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Table 7B
Childhood abuse and maltreatment among women, by Indigenous identity group, Canada, 2018

Table 7B
Childhood abuse and maltreatment among women, by Indigenous identity group, Canada, 2018
Table summary
This table displays the results of Childhood abuse and maltreatment among women. The information is grouped by Type of childhood abuse or maltreatment (appearing as row headers), First Nations women, Métis women, Inuit women, Non-Indigenous women, percent and 95% confidence interval, calculated using from and to units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Type of childhood abuse or maltreatment	First Nations women			Métis women			Inuit women			Non-Indigenous women^{Table 7B Note †}
	percent	95% confidence interval		percent	95% confidence interval		percent	95% confidence interval		percent	95% confidence interval
	percent	from	to	percent	from	to	percent	from	to	percent	from	to
Ever saw or heard parents say hurtful things to other adult	52.1	44.9	59.3	58.2^Note *	51.4	64.6	37.8	24.6	53.1	46.1	45.1	47.2
Ever saw or heard parents hit each other or other adult	26.0^Note *	20.0	33.1	25.3^Note *	19.4	32.3	16.3	10.7	24.1	11.9	11.3	12.6
Ever under legal responsibility of the government	16.4^Note *	11.9	22.2	7.0^Note *	4.0	12.0	6.9^Note *	3.9	11.8	2.3	2.0	2.7
Experienced physical or sexual assault before age 15	42.3^Note *	35.4	49.5	43.4^Note *	36.8	50.3	22.1	13.9	33.2	27.4	26.5	28.4
Experienced physical assault before the age of 15	32.9^Note *	26.4	40.1	33.8^Note *	27.6	40.5	13.0^Note *	7.5	21.6	22.0	21.1	22.9
Ever slapped or hit by adult	26.1^Note *	20.6	32.5	27.6^Note *	21.8	34.1	11.2^Note *	6.2	19.6	18.7	17.8	19.6
Ever pushed, grabbed, or shoved by adult	23.9^Note *	18.0	31.1	21.9^Note *	16.8	28.1	7.9	4.3	13.9	12.0	11.3	12.7
Ever kicked, punched or choked by adult	12.2^Note *	8.4	17.4	10.3^Note *	6.8	15.4	8.9	4.5	16.7	5.2	4.8	5.7
Experienced sexual assault before the age of 15	22.3^Note *	17.0	28.8	21.9^Note *	17.0	27.9	15.1	9.0	24.1	11.4	10.8	12.0
Ever forced into unwanted sexual activity by adult	15.4^Note *	10.8	21.5	15.9^Note *	11.6	21.5	8.9	5.5	14.2	5.0	4.6	5.4
Ever touched in a sexual way by adult	22.0^Note *	16.6	28.5	21.7^Note *	16.8	27.6	14.1	8.2	23.0	11.1	10.5	11.7
Experienced harsh parenting before age 15	66.3	59.1	72.8	73.3^Note *	66.7	79.0	41.5^Note *	27.3	57.4	64.9	63.9	66.0
Ever spanked or slapped by parent	52.0	44.7	59.2	61.0	54.2	67.3	32.4^Note *	18.6	50.1	54.4	53.3	55.5
Parent ever said things that hurt feelings	43.5	36.2	51.0	47.7	41.0	54.6	17.8^Note *	11.2	27.2	42.5	41.5	43.6
Ever felt not wanted or loved by parent	29.6^Note *	23.5	36.5	28.1^Note *	22.9	34.0	9.8^Note *	6.2	15.2	21.9	21.0	22.8
Parent did not take care of your basic needs	12.6^Note *	8.6	18.1	8.1^Note *	5.1	12.8	3.4	1.8	6.2	4.1	3.7	4.5
Note * significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05) Return to note * referrer Note † reference category Return to note † referrer Source: Statistics Canada, Survey of Safety in Public and Private Spaces.

Date modified:: 2022-04-26