Note F: too unreliable to be published	10^{Note E: Use with caution}	9
Other unwanted communication	6^{Note E: Use with caution}	Note F: too unreliable to be published	5^{Note E: Use with caution}	5
Posting unwanted information on social media	6^{Note E: Use with caution}	Note F: too unreliable to be published	3^{Note E: Use with caution}	4^{Note E: Use with caution}
Unwanted gifts, letters, cards	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	5^{Note E: Use with caution}	5^{Note E: Use with caution}
^E use with caution F too unreliable to be published Note * significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05) Return to note * referrer Note † reference category Return to note † referrer Note 1 Intimate partners include current and former legally married or common-law spouses or dating partners. Return to note 1 referrer Note 2 Percentages calculated on the basis of victims who indicated they had pets. Return to note 2 referrer Note: Questions on type of stalking are asked in relation to the most recent incident of stalking experienced; thus, data presented here represent a subset of those respondents who indicated they had been stalked by one person only. Stalking includes repeated and unwanted attention that causes the victim to fear for their personal safety or for the safety of someone they know. Numbers and/or percentages may not add up to totals due to rounding and/or multiple responses being possible. 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