Table 6
Victims of spousal violence in the five years prior to the General Social Survey, by sex and service contacted or used, 2014

Table 6
Victims of spousal violence in the five years prior to the General Social Survey, by sex and service contacted or used, 2014
Table summary
This table displays the results of Victims of spousal violence in the five years prior to the General Social Survey. The information is grouped by Victims' use of services (appearing as row headers), Female victim, Male victim and Total, calculated using number (thousands) and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Victims' use of services Female victimTable 6 Note † Male victim Total
number (thousands) percent number (thousands) percent number (thousands) percent
Told informal sourcesTable 6 Note 1  
Yes 275 80.4 244 58.4Note * 519 68.3
No 63 18.6 170 40.6Note * 233 30.7
Contacted or used formal servicesTable 6 Note 2  
Yes 190 55.8 83 19.9Note * 274 36.0
No 148 43.2 331 79.1Note * 479 63.0
Police found out about the incident  
Yes 120 35.1 100 24.0Note * 220 29.0
No 218 63.8 316 75.6Note * 534 70.3
Respondent reported to police  
Yes 81 23.6 62Note E: Use with caution 14.8Note E: Use with cautionNote * 143 18.8
No 257 75.3 354 84.7Note * 611 80.5
Police found out some other way  
Yes 39Note E: Use with caution 11.5Note E: Use with caution 38Note E: Use with caution 9.1Note E: Use with caution 77 10.2
No 298 87.4 379 90.5 677 89.2
Total 342 100.0 418 100.0 760 100.0
E use with caution
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statistically significant difference from the reference group at p < 0.05

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reference group

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Note 1.

Informal sources include family, a friend or neighbour, a co-worker, a doctor or nurse, a lawyer, and a spiritual advisor.

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Note 2.

Formal services include a crisis centre or crisis line, a counsellor or psychologist, a community or family centre, a shelter, centres for women, men or seniors, and victim services or victim witness assistance programs.

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Note: Includes legally married, common-law, same-sex, separated and divorced spouses. "Don't know" and "Not stated" are included in the total, but are not listed. Therefore totals will not add up to 100%. Excludes data from the Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut.
Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2014.
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