Table 2 Violence acts perpetrated by an intimate partner: past year (frequency) and earlier in life (yes/no)
|  | Men: N = 399 | Women: N = 573 | ||||||||
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|  |  | Number of events, past year % ª (N) |  |  | Number of events, past year % ª (N) |  | ||||
Psychological violence | Past year | 1–2 | 3–5 | >5 | Earlier in life | Past year | 1–2 | 3–5 | >5 | Earlier in life |
Insulted me in a way that made me feel bad | 20.5 (79) | 13.2 (51) | 2.1 (8) | 5.2 (20) | 12.0 (48) | 20.7 (109) | 13.5 (71) | 2.7 (14) | 4.6 (24) | 19.9 (114) |
Belittled and humiliated me in front of others | 9.5 (37) | 6.4 (25) | 1.3 (5) | 1.8 (7) | 6.5 (26) | 7.7 (41) | 5.8 (31) | 0.8 (4) | 1.1 (6) | 13.1 (75) |
Tried to scare and terrorize me on purpose | 8.7 (34) | 6.7 (26) | 0.3 (1) | 1.8 (7) | 6.5 (26) | 6.0 (32) | 3.6 (19) | 1.5 (8) | 0.9 (5) | 10.5 (60) |
Threatened to hurt me or someone I care about | 1.0 (4) | 0.3 (1) | 0.3 (1) | 0.5 (2) | 2.8 (11) | 1.5 (8) | 0.7 (4) | 0.4 (2) | 0.4 (2) | 7.3 (42) |
Individuals exposed to acts of psychological violence | 24.0 (92) | Â | Â | Â | 13.8 (55) | 23.6 (123) | Â | Â | Â | 23.6 (135) |
Physical violence | Past year | 1–2 | 3–5 | >5 | Earlier in life | Past year | 1–2 | 3–5 | >5 | Earlier in life |
Pushed or shoved me | 5.9 (23) | 4.6 (18) | 0.3 (1) | 1.0 (4) | 5.3 (21) | 7.1 (38) | 5.5 (29) | 0.9 (5) | 0.8 (4) | 2.6 (72) |
Thrown something that could have hurt me | 2.8 (11) | 2.3 (9) | 0.3 (1) | 0.3 (1) | 3.3 (13) | 1.7 (9) | 1.3 (7) | 0.2 (1) | 0.2 (1) | 5.1 (29) |
Hit me with his/her fist or with some other object | 2.1 (8) | 1.5 (6) | 0.3 (1) | 0.3 (1) | 4.0 (16) | 1.3 (7) | 0.7 (4) | - | 0.6 (3) | 5.8 (33) |
Kicked and dragged me and beaten me up | 0.8 (3) | 0.3 (1) | - | 0.5 (2) | 1.5 (6) | 0.6 (3) | 0.2 (1) | - | 0.4 (2) | 3.5 (20) |
Choked me or burnt me on purpose | 0.5 (2) | 0.5 (2) | - | - | 1.5 (6) | 0.6 (3) | 0.2 (1) | 0.4 (2) | - | 4.7 (27) |
Hurt me with a knife, a gun or some other weapon | - | - | - | - | 1.5 (6) | 0.2 (1) | 0.2 (1) | - | - | 1.2 (7) |
Individuals exposed to acts of physical violence | 7.6 (29) | Â | Â | Â | 6.8 (27) | 8.1 (43) | Â | Â | Â | 14.3 (82) |
Sexual violence | Past year | 1–2 | 3–5 | >5 | Earlier in life | Past year | 1–2 | 3–5 | >5 | Earlier in life |
Demanded to have sex with me even though I did not want to | 2.3 (9) | 1.8 (7) | - | 0.5 (2) | 2.3 (9) | 2.6 (14) | 1.5 (8) | 0.4 (2) | 0.7 (4) | 8.2 (47) |
Forced me to have sex against my will by using his/her physical strength | 0.3 (1) | 0.3 (1) | - | - | 1.3 (5) | 0.4 (2) | 0.2 (1) | - | 0.2 (1) | 2.6 (15) |
Forced me to perform sexual acts that I experienced as degrading and/or humiliating | 0.3 (1) | 0.3 (1) | - | - | 1.8 (7) | 0.4 (2) | 0.4 (2) | - | - | 4.2 (24) |
Individuals exposed to acts of sexual violence | 2.3 (9) | Â | Â | Â | 2.5 (10) | 3.0 (16) | Â | Â | Â | 9.2 (53) |
Summary measures all forms of violence | 25.6 ( 102 ) | Â | Â | Â | 15.3 ( 61 ) | 23.2 ( 133 ) | Â | Â | Â | 26.0 ( 149 ) |