Table 4 Dating Violence Chronicity (Female respondents)
Female respondents (N=190) | Controlling behavior | Put downs, name calling | Yell, swore, insulted | Unwanted calls, texts, visits | Threaten | Hit, slapped, hurt | Pressured into sex, begging | Pressured into sex, threat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number reporting abuse | N=47 | N=58 | N=81 | N=52 | N=17 | N=7 | N=45 | N=9 |
|  | n (%)†| n (%)†| n (%)†| n (%)†| n (%)†| n (%)†| n (%)†| n (%)†|
Number of abusive partners | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  1 | 29 (64.4) | 34 (63.0) | 44 (55.7) | 32 (64.0) | 6 (37.5) | 3 (50.0) | 24 (57.1) | 5 (62.5) |
  2 | 13 (28.9) | 15 (27.8) | 25 (31.7) | 12 (24.0) | 6 (37.5) | 3 (50.0) | 11 (26.2) | 2 (25.0) |
  3+ | 3 (6.7) | 5 (9.3) | 10 (12.7) | 6 (12.0) | 4 (25.0) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (16.7) | 1 (12.5) |
  missing | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Number of occurrences | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  1 | 8 (17.0) | 13 (23.2) | 14 (17.3) | 9 (18.0) | 6 (35.3) | 4 (66.7) | 8 (18.2) | 4 (50.0) |
  2-5 | 12 (25.5) | 19 (33.9) | 34 (42.0) | 21 (42.0) | 5 (29.4) | 1 (16.7) | 18 (40.9) | 1 (12.5) |
  6-11 | 7 (14.9) | 8 (14.3) | 5 (6.2) | 4 (8.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (11.4) | 1 (12.5) |
  11-20 | 4 (8.5) | 2 (3.6) | 11 (13.6) | 4 (8.0) | 2 (11.8) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (13.6) | 0 (0.0) |
  >20 | 6 (12.8) | 4 (7.1) | 7 (8.6) | 8 (16.0) | 3 (17.7) | 1 (16.7) | 5 (11.4) | 2 (25.0) |
  don’t remember | 10 (21.3) | 10 (17.9) | 10 (12.4) | 4 (8.0) | 1 (5.9) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (4.6) | 0 (0.0) |
  missing | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Age at first occurrence | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  13-15 | 21 (44.7) | 20 (35.1) | 22 (27.2) | 15 (28.9) | 5 (29.4) | 0 (0.0) | 17 (38.6) | 2 (25.0) |
  16-17 | 20 (42.6) | 24 (42.1) | 39 (48.2) | 19 (36.5) | 5 (29.4) | 4 (66.7) | 17 (38.6) | 5 (62.5) |
  18-19 | 6 (12.8) | 13 (22.8) | 20 (24.7) | 18 (34.6) | 7 (41.2) | 2 (33.3) | 10 (22.7) | 1 (12.5) |
  missing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Was alcohol involved | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  No |  |  |  |  |  |  | 31 (70.5) | 5 (62.5) |
  Yes |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13 (29.6) | 3 (37.5) |
  missing |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 |