Skip to main content
Skip to "About this site"

Table 1.2
Victims of self-reported spousal violence within the past 5 years, by sex, 2004, 2009 and 2014 Table 1.2
Victims of self-reported spousal violence within the past 5 years, by sex, 2004, 2009 and 2014

Table 1.2
Victims of self-reported spousal violence within the past 5 years, by sex, 2004, 2009 and 2014
Table summary
This table displays the results of Victims of self-reported spousal violence within the past 5 years. The information is grouped by Status of spousal relationship (appearing as row headers), 2004, 2009, 2014, Males and Females, calculated using number and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Status of spousal relationship	2004				2009				2014
	Males		Females		Males		Females		Males		Females
	number	percent	number	percent	number	percent	number	percent	number	percent	number	percent
Current relationship^Note 1
Yes	306,933	3.8^Note †	244,592	3.1^Note †	393,143	4.4^Note *^Note †	267,459	3.2^Note †	262,267	2.9^Note *	159,829	1.8
No	7,544,958	93.7^Note *^Note †	7,366,332	94.8^Note †	8,422,734	93.9^Note *^Note †	7,969,982	95.2^Note †	8,761,887	95.6^Note *	8,523,120	96.6
Previous relationship^Note 2
Yes	247,404	15.7^Note *	412,032	21.4^Note †	195,182	14.2^Note *	339,219	20.1^Note †	164,936	12.4	185,499	13.8
No	1,291,042	82.2^Note *^Note †	1,493,142	77.6^Note †	1,162,900	84.4^Note *	1,335,462	79.0^Note †	1,129,069	85.8	1,140,547	84.9
Current and previous relationship
Yes	525,755	6.1^Note *^Note †	653,946	7.2^Note †	585,100	6.0^Note †	600,607	6.4^Note †	418,163	4.2^Note *	341,502	3.5
No	8,225,936	91.3^Note †	8,217,240	90.8^Note †	8,937,394	92.3^Note †	8,670,271	92.1^Note †	9,264,466	94.1	9,188,773	94.9
Note * significant difference from reference category (females) (p < 0.05) Return to note * referrer Note † significant difference from reference category (2014) (p < 0.05) Return to note † referrer Note 1. Includes legally married and common-law spouses. Return to note 1 referrer Note 2. Includes those separated or divorced from a legal marriage or common-law union. Return to note 2 referrer Note: Spousal relationships include relationships between same-sex couples. Answers of 'don’t know' and 'not stated' not listed; therefore, totals may not add up to 100%. Excludes data from the Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut, which will be published at a later date. Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2004, 2009 and 2014.

Date modified:: 2016-01-21