Table 7b
Self-reported intimate partner violence and non-intimate partner violence against women in the past 12 months, by relative remoteness of area of residence and selected characteristics of victim, Canada, 2018


Table 7b
Self-reported intimate partner violence and non-intimate partner violence against women in the past 12 months, by relative remoteness of area of residence and selected characteristics of victim, Canada, 2018
Table summary
This table displays the results of Self-reported intimate partner violence and non-intimate partner violence against women in the past 12 months. The information is grouped by Selected characteristics (appearing as row headers), Remote area, Less accessible area, Accessible area, percent and 95% confidence interval, calculated using from and to units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Selected characteristics Remote area Less accessible area Accessible area
percent 95% confidence interval percent 95% confidence interval percent 95% confidence interval
from to from to from to
Age group
15 to 24Table 7b Note † 12 4.8 25.3 15 9.0 24.6 19 15.1 22.7
25 to 34 17Note ** 9.9 27.9 8Note * 3.6 17.1 7Note * 5.8 9.0
35 to 44 9 4.9 16.7 5Note * 2.8 8.5 7Note * 5.6 8.6
45 to 54 4 1.6 9.3 6Note * 3.4 9.2 4Note * 3.5 5.7
55 to 64 3 1.0 6.4 3Note * 1.4 4.8 2Note * 1.8 3.2
65 to 74 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 1Note *** 0.4 1.5 2Note * 1.4 3.0
75 and over Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 0Note * 0.2 0.8
First Nations, Métis, or Inuit identity
Indigenous personTable 7b Note † 9 5.5 15.6 8 3.4 17.9 8 5.2 12.9
First Nations person 6 2.7 14.7 11 3.5 29.4 12 6.3 21.6
Métis person 10 3.1 29.7 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 4 2.3 8.2
Inuit person 20 11.1 33.2 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Non-Indigenous person 6 3.7 8.3 5Note ** 3.4 6.3 6 5.7 7.1
LGBTQ2 person
YesTable 7b Note 1 Table 7b Note † 12 3.6 33.9 12 5.5 24.8 17 12.7 21.8
No 6 4.6 9.0 5 3.3 6.2 6Note * 5.3 6.7
Ethnocultural group
Designated as visible minority Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 6 4.3 7.3
Not designated as visible minorityTable 7b Note 2 Table 7b Note † 7 4.9 9.2 5Note ** 3.7 6.6 7 5.8 7.4
Immigrant status
ImmigrantTable 7b Note † Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 3 1.1 6.2 4 3.1 5.6
Non-immigrant 7 4.8 9.3 5Note ** 3.7 6.7 7Note * 6.3 8.0
Disability
Person with disabilityTable 7b Note † 9 6.2 14.0 8 5.3 11.5 10 8.3 11.0
Person without disability 5 2.9 8.1 3Note *** 1.8 4.0 4Note * 3.5 5.0
Physical or sexual abuse before age 15
NeverTable 7b Note † 5 3.3 8.3 3Note ** 2.4 4.6 5 4.0 5.6
At least once 10 6.0 14.9 9Note * 5.3 13.4 10Note * 8.9 11.8
Difficult to meet economic needs
NoTable 7b Note † 5 3.5 8.4 4Note ** 2.9 5.4 6 5.2 6.7
Yes or somewhatTable 7b Note 3 10 6.4 16.2 7 4.2 12.9 8Note * 6.5 9.8
Binge drinkingTable 7b Note 4
Once a month or lessTable 7b Note † 5 3.4 6.7 4 3.0 6.0 5 4.8 6.1
More than once a month 17Note * 9.3 29.6 9 5.1 14.0 13Note * 10.5 16.7
Marital status
Married or common-lawTable 7b Note † 4 2.8 7.1 3Note ** 1.8 4.0 4 3.4 4.7
Separated or divorced 11 5.1 21.6 5 2.5 7.9 5 4.1 7.2
Widowed Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 1Note * 0.4 1.3
Single, never married 14Note * 7.8 23.0 15Note * 9.8 23.4 14Note * 11.6 15.9
F too unreliable to be published
Note *

significantly different from reference category only (p < 0.05)

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Note **

significantly different from estimate for accessible or very accessible area residents only (p < 0.05)

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Note ***

significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05) and estimate for accessible or very accessible area residents (p < 0.05)

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Note †

reference category

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Note 1

Includes those whose sexual orientation was lesbian, gay, bisexual, or another sexual orientation that was not heterosexual. Also includes respondents whose sex assigned at birth did not align with their gender (i.e. transgender, gender diverse) and who identified as women at the time of the survey.

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Note 2

The non-visible minority population includes single origin White, single origin Indigenous persons, and multiple origin White/Latin American and White/Arab-West Asian, as per Census definition.

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Note 3

Includes respondents who stated that their household would have some or a great deal of difficulty meeting an unexpected expense of $500 or more.

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Note 4

For women, binge drinking is defined as consuming four or more alcoholic beverages in one sitting.

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Note: Intimate partner violence includes physical, sexual, emotional, financial and psychological violence committed by a current or former legally married spouse, common-law partner, boyfriend or girlfriend. Non-intimate partner violence includes physical and sexual violence committed by someone other than an intimate partner. See Table 2 for a full list of behaviours included. Includes women aged 15 and older. Remote areas include remote and very remote areas, and accessible areas include accessible and easily accessible areas, as defined by the manual classification approach to the Remoteness Index.
Source: Statistics Canada, Survey of Safety in Public and Private Spaces and Remoteness Index.
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