Table 2 Characteristics of victims and violent incidents reported by violent-prone women
2000 Survey | 2007 Survey | Sig. P | |
|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | ||
Type of victim | |||
Partner | 116 (47.2) | 75 (47.5) | 0.95 |
Friends/People known | 89 (36.2) | 65 (41.1) | 0.27 |
Other family members | 34 (13.8) | 25 (15.8) | 0.58 |
Children | 12 (4.9) | 9 (5.7) | 0.72 |
Strangers | 59 (24.0) | 51 (32.3) | 0.07 |
Location of violence | |||
Home | 143 (58.1) | 86 (54.4) | 0.46 |
Street/Pub/Bar | 138 (56.1) | 93 (58.9) | 0.58 |
Work place | 8 (3.3) | 5 (3.2) | 0.96 |
Other place | 20 (8.1) | 15 (9.5) | 0.63 |
Injury | |||
Participant injured | 69 (28.0) | 55 (34.8) | 0.15 |
Victim injured | 42 (17.1) | 13 (8.2) | 0.01 |
Repetition | |||
Three or more victim types | 10 (4.1) | 9 (5.7) | 0.45 |
Five or more incidents | 35 (14.2) | 7 (4.4) | 0.002 |
Violent – prone women (Base number) | 246 | 158 |