Table 1.
Demographic characteristics and abuse histories of study participants (N = 309).
| Variable | Range | Mean | SD | % of sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic characteristics | ||||
| Age | 19–63 | 39.4 | 9.8 | |
| Education (in years) | 6–22 | 13.4 | 2.6 | |
| Annual income | 0–95,000 | 15,695 | 20,391 | |
| Employed | 45.1% | |||
| Receiving social assistance | 31.4% | |||
| Disability benefit | 10.4% | |||
| Living with children (<18 years) | 57.0% | |||
| Racialized | 16.8% | |||
| Aboriginal | 7.4% | |||
| First language english | 92.4% | |||
| Abuse History | ||||
| Duration of IPV (in years) | 0.25–37 | 8.5 | 7.8 | |
| Time since separation (months) | 3–40.5 | 20.1 | 10.2 | |
| Past month harassment | 50% | |||
| >1 abusive partner | 59% | |||
| Abused as a child | 81% |