Table 1.
Number of Respondents in Each Country Surveya and Percent in Each Marital Status Reporting Aggression by and Toward an Intimate Partnerb by Gender and Country
| Country and year of survey (area sampled if not national) | Married
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Cohabiting
|
Divorced/separated
|
Single
|
Overall
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | |
| Asia Pacific, high income | ||||||||||
| Japan - 2001 | ||||||||||
| N | 640 | 676 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 75 | 85 | 724 | 771 |
| % male to female aggressionc | 12.7% | 11.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.5% | 10.6% | 12.2% | 11.9% |
| % female to male aggressiond | 9.5% | 11.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.0% | 12.5% | 9.8% | 11.2% |
| Asia other | ||||||||||
| Kazakhstan – 2003 (East Kazakhstan) | ||||||||||
| N | 304 | 300 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 42 | 95 | 80 | 429 | 433 |
| % male to female aggressionc | 7.6% | 8.3% | -- | -- | -- | 11.9% | 10.5% | 1.3% | 8.7% | 7.4% |
| % female to male aggressiond | 5.3% | 4.6% | -- | -- | -- | 4.8% | 10.5% | 6.2% | 6.8% | 5.3% |
| India – 2003 (State of Karnataka) | ||||||||||
| N | 744 | 957 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 441 | 90 | 1188 | 1086 |
| % male to female aggressionc | 10.5% | 25.7% | -- | -- | -- | 11.8% | 0.5% | 5.6% | 6.7% | 23.5% |
| % female to male aggressiond | 6.0% | 2.8% | -- | -- | -- | 2.9% | 0.2% | 1.1% | 3.9% | 2.7% |
| Australasia | ||||||||||
| Australia – 2007 (State of Victoria) | ||||||||||
| N | 368 | 553 | 81 | 118 | 47 | 68 | 102 | 144 | 598 | 883 |
| % male to female aggressionc | 5.4% | 4.9% | 3.7% | 9.3% | 8.5% | 20.6% | 8.7% | 19.4% | 6.0% | 9.1% |
| % female to male aggressiond | 6.0% | 4.5% | 12.3% | 9.3% | 14.9% | 11.8% | 16.7% | 15.9% | 9.4% | 7.5% |
| New Zealand - 2007 | ||||||||||
| N | 368 | 486 | 86 | 122 | 32 | 76 | 113 | 135 | 599 | 819 |
| % male to female aggressionc | 11.0% | 8.4% | 19.5% | 20.5% | 6.5% | 11.8% | 14.5% | 16.3% | 12.7% | 11.8% |
| % female to male aggressiond | 12.0% | 14.9% | 27.9% | 29.7% | 18.8% | 4.1% | 16.8% | 21.7% | 15.5% | 17.3% |
| Europe, Central | ||||||||||
| Czech Republic -2002 | ||||||||||
| N | 555 | 620 | 75 | 75 | 125 | 161 | 321 | 255 | 1076 | 1111 |
| % male to female aggressionc | -- | 13.5% | -- | 18.7% | -- | 21.7% | -- | 11.4% | -- | 14.6% |
| % female to male aggressiond | 11.0% | -- | 21.3% | -- | 16.0% | -- | 9.0% | -- | 11.7% | -- |
| Europe, Western | ||||||||||
| Isle of Man - 2005 | ||||||||||
| N | 197 | 237 | 21 | 37 | 18 | 36 | 62 | 54 | 298 | 364 |
| % male to female aggressionc | 8.2% | 4.6% | 9.5% | 5.4% | -- | 5.6% | 6.3% | 5.6% | 7.7 | 4.9% |
| % female to male aggressiond | 9.6% | 6.7% | 19.0% | 13.9% | -- | 8.1% | 14.5% | 3.8% | 11.4% | 7.2% |
| UK (England, Scotland, Wales) - | ||||||||||
| 2000 N | 338 | 397 | 97 | 81 | 70 | 100 | 206 | 147 | 711 | 725 |
| % male to female aggressionc | 13.0% | 12.8% | 21.4% | 28.4% | 12.9% | 19.0% | 16.6% | 21.8% | 15.2% | 17.2% |
| % female to male aggressiond | 17.2% | 15.1% | 25.8% | 30.0% | 21.4% | 25.3% | 25.7% | 25.9% | 21.2% | 20.3% |
| Central America and Caribbean | ||||||||||
| Costa Rica – 2003 (Metro San José) | ||||||||||
| N | 140 | 339 | 52 | 103 | 19 | 79 | 139 | 194 | 350 | 715 |
| % male to female aggressionc | 4.3% | 6.8% | 7.7% | 19.4% | -- | 8.9% | 7.2% | 4.6% | 5.7% | 8.3% |
| % female to male aggressiond | 5.7% | 5.0% | 1.9% | 5.8% | -- | 7.6% | 11.5% | 7.2% | 7.4% | 6.0% |
| Nicaragua – 2005 (Cities of Bluefields, Esteli, Juigalpa, Leon & Rivas) | ||||||||||
| N | 167 | 432 | 155 | 378 | 14 | 53 | 209 | 431 | 545 | 1294 |
| % male to female aggressionc | 4.2% | 5.8% | 9.7% | 9.8% | -- | 7.5% | 6.2% | 3.9% | 6.4% | 6.4% |
| % female to male aggressiond | 5.4% | 6.7% | 7.7% | 9.8% | -- | 3.8% | 7.2% | 5.1% | 6.6% | 6.9% |
| Belize - 2005 | ||||||||||
| N | 643 | 725 | 375 | 436 | 32 | 62 | 563 | 543 | 1613 | 1764 |
| % male to female aggressionc | -- | 3.9% | -- | 7.6% | -- | 9.7% | -- | 3.7% | -- | 4.9% |
| % female to male aggressiond | 2.6% | -- | 6.4% | -- | 6.3% | -- | 2.8% | -- | 3.7% | -- |
| South America and Tropical | ||||||||||
| Peru – 2005 (Cities of Ayacucho, Lima) | ||||||||||
| N | 127 | 325 | 127 | 253 | 10 | 87 | 209 | 277 | 473 | 942 |
| % male to female aggressionc | 5.5% | 12.3% | 13.4% | 18.6% | -- | 13.8% | 8.1% | 5.8% | 8.9% | 12.2% |
| % female to male aggressiond | 3.9% | 6.2% | 9.4% | 16.6% | -- | 5.7% | 11.5% | 11.2% | 8.9% | 10.4% |
| Argentina – 2003 (City and province of Buenos Aires) | ||||||||||
| N | 131 | 237 | 53 | 98 | 35 | 69 | 144 | 111 | 363 | 515 |
| % male to female aggressionc | 6.9% | 5.9% | 22.6% | 18.4% | 0.0 | 15.9% | 8.3% | 10.8% | 9.1% | 10.7% |
| % female to male aggressiond | 7.6% | 6.3% | 28.3% | 16.3% | 14.3% | 8.7% | 18.8% | 11.7% | 15.7% | 9.7% |
| Uruguay – 2004 (Several cities primarily Montevideo (54% of interviews) and Canelones (12%)) | ||||||||||
| N | 143 | 237 | 49 | 79 | 27 | 88 | 116 | 119 | 335 | 523 |
| % male to female aggressionc | 0.7% | 3.4% | 12.2% | 10.1% | 3.7% | 9.1% | 7.8% | 10.9% | 5.1% | 7.1% |
| % female to male aggressiond | 2.1% | 3.4% | 20.4% | 15.2% | 3.7% | 5.7% | 10.3% | 10.1% | 7.8% | 7.1% |
| Brazil – 2006–2007 (Metro São Paulo) | ||||||||||
| N | 287 | 381 | 133 | 178 | 35 | 79 | 238 | 277 | 693 | 915 |
| % male to female aggressionc | 3.5% | 5.8% | 6.8% | 9.6% | 5.7% | 6.3% | 4.6% | 5.4% | 4.6% | 6.4% |
| % female to male aggressiond | 2.4% | 4.7% | 6.8% | 9.6% | 5.7% | 3.8% | 5.0% | 4.3% | 4.3% | 5.5% |
| North America, high income | ||||||||||
| Canada – 2004–2005 | ||||||||||
| N | 2184 | 3009 | 642 | 832 | 447 | 822 | 1354 | 1372 | 4627 | 6035 |
| % male to female aggressionc | 3.1% e | 3.2% e | 5.5% e | 7.0% e | 4.6% e | 11.0% e | 4.8% e | 10.6% e | 4.1% e | 6.5% e |
| % female to male aggressiond | 5.3% e | 4.4% e | 11.7% e | 9.3% e | 10.5% e | 6.7% e | 11.5% e | 10.9% e | 8.5% e | 6.9% e |
| United States - 2001 | ||||||||||
| N | -- | 522 | -- | 100 | -- | 147 | -- | 164 | 0 | 933 |
| % male to female aggressionc | -- | 5.2% e | -- | 9.9% e | -- | 16.0% e | -- | 9.8% e | -- | 8.0% e |
| % female to male aggressiond | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | ||||||||||
| Uganda – 2003 (Regions of Kabale, Tororo, Lira, Wakiso) | ||||||||||
| N | 336 | 355 | 25 | 40 | 24 | 44 | 204 | 160 | 589 | 599 |
| % male to female aggressionc | 18.7% | 29.6% | 45.5% | 40.0% | 31.8% | 15.9% | 16.1% | 10.6% | 19.4% | 24.2% |
| % female to male aggressiond | 14.3% | 11.5% | 28.0% | 18.4% | 12.5% | 5.1% | 6.4% | 4.4% | 12.1% | 9.7% |
| Nigeria – 2003 (Federal Capital Territory and 5 states: Benue, Nasarawa, Plateau, Akwa Ibom, Rivers) | ||||||||||
| N | 660 | 586 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 34 | 200 | 142 | 900 | 782 |
| % male to female aggressionc | 12.6% | 11.6% | 15.0% | -- | 15.0% | 26.5% | 8.3% | 12.0% | 11.8% | 12.4% |
| % female to male aggressiond | 10.5% | 7.4% | 10.0% | -- | 20.0% | 21.9% | 8.5% | 12.7% | 10.2% | 9.0% |
| All countries (N) | 8332 | 11375 | 2004 | 2963 | 984 | 2091 | 4791 | 4780 | 16111 | 21209 |
| % male to female aggressionc | 7.8% | 9.0% | 10.1% | 11.6% | 6.5% | 13.0% | 6.9% | 8.9% | 7.7% | 9.7% |
| % female to male aggressiond | 7.4% | 6.4% | 12.4% | 12.5% | 12.0% | 7.9% | 9.5% | 10.2% | 8.9% | 8.2% |
a
Number of respondents in specific analyses vary slightly due to missing values.
b
Percentages not reported for cells with less than 20 cases.
c
Aggression toward a female partner reported by male respondents and aggression by a male partner reported by female respondents.
d
Aggression toward a male partner reported by female respondents and aggression by a female partner reported by male respondents.
e
Data were weighted for Canada to control for survey design and oversampling from smaller provinces and for the USA to control for survey design and oversampling of heavier drinkers