Table 2 Prevalence of workplace violence towards homecare workers in the past year
| Â | % | N |
|---|---|---|
Verbal aggression | Yes | Yes |
  Been yelled, shouted, or sworn at | 41.6 | 496 |
  Had someone be verbally aggressive to you | 34.7 | 408 |
  Had someone cry to make you feel guilty | 29.2 | 351 |
Workplace aggression | Â | Â |
  Been cornered or placed in a position that was difficult to get out of | 18.6 | 223 |
  Had a door abruptly shut in your face | 11.3 | 135 |
  Had someone try to hit you with something | 9.3 | 112 |
  Had someone harm themselves in front of you | 6.5 | 78 |
  Been threatened with a weapon other than a knife or a gun | 2.2 | 26 |
  Been threatened with a gun | 0.8 | 9 |
Workplace violence | Â | Â |
  Threat of violence (had someone threaten to throw something at you, hit you, had someone smash or kick something in your presence or display a loss of control) | 20.8 | 248 |
  Had someone try to hit you but failed, been kicked, bitten, hit with a fist, pushed, grabbed, shoved, or slapped | 14.1 | 168 |
  Been spat on or bumped with unnecessary force | 9.1 | 108 |
  Had your personal property damaged or destroyed (car, cell phone) | 4.9 | 59 |
  Had someone threaten to kill you | 1.6 | 19 |
  Had somebody handle a gun or a knife in a threatening way | 1.6 | 19 |
  Had someone fire a gun in your presence | 0.4 | 5 |
  Been choked | 0.2 | 3 |
Sexual harassment | Â | Â |
  Exposure to sexual explicit materials or comments | 21.2 | 245 |
  Sexual harassment (been target of rumors of sexual promiscuity, whistled or leered at, teased sexually, had sexual compliments) | 16.6 | 191 |
  Sexism (gender–based insults, sexist remarks) | 13.9 | 161 |
  Been asked personally intrusive question about your body or sex life | 12.4 | 144 |
  Received repeated requests for dates | 3.5 | 41 |
  Received sexual notes or other correspondence, been sexually propositioned (i.e., inited to engage in sexual intercourse) | 3.1 | 36 |
  Been offered money for sex | 0.9 | 11 |
Sexual aggression | Â | Â |
  Experienced someone breaking your personal boundaries, or been pinched, patted, hugged, or had an arm around you in a way that made you uncomfortable | 11.3 | 134 |
  Been fondled or touched in a sexual way | 3.1 | 37 |
  Had someone unnecessarily expose themselves in front of you | 2.7 | 32 |
  Been kissed in a way that made you feel uncomfortable | 2.3 | 28 |
  Had somebody physically restrain you | 1.0 | 12 |
  Been raped (e.g., forced to have sex against your will) | 0.3 | 3 |