Table 5
Selected attitudes towards gender equality and gender-based violence, by gender and experiences with gender-based violence, Canada, 2025

Table 5 Selected attitudes towards gender equality and gender-based violence, by gender and experiences with gender-based violence, Canada, 2025
Table summary
The information is grouped by Statement or perception (appearing as row headers), Experienced intimate partner violence in their lifetime1,2, Experienced intimate partner violence in the past 12 months1,3, Experienced sexual assault in their lifetime4, Experienced sexual assault in the past 12 months4, Experienced unwanted sexualized behaviours in the past 12 months5 and Did not experience IPV, sexual assault or unwanted sexualized behaviours†, calculated using percent, 95% confidence interval, percent, 95% confidence interval, percent, 95% confidence interval, percent, 95% confidence interval, percent, 95% confidence interval, percent, 95% confidence interval, from, to, from, to, from, to, from, to, from, to, from and to units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Statement or perception Experienced intimate partner violence in their lifetime Table 5 Note 1  Table 5 Note 2 Experienced intimate partner violence in the past 12 months Table 5 Note 1  Table 5 Note 3 Experienced sexual assault in their lifetime Table 5 Note 4 Experienced sexual assault in the past 12 months Table 5 Note 4 Experienced unwanted sexualized behaviours in the past 12 months Table 5 Note 5 Did not experience IPV, sexual assault or unwanted sexualized behaviours Table 5 Note †
percent 95% confidence interval percent 95% confidence interval percent 95% confidence interval percent 95% confidence interval percent 95% confidence interval percent 95% confidence interval
from to from to from to from to from to from to
Note F

too unreliable to be published

Note *

significantly different from reference category only (p < 0.05)

Return to note&nbsp;* referrer

Note **

significantly different from estimate for women+ only (p < 0.05)

Return to note&nbsp;** referrer

Note ***

significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05) and estimate for women+ (p < 0.05)

Return to note&nbsp;*** referrer

Note †

reference category

Return to note&nbsp;† referrer

Note 1

Intimate partner violence (IPV) includes violence committed by a current or former spouse, common-law partner, dating partner, or other intimate partner.

Return to note&nbsp;1 referrer

Note 2

Percent calculations exclude respondents who have never been in an intimate partner relationship.

Return to note&nbsp;2 referrer

Note 3

Percent calculations exclude respondents who have never been in an intimate partner relationship, as well as those who did not have any contact with a current or former intimate partner in the past 12 months.

Return to note&nbsp;3 referrer

Note 4

Excludes sexual assault committed by a current or former intimate partner.

Return to note&nbsp;4 referrer

Note 5

Unwanted sexualized behaviours include the following behaviours that may have occurred in a public place, at work or at school: inappropriate sexual jokes, unwanted sexual attention, unwanted physical contact, suggestions that someone does not act like someone of that gender is supposed to act, being insulted, mistreated, ignored, or excluded due to (actual or assumed) gender, sexual orientation, or gender identity, and indecent exposure.

Return to note&nbsp;5 referrer

Note: The category “Women+” includes women, as well as some non-binary respondents and some respondents who did not state their gender, while the category “Men+” includes men, as well as some non-binary persons and some respondents who did not state their gender. Percent calculations include missing responses.
Source: Statistics Canada, Survey of Safety in Public and Private Spaces, 2025.
Women+  
Violence between partners can be excused if people get so angry they lose control  
Agree or strongly agree 4.2 Table 5 Note * 3.8 4.7 5.0 Table 5 Note * 4.1 6.1 3.4 Table 5 Note * 3.0 3.8 4.0 Table 5 Note * 2.5 6.3 3.1 Table 5 Note * 2.7 3.6 8.8 8.2 9.4
Neither agree nor disagree 2.8 Table 5 Note * 2.4 3.1 3.3 Table 5 Note * 2.6 4.2 2.6 Table 5 Note * 2.3 3.0 2.4 Table 5 Note * 1.3 4.4 2.5 Table 5 Note * 2.1 3.0 7.4 6.9 8.0
Disagree or strongly disagree 92.8 Table 5 Note * 92.3 93.4 91.6 Table 5 Note * 90.2 92.8 93.8 Table 5 Note * 93.2 94.3 93.0 Table 5 Note * 90.2 95.1 94.2 Table 5 Note * 93.5 94.8 83.0 82.2 83.8
It is understandable that someone would react violently if they suspect their partner of having an affair  
Agree or strongly agree 10.7 Table 5 Note * 10.1 11.4 12.0 Table 5 Note * 10.5 13.5 8.7 Table 5 Note * 8.1 9.4 9.7 Table 5 Note * 7.2 12.8 8.7 Table 5 Note * 7.9 9.5 16.3 15.5 17.1
Neither agree nor disagree 9.8 Table 5 Note * 9.2 10.5 12.4 Table 5 Note * 11.0 14.0 9.7 Table 5 Note * 9.0 10.4 13.8 10.7 17.6 10.4 Table 5 Note * 9.5 11.3 15.2 14.5 16.0
Disagree or strongly disagree 79.2 Table 5 Note * 78.4 80.0 75.5 Table 5 Note * 73.5 77.5 81.3 Table 5 Note * 80.4 82.2 75.5 Table 5 Note * 71.0 79.5 80.6 Table 5 Note * 79.5 81.7 67.7 66.7 68.7
People have the right to check who their partner has been calling or texting at all times  
Agree or strongly agree 16.0 Table 5 Note * 15.3 16.9 19.6 17.8 21.5 13.9 Table 5 Note * 13.2 14.7 15.5 Table 5 Note * 12.4 19.2 14.6 Table 5 Note * 13.6 15.6 21.3 20.5 22.2
Neither agree nor disagree 22.9 Table 5 Note * 22.0 23.8 22.5 Table 5 Note * 20.7 24.5 22.6 Table 5 Note * 21.7 23.6 26.0 22.0 30.4 23.2 Table 5 Note * 22.1 24.4 27.2 26.3 28.2
Disagree or strongly disagree 60.8 Table 5 Note * 59.7 61.8 57.8 Table 5 Note * 55.5 60.0 63.2 Table 5 Note * 62.0 64.3 58.2 Table 5 Note * 53.6 62.7 62.0 Table 5 Note * 60.7 63.4 50.6 49.6 51.6
Men+  
Violence between partners can be excused if people get so angry they lose control  
Agree or strongly agree 4.9 Table 5 Note * 4.3 5.5 5.4 Table 5 Note * 4.3 6.7 3.9 Table 5 Note * 3.2 4.9 9.5 5.3 16.5 5.0 Table 5 Note *** 4.1 6.1 8.8 8.3 9.4
Neither agree nor disagree 4.2 Table 5 Note *** 3.7 4.8 5.2 Table 5 Note ** 4.1 6.5 3.8 Table 5 Note *** 3.0 4.8 F too unreliable to be published F too unreliable to be published F too unreliable to be published 3.7 Table 5 Note *** 2.9 4.6 8.5 Table 5 Note ** 7.9 9.0
Disagree or strongly disagree 90.7 Table 5 Note *** 89.9 91.4 89.2 Table 5 Note ** 87.4 90.7 91.9 Table 5 Note *** 90.7 93.0 86.2 Table 5 Note ** 79.0 91.2 91.1 Table 5 Note *** 89.9 92.3 82.0 81.2 82.7
It is understandable that someone would react violently if they suspect their partner of having an affair  
Agree or strongly agree 16.8 Table 5 Note *** 15.8 17.8 19.5 Table 5 Note ** 17.5 21.5 13.8 Table 5 Note *** 12.3 15.5 15.8 10.4 23.2 16.9 Table 5 Note ** 15.2 18.7 18.2 Table 5 Note ** 17.5 19.0
Neither agree nor disagree 14.2 Table 5 Note *** 13.2 15.2 15.2 Table 5 Note *** 13.4 17.2 11.9 Table 5 Note *** 10.4 13.5 20.0 13.9 27.8 14.4 Table 5 Note *** 12.8 16.1 18.1 Table 5 Note ** 17.4 18.8
Disagree or strongly disagree 68.7 Table 5 Note *** 67.5 70.0 65.2 Table 5 Note ** 62.7 67.7 73.9 Table 5 Note *** 71.8 75.9 63.9 Table 5 Note ** 55.2 71.7 68.3 Table 5 Note *** 66.2 70.4 62.9 Table 5 Note ** 62.0 63.8
People have the right to check who their partner has been calling or texting at all times  
Agree or strongly agree 15.9 Table 5 Note * 14.9 16.9 18.3 16.4 20.5 11.7 Table 5 Note *** 10.3 13.3 16.6 11.1 24.0 13.9 Table 5 Note * 12.4 15.6 17.7 Table 5 Note ** 17.0 18.5
Neither agree nor disagree 21.9 Table 5 Note * 20.7 23.1 23.7 Table 5 Note * 21.6 26.0 20.7 Table 5 Note * 19.0 22.6 23.4 16.9 31.3 23.6 Table 5 Note * 21.8 25.6 27.0 26.2 27.9
Disagree or strongly disagree 61.9 Table 5 Note * 60.5 63.2 57.8 Table 5 Note * 55.2 60.4 67.3 Table 5 Note *** 65.1 69.4 60.0 51.5 68.0 62.2 Table 5 Note * 60.0 64.4 54.5 Table 5 Note ** 53.6 55.5
Date modified: