Table 2.
Prevalence of marital violence ever in current marriage as reported by either spouse in the 11 World Mental Health survey countries with couples samples
Women (n = 1821) |
Men (n = 1821) |
Total |
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Violence report | n | Weighted % (s.e.) | n | Weighted % (s.e.) | n | Weighted % (s.e.) |
Any marital violence | 404 | 19.8 (1.1) | 404 | 20.2 (1.1) | 808 | 20.0 (0.9) |
Both perpetrator and victim | 174 | 8.1 (0.7) | 171 | 8.1 (0.7) | 345 | 8.1 (0.6) |
Perpetrator only | 85 | 4.8 (0.7) | 158 | 7.3 (0.6) | 243 | 6.1 (0.5) |
Victim only | 145 | 6.9 (0.7) | 75 | 4.8 (0.7) | 220 | 5.8 (0.5) |
Total sample | 1821 | 1821 | 3642 |