Table 8
Self-reported emotional, physical, or sexual abuse committed by a current or former spouse or common-law partner, by type of disability and sex, Canada, 2014

Table 8
Self-reported emotional, physical, or sexual abuse committed by a current or former spouse or common-law partner, by type of disability and sex, Canada, 2014
Table summary
This table displays the results of Self-reported emotional. The information is grouped by Sex and disability (appearing as row headers), Past 5 years, Past 12 months, Emotional or financial abuse, Physical or sexual violence and Any abuse or violence, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Sex and disability	Past 5 years			Past 12 months
	Emotional or financial abuse^{Table 8 Note 1}^{Table 8 Note 2}	Physical or sexual violence^{Table 8 Note 3}	Any abuse or violence	Physical or sexual violence^{Table 8 Note 3}
	percent
Women
Has a disability^{Table 8 Note 4}	21.6^Note *	6.2^Note *	22.6^Note *	2.1^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *
Sensory disability^{Table 8 Note 5}	23.8^Note *	6.4^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	24.6^Note *	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Physical disability	22.8^Note *	6.2^Note *	23.5^Note *	2.1^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *
Cognitive disability	42.7^Note ***	16.3^Note ***	43.3^Note ***	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Mental health-related disability	35.5^Note *	11.8^Note *	37.1^Note *	3.7^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *
No disability^{Table 8 Note †}	10.6^Note **	2.7^Note **	11.3^Note **	0.8^{Note E: Use with caution}
Men
Has a disability^{Table 8 Note 4}	21.1^Note *	5.6^Note *	22.2^Note *	1.9^{Note E: Use with caution}
Sensory disability^{Table 8 Note 5}	20.1^Note *	5.3^{Note E: Use with caution}	21.5^Note *	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Physical disability	20.8^Note *	5.1	21.7^Note *	1.3^{Note E: Use with caution}
Cognitive disability	25.9^Note *	8.7^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	27.1^Note *	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Mental health-related disability	30.1^Note *	11.9^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	32.9^Note *	3.9^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *
No disability^{Table 8 Note †}	13.1	3.8	14.4	1.0
Total
Has a disability^{Table 8 Note 4}	21.4^Note *	5.9^Note *	22.4^Note *	2.0^Note *
Sensory disability^{Table 8 Note 5}	21.7^Note *	5.8^Note *	22.8^Note *	1.1^{Note E: Use with caution}
Physical disability	21.9^Note *	5.7^Note *	22.7^Note *	1.7^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *
Cognitive disability	34.0^Note *	12.4^Note *	35.0^Note *	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Mental health-related disability	33.5^Note *	11.8^Note *	35.6^Note *	3.8^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *
No disability^{Table 8 Note †}	11.9	3.3	12.9	0.9
^E use with caution F too unreliable to be published Note * significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05) Return to note * referrer Note significantly different from estimate for men (p < 0.05) Return to note referrer Note * significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05) and from estimate for men (p < 0.05) Return to note * referrer Note † reference category Return to note † referrer Note 1 Respondents were asked if they had experienced emotional or financial abuse committed by a current spouse or common-law partner or a former spouse or common-law partner with whom they had contact in the past 5 years. As a result, it is possible that behaviours reported occurred outside of the past 5 years. Return to note 1 referrer Note 2 Includes tried to limit contact with family or friends; put you down or called you names to make you feel bad; was jealous and didn't want you to talk to other men/women; harmed or threatened to harm someone close to you; harmed or threatened to harm your pet(s); demanded to know who you were with and where you were at all times; damaged or destroyed your possessions or property; and prevented you from having access to family income or forced you to give them money, possessions, or property. Return to note 2 referrer Note 3 Physical violence includes threatened to hit with a fist; thrown anything that could have hurt; pushed, grabbed, or shoved; slapped; kicked, bit, or hit; hit with something; beaten; used or threatened to use a gun or knife; and choked. Sexual violence includes being forced into unwanted sexual activity and being subjected to sexual activity where unable to consent. Return to note 3 referrer Note 4 Includes persons who indicated having a sensory, physical, cognitive, mental health-related, or any other unspecified disability. Note that this category is not a sum of its subcategories as respondents could indicate all disabilities which applied. Return to note 4 referrer Note 5 Includes persons with a vision or hearing disability. Return to note 5 referrer Note: Percent calculation is based on respondents with a current spouse or common-law partner or who had contact with a former spouse or common-law partner in the past 5 years. Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey.

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Table 8
Self-reported emotional, physical, or sexual abuse committed by a current or former spouse or common-law partner, by type of disability and sex, Canada, 2014

Table 8 Self-reported emotional, physical, or sexual abuse committed by a current or former spouse or common-law partner, by type of disability and sex, Canada, 2014

Table 8
Self-reported emotional, physical, or sexual abuse committed by a current or former spouse or common-law partner, by type of disability and sex, Canada, 2014