TABLE 7.

What Prevents the Men From Leaving

Reason	Percentage
He is concerned about the children (n = 126)	88.9%
When he got married, it was for life (n = 113)	80.5%
Love (n = 178)	71.3%
He fears he may never see the children again (n = 126)	67.5%
He thinks she'll change (n = 178)	55.6%
He doesn't have enough money to leave (n = 178)	52.8%
He has nowhere to go (n = 178)	52.2%
He's embarrassed others will find out he's being abused (n = 178)	52.2%
He doesn't want to take the children away from her (n = 126)	46.0%
She threatened to kill herself if he left (n = 178)	27.5%
He fears she'll kill him or someone he loves if he leaves (n = 178)	24.2%
Qualitative responses (n = 178)
Possible financial / professional/other/unspecified repercussions	12.7%
Feels it's morally wrong to split the family /abandon her	7.3%
Fears for the safety of loved ones or pets	4.5%
She threatened false accusations	3.9%
He says her behavior is not her fault (e.g., she's mentally ill or something in her past causes her to behave this way)	2.8%
She is dependent upon him and /or he's concerned about her well-being	2.2%
He didn't know he was being abused /thought it was normal	1.7%
He's dependent upon her in some way (e.g., disability, health insurance)	1.7%
He's afraid to leave	1.1%
The way the system would handle the situation would only make it worse	1.1%
The violence is mutual	1.1%
She discovered his plans to leave and is using tactics to stop him from leaving	1.1%
Thinks no one will believe him	0.6%