Table 4
Women in shelters because of abuse by a current or former spouse or common-law partner, Canada, provinces and territories, April 18, 2012

Table 4
Women in shelters because of abuse by a current or former spouse or common-law partner, Canada, provinces and territories, April 18, 2012
Table summary
This table displays the results of Women in shelters because of abuse by a current or former spouse or common-law partner. The information is grouped by Province or territory (appearing as row headers), number, percent and rate (appearing as column headers).
Province or territory	number^Note 1	percent^Note 2	rate^Note 3
Newfoundland and Labrador	39	87	26
Prince Edward Island	13	100	31
Nova Scotia	57	85	21
New Brunswick	51	75	23
Quebec	525	83	24
Ontario	861	72	23
Manitoba	83	78	25
Saskatchewan	93	84	33
Alberta	316	79	29
British Columbia	341	76	26
Yukon	15	56	153
Northwest Territories	8	89	79
Nunavut	14	82	209
Canada	2,416	77	25
Note 1. Represents the total number of women in shelters because of abuse by a current or former spouse or common-law partner. Return to note 1 referrer Note 2. Percent of abused women in shelters who are there because of abuse by a current or former spouse or common-law partner. Percentages are based on totals excluding counts where the relationship to the abuser is unknown. Return to note 2 referrer Note 3. This rate is calculated using the total population of women who are married, living in common-law relationships, or are separated or divorced. Populations are based on July 1 estimates provided by Statistics Canada, Demography Division. Past reports may have used different populations to calculate this rate; thus, comparisons should be made with caution. Return to note 3 referrer Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Transition Home Survey.

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