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

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
Sex of spousal violence victim	number	percent	number	percent	number	percent	number	percent
Female victim^{Note †}	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	43^{Note *}	173,333	57^{Note *}	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	303,002	100
Total^{Note 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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