Table 3
Attitudes towards violence and control in intimate relationships, by age group and gender, Canada, 2018


Table 3
Attitudes towards violence and control in intimate relationships, by age group and gender, Canada, 2018
Table summary
This table displays the results of Attitudes towards violence and control in intimate relationships. The information is grouped by Attitudes and age group (appearing as row headers), Girls and women, Boys and men, Total, percent and 95% confidence interval, calculated using from and to units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Attitudes and age group Girls and women Boys and men TotalTable 3 Note 1
percent 95% confidence interval percent 95% confidence interval percent 95% confidence interval
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Age 15 to 17Table 3 Note †
Violence between partners can be excused if people get so angry they lose control
Agree or strongly agree 7 3.9 12.5 12 7.2 18.4 9 6.4 13.6
Disagree or strongly disagree 89 82.7 92.9 79Note ** 72.1 85.0 83 79.0 87.2
It is understandable that someone would react violently if they suspect their partner of having an affair
Agree or strongly agree 17 11.8 23.7 26Note ** 19.8 33.4 22 17.4 26.5
Disagree or strongly disagree 67 59.5 73.9 53Note ** 45.7 60.6 60 54.4 64.6
People have the right to check who their partner has been calling or texting at all times
Agree or strongly agree 22 16.1 29.0 21 15.7 28.5 22 17.3 26.5
Disagree or strongly disagree 47 39.2 55.3 46 38.4 53.5 46 40.7 52.0
Age 18 to 24
Violence between partners can be excused if people get so angry they lose control
Agree or strongly agree 7 4.0 10.7 6Note * 4.0 8.0 6 4.4 8.2
Disagree or strongly disagree 89 84.8 92.4 84 80.2 87.9 87 84.0 89.3
It is understandable that someone would react violently if they suspect their partner of having an affair
Agree or strongly agree 15 11.6 19.4 21Note ** 17.1 24.6 18 15.4 20.7
Disagree or strongly disagree 67 62.0 72.0 56Note ** 51.8 61.0 62 58.1 65.0
People have the right to check who their partner has been calling or texting at all times
Agree or strongly agree 15 11.5 18.4 14Note * 10.6 17.1 14Note * 11.8 16.5
Disagree or strongly disagree 60Note * 54.9 64.9 61Note * 55.9 65.7 61Note * 57.1 64.2
Age 25 and older
Violence between partners can be excused if people get so angry they lose control
Agree or strongly agree 6 5.9 6.9 9Note ** 8.7 9.9 8 7.5 8.2
Disagree or strongly disagree 88 87.4 88.7 83Note ** 82.0 83.8 86 85.0 86.1
It is understandable that someone would react violently if they suspect their partner of having an affair
Agree or strongly agree 16 15.6 17.1 20Note ** 19.4 21.1 18 17.7 18.8
Disagree or strongly disagree 71 69.9 71.9 63Note *** 61.9 64.0 67Note * 66.3 67.7
People have the right to check who their partner has been calling or texting at all times
Agree or strongly agree 19 17.8 19.4 18 16.7 18.4 18 17.5 18.6
Disagree or strongly disagree 58Note * 57.4 59.5 61Note *** 59.8 61.9 60Note * 58.9 60.4
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significantly different from reference category only

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significantly different from estimates for girls or women only

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significantly different from reference category and from estimates for girls or women

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Note †

reference category

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Note 1

Includes trans and cisgender persons, as well as those identifying with no gender or with multiple genders.

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Note: Responses of "neither agree nor disagree" are included in the calculations but not shown. Therefore, percentages will not add to 100%. The terms "girls", "boys", "women" and "men" include trans and cisgender persons. Percent calculations are based on unrounded estimates and include missing responses.
Source: Statistics Canada, Survey of Safety in Public and Private Spaces.
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