Table 1.
Frequency of Interpersonal Violence by Form, Timing, and Number of Lifetime Co-Occurring Experiences
| n (%) of 12,594 Women in WHY | Overlapping forms of life-time interpersonal violence, n (%) among those experiencing violence forma | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence formb | No other form | IPVc | SA | CA | |
| Any lifetime IPV | 4822 (38.3) | 2548 (52.8) | NA | 1224 (25.4) | 1790 (37.1) |
| IPV—physicalc | 3490 (27.7) | 682 (19.5) | 2396 (68.7) | 961 (27.5) | 1380 (39.5) |
| IPV—sexualc | 1674 (13.3) | 77 (4.6) | 1515 (90.5) | 742 (44.3) | 1493 (89.2) |
| IPV—stalkingc | 3227 (25.6) | 680 (21.1) | 2124 (65.8) | 891 (27.6) | 1248 (38.7) |
| All three forms of IPV | 1056 (8.4) | 356 (33.7) | NA | 537 (50.9) | 525 (49.7) |
| Nonpartner sexual (SA) assault | 1625 (12.9) | 179 (11.0) | 1224 (75.3) | NA | 962 (59.2) |
| Any childhood abuse (CSA or CPA) | 3096 (24.6) | 1084 (35.0) | 1790 (57.8) | 962 (31.1) | NA |
| CSA | 1295 (10.3) | 227 (17.5) | 764 (59.0) | 660 (51.0) | NA |
| CPA | 2463 (19.6) | 732 (29.7) | 1725 (70.0) | 876 (35.6) | NA |
| Both CSA and CPA (independent of other forms) | 662 (5.3) | 125 (18.9) | 445 (67.2) | 398 (60.1) | NA |
| Violence combinations (polyvictimization) | |||||
| All three forms: IPV and SA and CA | 744 (5.9) | ||||
| Two forms | 1756 (14.0) | ||||
| IPV and CA | 1046 (8.3) | ||||
| IPV and SA | 484 (3.9) | ||||
| SA and CA | 222 (1.8) | ||||
| One form | 3811 (30.3) | ||||
| SA alone | 179 (1.4) | ||||
| IPV alone | 2548 (20.3) | ||||
| CA alone | 1084 (8.6) | ||||
| Violence timingd | |||||
| Current IPV | 174 (1.4) | ||||
| Past IPV (no current IPV) | 4648 (36.9) | ||||
| Past SA (no IPV) | 401 (3.2) | ||||
| Past CSA (no IPV/SA) | 352 (2.8) | ||||
| Past CPA (no CSA, nor IPV/SA) | 732 (5.8) | ||||
| Hierarchical combinations of violencee | |||||
| Adult IPV or SA | 5223 (41.5) | ||||
| Childhood abuse (no IPV or SA) | 1084 (8.6) | ||||
| No IPV/SA nor CA | 6287 (49.9) | ||||
Denotes overlap within three violence forms; % within row could sum to >100%.
n, independent of overlapping violence forms (% reporting violence among 12,594 participants).
Within IPV forms, overlap indicates presence of either of the two other forms of IPV.
Prioritizes current IPV over past IPV; past IPV over SA by nonpartner; past SA over CA; and childhood sexual over physical abuse.
Simplified timing categories where adult IPV or SA is prioritized over CA (alone) relative to no violence.
CA, childhood abuse; CPA, child physical abuse; CSA, child sexual abuse; IPV, intimate partner violence; NA, not applicable; SA, sexual assault; WHY, Wellness, Health & You.