Table 7c
Self-reported 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 7c
Self-reported 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 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 characteristicsTable 7c Note 1 Remote area Less accessible area Accessible area
percent 95% confidence interval percent 95% confidence interval percent 95% confidence interval
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Age group
15 to 24Table 7c  Note † 19 8.0 38.9 38 23.9 54.0 30 24.6 36.9
25 to 34 20 12.3 31.5 13Note * 8.2 20.0 14 12.2 16.6
35 to 44 18 10.0 29.1 11Note * 7.6 16.4 13 11.1 14.8
45 to 54 9 4.7 15.1 14 9.2 19.8 10Note * 8.7 12.0
55 to 64 5Note ** 2.4 9.8 7Note * 4.7 10.8 9Note * 7.5 10.6
65 to 74 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 4Note * 1.9 7.0 5Note * 4.2 6.9
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 3Note * 2.1 5.7
First Nations, Métis, or Inuit identity
Indigenous personTable 7c Note † 14 8.4 22.0 23 12.9 37.0 17 11.4 23.6
First Nations person 14 6.3 26.9 18 7.0 39.3 17 9.8 27.9
Métis person Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 29 14.4 49.5 12 6.7 20.5
Inuit person 17 11.5 24.1 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 11 7.7 14.5 11 8.8 13.4 12 11.3 13.2
LGBTQ2 person
YesTable 7c Note 2 Table 7c Note † Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 22 11.4 37.3 20 15.3 26.3
No 11 8.5 15.1 11 9.2 13.9 12Note * 11.2 13.1
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 9 7.4 11.3
Not designated as visible minorityTable 7c Note 3 Table 7c Note † 12 8.9 15.4 12 9.5 14.1 13Note * 12.0 14.1
Immigrant status
ImmigrantTable 7c Note † Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 8 3.7 14.9 9 7.8 11.4
Non-immigrant 12 8.8 15.4 12Note * 9.7 14.5 13Note * 12.3 14.4
Disability
Person with disabilityTable 7c Note † 12 8.0 18.8 15 11.4 18.8 17 15.0 18.5
Person without disability 11 7.7 15.4 10 7.2 13.0 10Note * 8.6 10.7
Physical or sexual abuse before age 15
NeverTable 7c Note † 9 6.0 12.3 9 7.0 12.6 10 8.9 11.1
At least once 19Note * 12.8 28.1 17Note * 13.2 21.2 18Note * 16.3 19.9
Difficult to meet economic needs
NoTable 7c Note † 8Note ** 5.6 11.1 12 9.7 15.3 12 10.7 12.8
Yes or somewhatTable 7c Note 4 24Note * 15.6 34.2 10Note ** 7.3 14.1 15 13.0 17.5
Binge drinkingTable 7c Note 5
Once a month or lessTable 7c Note † 9 6.5 12.4 11 8.3 13.2 11 10.3 12.1
More than once a month 25Note * 15.1 38.1 19Note * 12.9 27.1 20Note * 16.6 23.7
Marital status
Married or common-lawTable 7c Note † 9 6.6 13.2 9 7.1 12.3 10 9.0 10.8
Separated or divorced 32 18.0 49.3 23 13.8 35.2 19 15.4 22.8
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 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Single, never married 17 9.4 30.1 20 14.2 28.2 20Note * 16.7 22.9
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 †

reference category

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Note 1

Intimate partner violence includes violence committed by a current or former legally married spouse, common-law partner, boyfriend or girlfriend. Percent calculations reflect the proportion of people in a current intimate relationship or who have had contact with a former partner in the 12 months preceding the survey who were victimized.

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Note 2

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 3

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 4

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 5

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

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Note: 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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