Description for chart 1.9
Self-reported spousal violence within the past 5 years, by sex of victim and most serious type of violence, 2009

The title of the graph is "Chart 1.9 Self-reported spousal violence within the past 5 years, by sex of victim and most serious type of violence, 2009."
This is a column clustered chart.
There are in total 4 categories in the horizontal axis. The vertical axis starts at 0 and ends at 40 with ticks every 5 points.
There are 2 series in this graph.
The vertical axis is "percent of spousal violence victims."
The horizontal axis is "type of violence."
The title of series 1 is "Female victims†."
The minimum value is 13 and it corresponds to "Kicked, bit, hit, hit with something."
The maximum value is 37 and it corresponds to "Pushed, shoved, slapped."
The title of series 2 is "Male victims."
The minimum value is 10* and it corresponds to "Sexually assaulted, beaten, choked, threatened with a gun or knife."
The maximum value is 36* and it corresponds to "Kicked, bit, hit, hit with something."

Chart 1.9 Self-reported spousal violence within the past 5 years, by sex of victim and most serious type of violence, 2009, percent of spousal violence victims
  Female victims† Male victims
Threatened, threw something 15 21
Pushed, shoved, slapped 37 32
Kicked, bit, hit, hit with something 13 36*
Sexually assaulted, beaten, choked, threatened with a gun or knife 34 10*
† reference category     
* significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05)           
Note: Data from the Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut were collected using a different methodology and are therefore excluded. Don't know and not stated are included in the total but are not shown.    
Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2009.
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