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. 2004 Aug;94(8):1412–1417. doi: 10.2105/ajph.94.8.1412

TABLE 1—

Objects Used by an Intimate Partner to Hurt, Scare, or Intimidate or in Self-Defense: 417 Residents of 67 California Battered Women’s Shelters

Used by Respondent
Used by Partner to Hurt Respondent, % to Hurt Partner, % to Defend Self, %
Weapon Type
    Hands or fists 96.9 19.2 79.3
    Feet 65.7 7.7 54.2
    Words 98.3 49.9 82.2
    Door or wall 71.5 3.5 28.5
    Belt 25.2 0.5 2.9
    Kitchen knife 34.4 4.1 15.4
    Other household object (e.g., telephone, pan, ashtray) 56.8 6.2 25.0
    Machete 9.4 0.2 0.5
    Tool (e.g., hammer, screwdriver) 22.8 0.7 5.1
    Car, pickup truck, or other vehicle 37.4 4.6 18.2
    Long gun 15.9 1.0 1.4
    Handgun 32.1 1.2 3.1
    Other 21.8 3.1 5.5
No. of types of weapons
    Mean ±SD 5.9 ±2.6 1.0 ±1.4 3.2 ±1.9
    Range 1–13 0–11 0–11

Note. Objects are listed in the order that respondents were asked about them. Missing data were rare (< 0.01% on each question).