TABLE 1.
Prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) in Same-Sex and Opposite-Sex Relationships: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2005–2007
| Victims of Male Perpetrators |
Victims of Female Perpetrators |
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| Men (n = 88), No. (%) | Women (n = 6139), No. (%) | Men (n = 1686), No. (%) | Women (n = 85), No. (%) | |
| Type of IPV | ||||
| Verbal | 67 (81.2) | 4817 (77.4) | 1038 (63.4) | 67 (86.5)* |
| Physical | 80 (89.9) | 5524 (88.8) | 1619 (97.2) | 78 (89.1) |
| Sexual | 25 (31.4) | 2694 (45.5) | 179 (12.1) | 40 (51.6)* |
| Living in rural area | 44 (26.7) | 2600 (27.9) | 714 (23.9) | 24 (12.1)* |
*
P < .05 for χ2 comparisons between male and female victims in perpetrator category.