Table 2.

Individual Interview Guide Perceptions of the Acceptability of Violence

Please estimate between 0 to 9 the number that best fits each question. Partner refers to the person you are in (or have had) an intimate relationship with.
Questions	Low				Medium			High
a. The American culture as a whole seems to think that it's understandable and sometimes OK for partners to hit each other in certain situations. Within your cultural group, on a scale of 0 to 9, how ok is it for partners to hit each other in certain situations?	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
b. On a scale of 0 to 9, when you were brought up, how ok was it to believe that partners could hit each other?	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
c. On a scale of 0 to 9, how ok do you think it is for partners to hit each other in certain situations?	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
The next three questions ask about your partner:
d. On a scale of 0 to 9, how much of ___________ (your partner's cultural group - identify cultural group), think it's OK for partners to hit each other?	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
e. On a scale of 0 to 9, how ok does your partner's family think it is for partners to hit each other in certain situations?	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
f. On a scale of 0 to 9, how ok does your partner think it is for partners to hit each other in certain situations?	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9

These questions were adapted from a study reported by Torres, S., Campbell, J., Campbell, D., Ryan, C., Price, P., Stallings, R., Fuchs, S., & Laude, M. (2000). Abuse before and during pregnancy: Prevalence and Cultural Correlates. Violence & Victims. 15(3), 303–321.