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).