Table 3.9
Victims of self-reported spousal violence (within the past 5 years) reporting the presence or absence of child witnesses, by sex of spousal victim, 2009
Sex of spousal violence victim | Children witnessed violence | Children did not witness violence/no children at the time | Not stated/don't know | Total | ||||
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number | percent | number | percent | number | percent | number | percent | |
Female victimNote † | 206,378 | 59 | 134,170 | 39 | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note F: too unreliable to be published | 348,506 | 100 |
Male victim | 129,669 | 43Note * | 173,333 | 57Note * | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note F: too unreliable to be published | 303,002 | 100 |
TotalNote 1, Note 2 | 336,047 | 52 | 307,503 | 47 | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note F: too unreliable to be published | 652,005 | 100 |
† reference category F Too unreliable to be published * significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05) 1. Includes only those spousal violence victims with one or more children. Excludes a small number of cases where the victim reported they were a victim of spousal violence by both a current and previous spouse or partner. 2. Spouse includes legally married, common-law, same-sex, separated, and divorced couples. Excludes dating relationships. Note: Data from the Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut were collected using a different methodology and are therefore excluded. Totals may not add to 100% due to rounding. Totals may not add to 100% due to not stated and don't know responses. Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2009. |
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