Table 3. Comparison between the proportions of violence by intimate partner suffered by women and perpetrated by men. São Paulo, SP, Southeastern Brazil, 2001-2002 and 2002-2003.

Types of violence	Suffered by women		Perpetrated by men
	n	%	n	%
Psychological
Yes	332	52.6	310	40.0
No	299	47.4	465	60,0
p				< 0.001
Physical
Yes	236	37.4	247	31.9
No	395	62.6	528	68.1
p				0.003
Sexual
Yes	128	20.3	30	3.9
No	503	79.7	743	96.1
p				< 0.001
Recurrence of violence	Suffered by women		Perpetrated by men
A lot in the last year
Yes	91	23.7	18	5.6
No	293	76.3	303	94.4
p				< 0.001
A lot in life
Yes	126	32.8	28	10.1
No	258	67.2	249	89.9
p				< 0.001
Severity of violence	Suffered by women		Perpetrated by men
In life
No violence	277	41.9	371	47.9
Some psychological	110	16.6	310	40.0
Only moderate	69	10.4	72	9.3
At least one severe injury	205	31.0	22	2.8
p				< 0.001
Perception of violence	Women who said that suffered		Men who said that perpetrated
Yes	190	28.8	239	30.8
No	469	71.2	536	69.2
p				0.108
Physical violence	Perpetrated by women		Suffered by men
Yes	53	8.0	21	2.7
No	608	92.0	754	97.3
p				< 0.001