Severity of spousalTable 5 Note 1 violence reported by female and male victims, 2014
Table 5Female victimTable 5 Note † | Male victim | |||
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number (thousands) | percent | number (thousands) | percent | |
Most serious type of violence | ||||
Threatened, threw something | 54 | 16 | 75Note E: Use with caution | 18 |
Pushed, shoved, slapped | 137 | 40 | 128 | 31Note * |
Kicked, bit, hit, hit with something | 33 | 10 | 147 | 35Note * |
Sexually assaulted, beaten, choked, threatened with a gun or knife | 118 | 34 | 69Note E: Use with caution | 16Note E: Use with cautionNote * |
Percent injured | ||||
Physical injury | 135 | 40 | 98 | 24Note * |
No physical injury | 203 | 59 | 315 | 75Note * |
Not stated / Don't know | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note F: too unreliable to be published |
Percent receiving medical attention | ||||
Received medical attention | 26Note E: Use with caution | 8Note E: Use with caution | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note F: too unreliable to be published |
Did not receive medical attention | 108 | 32 | 87Note E: Use with caution | 21Note * |
No physical injury | 203 | 60 | 315 | 75Note * |
Not stated / Don't know | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note F: too unreliable to be published |
Percent fearing for their lives | ||||
Feared for their lives | 106 | 31 | 35 | 8Note E: Use with cautionNote * |
Did not fear for their lives | 229 | 67 | 381 | 91Note * |
Not stated / Don't know | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note F: too unreliable to be published |
Number of incidents | ||||
1 incident | 153 | 45 | 202 | 48 |
2 to 5 incidents | 79 | 23 | 128 | 31 |
6 to 10 incidents | 29Note E: Use with caution | 8Note E: Use with caution | 16 | 4Note E: Use with cautionNote * |
11 or more | 67 | 20 | 55 | 13Note E: Use with caution |
Don't know / not stated | 10Note E: Use with caution | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note F: too unreliable to be published |
Total spousal violence | 342 | 100 | 418 | 100 |
E use with caution F too unreliable to be published
Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2014. |
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