Table 12 Victims of spousal violence in the past five years, by gender of victim, victim characteristic and year, provinces, 1999, 2004, 2009, 2014 and 2019

Table 12
Victims of spousal violence in the past five years, by gender of victim, victim characteristic and year, provinces, 1999, 2004, 2009, 2014 and 2019
Table summary
This table displays the results of Victims of spousal violence in the past five years. The information is grouped by Victim characteristic (appearing as row headers), 1999, Women, Men, Total, percent and 95% confidence interval, calculated using from and to units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Victim characteristic	1999
	Women			Men			Total
	percent	95% confidence interval		percent	95% confidence interval		percent	95% confidence interval
	percent	from	to	percent	from	to	percent	from	to
Sexual orientation^{Table 12 Note 1}
Heterosexual	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Gay, lesbian, bisexual, sexual orientation n.e.c.^{Table 12 Note 2}	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Indigenous identity^{Table 12 Note 3}
Indigenous	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Non-Indigenous	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Disability^{Table 12 Note 4}
Has a disability	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Does not have a disability	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Visible minority
Visible minority	7.4^Note *	5.6	9.7	3.7^{Note E: Use with caution} ^Note ***	2.5	5.5	5.5^Note *	4.4	6.8
Non-visible minority	8.5^Note *	7.9	9.2	7.2^Note ***	6.4	7.9	7.8^Note *	7.4	8.3
Immigrant status^{Table 12 Note 5}
Immigrant	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Non-immigrant	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Place of residence^{Table 12 Note 6}
Census metropolitan area	8.9^Note *	8.2	9.8	6.7^Note ***	5.9	7.6	7.8^Note *	7.3	8.4
Not a census metropolitan area	7.3^Note *	6.4	8.3	6.5^Note *	5.6	7.6	6.9^Note *	6.3	7.7

Table 12
Victims of spousal violence in the past five years, by gender of victim, victim characteristic and year, provinces, 1999, 2004, 2009, 2014 and 2019
Table summary
This table displays the results of Victims of spousal violence in the past five years. The information is grouped by Victim characteristic (appearing as row headers), 2004, Women, Men, Total, percent and 95% confidence interval, calculated using from and to units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Victim characteristic	2004
	Women			Men			Total
	percent	95% confidence interval		percent	95% confidence interval		percent	95% confidence interval
	percent	from	to	percent	from	to	percent	from	to
Sexual orientation^{Table 12 Note 1}
Heterosexual	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Gay, lesbian, bisexual, sexual orientation n.e.c.^{Table 12 Note 2}	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Indigenous identity^{Table 12 Note 3}
Indigenous	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Non-Indigenous	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Disability^{Table 12 Note 4}
Has a disability	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Does not have a disability	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Visible minority
Visible minority	3.8^{Note E: Use with caution}	2.6	5.6	3.8^{Note E: Use with caution}	2.3	6.2	3.8^{Note E: Use with caution}	2.7	5.3
Non-visible minority	7.6^Note *	7.0	8.2	6.4^Note ***	5.8	7.1	7.0^Note *	6.6	7.5
Immigrant status^{Table 12 Note 5}
Immigrant	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Non-immigrant	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Place of residence^{Table 12 Note 6}
Census metropolitan area	7.0^Note *	6.3	7.8	6.3^Note *	5.5	7.1	6.6^Note *	6.1	7.2
Not a census metropolitan area	7.6^Note *	6.7	8.7	5.7^Note ***	4.9	6.6	6.7^Note *	6.1	7.4

Table 12
Victims of spousal violence in the past five years, by gender of victim, victim characteristic and year, provinces, 1999, 2004, 2009, 2014 and 2019
Table summary
This table displays the results of Victims of spousal violence in the past five years. The information is grouped by Victim characteristic (appearing as row headers), 2009, Women, Men, Total, percent and 95% confidence interval, calculated using from and to units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Victim characteristic	2009
	Women			Men			Total
	percent	95% confidence interval		percent	95% confidence interval		percent	95% confidence interval
	percent	from	to	percent	from	to	percent	from	to
Sexual orientation^{Table 12 Note 1}
Heterosexual	6.1^Note *	5.5	6.8	5.9^Note *	5.2	6.7	6.0^Note *	5.5	6.5
Gay, lesbian, bisexual, sexual orientation n.e.c.^{Table 12 Note 2}	20.8^{Note E: Use with caution} ^Note *	12.3	33.0	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	20.2^{Note E: Use with caution} ^Note *	12.7	30.5
Indigenous identity^{Table 12 Note 3}
Indigenous	15.4^{Note E: Use with caution} ^Note *	10.8	21.4	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	9.5	6.9	13.1
Non-Indigenous	6.0^Note *	5.4	6.7	6.1^Note *	5.4	6.9	6.1^Note *	5.6	6.6
Disability^{Table 12 Note 4}
Has a disability	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Does not have a disability	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Visible minority
Visible minority	6.9^{Note E: Use with caution} ^Note *	4.9	9.6	3.1^{Note E: Use with caution} ^Note *	1.7	5.6	5.0^Note *	3.7	6.7
Non-visible minority	6.3^Note *	5.6	7.0	6.4^Note *	5.7	7.3	6.4^Note *	5.8	6.9
Immigrant status^{Table 12 Note 5}
Immigrant	4.9^Note *	3.6	6.6	4.0^{Note E: Use with caution} ^Note *	2.8	5.8	4.4^Note *	3.5	5.6
Non-immigrant	6.8^Note *	6.1	7.6	6.6^Note *	5.8	7.5	6.7^Note *	6.1	7.3
Place of residence^{Table 12 Note 6}
Census metropolitan area	6.6^Note *	5.8	7.6	6.4^Note *	5.5	7.4	6.5^Note *	5.9	7.2
Not a census metropolitan area	5.9	5.0	7.0	5.4^Note *	4.3	6.6	5.6^Note *	4.9	6.5

Table 12
Victims of spousal violence in the past five years, by gender of victim, victim characteristic and year, provinces, 1999, 2004, 2009, 2014 and 2019
Table summary
This table displays the results of Victims of spousal violence in the past five years. The information is grouped by Victim characteristic (appearing as row headers), 2014, Women, Men, Total, percent and 95% confidence interval, calculated using from and to units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Victim characteristic	2014
	Women			Men			Total
	percent	95% confidence interval		percent	95% confidence interval		percent	95% confidence interval
	percent	from	to	percent	from	to	percent	from	to
Sexual orientation^{Table 12 Note 1}
Heterosexual	3.4	3.0	3.8	4.2^Note ***	3.6	4.9	3.8	3.5	4.2
Gay, lesbian, bisexual, sexual orientation n.e.c.^{Table 12 Note 2}	10.6^{Note E: Use with caution}	6.4	17.0	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	8.0^{Note E: Use with caution}	5.3	12.0
Indigenous identity^{Table 12 Note 3}
Indigenous	9.7^{Note E: Use with caution}	6.3	14.5	8.0^{Note E: Use with caution}	4.7	13.4	8.8	6.4	12.1
Non-Indigenous	3.3	3.0	3.8	4.1^Note ***	3.6	4.7	3.7	3.4	4.1
Disability^{Table 12 Note 4}
Has a disability	6.1	5.2	7.2	5.6^Note *	4.4	7.1	5.9	5.1	6.8
Does not have a disability	2.6	2.3	3.1	3.8^Note ***	3.2	4.5	3.2	2.9	3.7
Visible minority
Visible minority	2.5^{Note E: Use with caution}	1.7	3.7	3.4^{Note E: Use with caution}	2.1	5.5	3.0	2.1	4.1
Non-visible minority	3.7	3.3	4.2	4.3^Note *	3.7	4.9	4.0	3.6	4.4
Immigrant status^{Table 12 Note 5}
Immigrant	2.8	2.0	3.7	3.0^{Note E: Use with caution} ^Note *	2.0	4.3	2.9^Note *	2.2	3.7
Non-immigrant	3.8^Note *	3.3	4.3	4.6^Note *	3.9	5.4	4.2	3.8	4.6
Place of residence^{Table 12 Note 6}
Census metropolitan area	3.3	2.8	3.8	4.3^Note ***	3.6	5.1	3.8	3.4	4.2
Not a census metropolitan area	4.1	3.4	4.9	4.1^Note *	3.3	5.2	4.1	3.5	4.8

Table 12
Victims of spousal violence in the past five years, by gender of victim, victim characteristic and year, provinces, 1999, 2004, 2009, 2014 and 2019
Table summary
This table displays the results of Victims of spousal violence in the past five years. The information is grouped by Victim characteristic (appearing as row headers), 2019, Women, Men, Total, percent and 95% confidence interval, calculated using from and to units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Victim characteristic	2019^{Table 12 Note †}
	Women			Men			Total
	percent	95% confidence interval		percent	95% confidence interval		percent	95% confidence interval
	percent	from	to	percent	from	to	percent	from	to
Sexual orientation^{Table 12 Note 1}
Heterosexual	4.1	3.4	5.0	2.7^Note **	2.2	3.3	3.4	2.9	3.9
Gay, lesbian, bisexual, sexual orientation n.e.c.^{Table 12 Note 2}	6.3	3.1	12.2	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	5.3	3.0	9.2
Indigenous identity^{Table 12 Note 3}
Indigenous	7.5^{Note E: Use with caution}	4.0	13.6	6.2^{Note E: Use with caution}	2.8	13.5	6.9	4.3	10.9
Non-Indigenous	4.1	3.4	5.0	2.6^Note **	2.1	3.2	3.4	2.9	3.9
Disability^{Table 12 Note 4}
Has a disability	6.5	5.1	8.2	3.5^Note **	2.5	4.7	5.1	4.2	6.1
Does not have a disability	3.0	2.2	3.9	2.4	1.8	3.1	2.7	2.2	3.2
Visible minority
Visible minority	3.2	1.6	6.0	1.7	0.9	3.0	2.3	1.5	3.6
Non-visible minority	4.6	3.8	5.4	3.0^Note **	2.5	3.7	3.8	3.3	4.4
Immigrant status^{Table 12 Note 5}
Immigrant	1.9	1.3	2.9	1.4	0.8	2.4	1.6	1.1	2.3
Non-immigrant	5.0	4.1	6.0	3.3^Note **	2.7	4.1	4.2	3.7	4.8
Place of residence^{Table 12 Note 6}
Census metropolitan area	4.0	3.2	5.0	2.9	2.3	3.7	3.5	3.0	4.1
Not a census metropolitan area	4.6	3.3	6.4	2.1^Note **	1.5	2.9	3.4	2.6	4.4
.. not available for a specific reference period ^E use with caution F too unreliable to be published Note * significantly different from reference category only (p < 0.05) Return to note * referrer Note significantly different from estimate for women only (p < 0.05) Return to note referrer Note * significantly different from reference category and estimate for women (p < 0.05) Return to note * referrer Note † reference category Return to note † referrer Note 1 Sexual orientation was first included in 2009. In 2009 and 2014, the question on sexual orientation was only asked of those aged 18 and older; as such, those aged 15 to 17 are excluded. Return to note 1 referrer Note 2 n.e.c.: not elsewhere classified. Return to note 2 referrer Note 3 The questions used to measure Indigenous identity changed as of 2009 and are not comparable to previous cycles. Return to note 3 referrer Note 4 A person is defined as having a disability if they have one or more of the following types of disability: seeing, hearing, mobility, flexibility, dexterity, pain-related, learning, developmental, memory, mental health-related or unknown. The questions used to measure disability changed as of 2014 and are not comparable to previous cycles. Return to note 4 referrer Note 5 The question used to measure immigrant status was first included in 2009 and is not comparable to previous cycles. Return to note 5 referrer Note 6 A census metropolitan area (CMA) consists of one or more neighbouring municipalities situated around a major urban core. A CMA must have a total population of at least 100,000, of which 50,000 or more live in the urban core. To be included in the CMA, adjacent municipalities must have a high degree of integration with the central urban area, as measured by commuting flows derived from census data. Reflects where the respondent was living at the time of the survey and not necessarily where the victimization occurred and is based on the classification of CMAs at the time of each cycle. Return to note 6 referrer 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. As information about gender was collected as of 2019, data from earlier cycles are based on sex (i.e., sex at birth) instead of gender (i.e., gender identity or gender expression). Missing responses are included in percent calculations. For comparability over time, trend analysis is limited to the provinces. 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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Table 12
Victims of spousal violence in the past five years, by gender of victim, victim characteristic and year, provinces, 1999, 2004, 2009, 2014 and 2019