Table 5
Selected characteristics of abused women residing in shelters on April 16, 2008, Canada

Table 5
Selected characteristics of abused women residing in shelters on April 16, 2008, Canada
 Table summary
 This table displays the results of Selected characteristics of abused women residing in shelters on April 16, 2008. The information is grouped by Selected characteristics appearing as row headers and is grouped by Abused women as column headers, calculated using number and percentage as a unit of measure.
Selected characteristics Abused women
number percentage
Parental status
Admitted with child(ren) 1,562 48.0
Admitted without child(ren)1 677 21.0
No child(ren) and parenting responsibilities 800 25.0
Unknown 183 6.0
Relationship to abuser
Common-law partner 1,207 37.0
Spouse 860 27.0
Ex-common-law partner 231 7.0
Dating or ex-dating partner 210 7.0
Relative (e.g., parent, child) 199 6.0
Ex-spouse 155 5.0
Other2 107 3.0
Unknown 253 8.0
Total women admitted due to abuse 3,222 100.0
1. It is not known if women admitted without their children had custody of those children at the time of admittance.
2. 'Other' includes all other relationships not otherwise classified.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Transition Home Survey, 2007-2008.
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