TABLE 2.

Stable Partners’ Demographic Characteristics, Relationship Stressors, and IPV (N = 743)

Characteristic	Total	Any PV (n = 743)		Physical (n = 735)		Emotional (n = 740)		Sexual (n = 739)
		Never (n = 313)	Ever (n = 430)	Never (n = 587)	Ever (n = 148)	Never (n = 329)	Ever (n = 411)	Never (n = 619)	Ever(n = 120)
Less than middle school education	44.7%	36.2%	50.8%****	40.9%	59.9%****	37.6%	50.4%* * *	43.9%	50.0%
Types of SP
Boyfriends	65.1%	64.9%	65.2%	64.2%	31.3%	66.3%	64.1%	63.8%	71.8%
Spouse	20.4%	18.4%	21.9%	20.7%	19.7%	18.0%	22.4%	21.5%	14.5%
Lovers	15.7%	14.8%	16.9%	16.2%	15.6%	13.9%	17.7%	15.6%	18.8%
Clients	2.1%	2.6%	1.6%	2.1%	2.0%	2.5%	1.7%	2.0%	2.6%
Others	1.5%	1.4%	1.4%	1.9%	1.2%	1.5%	1.7%	2.0%	1.2%
Frequency of SP’s alcohol use
Almost every day	19.5%	15.1%	22.6%*	17.7%	26.5%	15.2%	22.9%*	16.4%	35.0%****
1–2 times per week	23.9%	23.0%	24.5%	23.8%	24.5%	23.3%	24.3%	25.0%	18.8%
1–3 time per month	21.5%	25.3%	18.8%	22.2%	18.4%	24.5%	19.2%	22.2%	17.9%
Less than once per month	15.8%	14.1%	16.9%	16.2%	14.3%	14.9%	16.5%	16.4%	12.8%
Never	19.3%	22.4%	17.2%	20.1%	16.3%	22.0%	17.2%	20.0%	15.4%
Frequency of having frictions with SP
Almost every day	4.6%	3.3%	5.5%****	3.5%	8.8%****	3.4%	5.4%****	4.1%	6.8%****
1–2 times per week	13.0%	5.3%	18.5%	10.1	24.5	5.3%	19.1%	10.6%	24.8%
1–3 time per month	23.6%	16.2%	28.9%	21.8	30.6	16.5%	29.2%	22.6%	29.1%
Less than once per month	32.3%	32.7%	32.0%	34.0	25.2	34.0%	30.9%	34.2%	22.2%
Never	26.6%	42.6%	15.2%	30.7	10.9%	40.8%	15.3%	28.4%	17.1%
Financial dependence on FSWs	20.4%	17.8%	22.2%	19.0%	26.0%	18.7%	21.7%	19.4%	24.8%
Having concurrent stable partnership	19.2%	12.1%	24.2%****	17.5%	25.9%*	11.5%	25.2%****	17.0%	30.5%***

Note: FSW = female sex workers, IPV = intimate partner violence, SP = stable partner;

^*p < .05,

^**p < .01,

^***p < .001,

^****p < .0001.