Table 2.
Prevalence of marital violence ever in current marriage in the six World Mental Health Survey countries with couples samples, as reported by either spousea (n=1,515)a
Violence report |
% (se) |
(n) |
---|---|---|
Husband reports perpetrationb | 9.10 (0.81) | (162) |
Wife reports victimizationc | 9.10 (0.81) | (162) |
Both report marital violence | 3.80 (0.56) | (76) |
Either spouse report marital violence | 14.40 (0.98) | (248) |
Abbreviations: se, standard error, n, number of observed cases of the outcome in the sample.
Based on weighted data
Husband reports perpetration of marital violence towards his current wife (whether or not wife reports victimization)
Wife reports victimization of marital violence from her current husband (whether or not husband reports perpetration)