Table 4
Victims of spousal violence in the past year and past five years, by gender, status of spousal relationship and time frame, Canada, 2019


Table 4
Victims of spousal violence in the past year and past five years, by gender, status of spousal relationship and time frame, Canada, 2019
Table summary
This table displays the results of Victims of spousal violence in the past year and past five years. The information is grouped by Status of spousal relationship and time frame (appearing as row headers), Women, Men, Total, percent and 95% confidence interval, calculated using from and to units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Status of spousal relationship and time frame WomenTable 4 Note † Men TotalTable 4 Note 1
percent 95% confidence interval percent 95% confidence interval percent 95% confidence interval
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Current relationshipTable 4 Note 2
Experienced spousal violence in the past year
Yes 1.1 0.7 1.6 0.7 0.5 1.1 0.9 0.7 1.2
No 96.1 95.3 96.8 95.2 94.2 96.0 95.6 95.0 96.2
Don't knowTable 4 Note 3 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.9 0.4 0.2 0.6
Experienced spousal violence in the past five years
Yes 2.1 1.6 2.8 1.9 1.5 2.5 2.0 1.7 2.5
No 95.3 94.4 96.1 94.5 93.5 95.4 94.9 94.2 95.5
Former relationshipTable 4 Note 4
Experienced spousal violence in the past year
Yes 3.0 1.7 5.4 1.3 0.6 2.7 2.4 1.5 3.9
No 94.9 92.6 96.6 95.9 94.0 97.3 95.2 93.7 96.4
Don't knowTable 4 Note 3 0.2 0.1 0.5 1.1 0.5 2.6 0.6 0.3 1.2
Experienced spousal violence in the past five years
Yes 13.1 10.5 16.3 7.7Note * 5.7 10.2 10.9 9.1 12.9
No 85.1 81.8 87.8 90.7Note * 88.1 92.8 87.4 85.3 89.2
Current and/or former relationshipTable 4 Note 5
Experienced spousal violence in the past year
Yes 1.5 1.1 2.1 0.8Note * 0.6 1.2 1.2 0.9 1.5
No 95.8 95.0 96.4 95.2 94.3 95.9 95.4 94.8 96.0
Don't knowTable 4 Note 3 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.6 0.3 0.9 0.4 0.3 0.6
Experienced spousal violence in the past five years
Yes 4.2 3.6 5.0 2.7Note * 2.2 3.3 3.5 3.0 4.0
No 93.3 92.4 94.1 93.9 92.9 94.7 93.6 92.9 94.1
Note *

significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05)

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Note †

reference category

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Note 1

In addition to women and men, includes a small number of respondents who identified as gender diverse or did not state their gender.

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Note 2

Includes those who are legally married or living common law.

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Note 3

Includes victims of spousal violence in the past five years who didn't know if the violence occurred in the past year.

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Note 4

Includes those who are separated or divorced from a legal marriage or common-law union and have had contact with their former partner in the past five years.

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Note 5

Includes those who are legally married or living common law, and those who are separated or divorced from a legal marriage or common-law union and have had contact with their former partner in the past five years.

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Note: Spousal violence includes physical and sexual violence. Includes those who are legally married or living common law, and those who are separated or divorced from a legal marriage or common-law union and have had contact with their former partner in the past five years. Spousal relationships include same-gender relationships. Missing responses are not shown but they are included in percent calculations; therefore, responses may not add up to 100%. Confidence intervals should be interpreted as follows: if the survey were repeated many times, then 95% of the time (or 19 times out of 20), the confidence interval would cover the true population value.
Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey on Canadians' Safety (Victimization).
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