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Female homicide rate by relationship of the accused to the victim, 1991 to 2009 Victims of self-reported spousal violence within the past 5 years, 1999, 2004, and 2009
1. Includes legally married, common-law and same-sex spouses. Excludes people who refused to state their marital status.
2. Includes those separated from a legal marriage, common-law or same-sex relationship as well as divorced spouses. Only those in contact with a former spouse or common-law partner in the past 5 years were included in this analysis.
Notes: Responses "Don't know" and "Not stated" are not listed, therefore, the sum of percentages may not add up to 100%. Excludes data from Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut.
Sources: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 1999, 2004 and 2009.
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