Table 1.
Characteristics of ever-partnered women aged 18–64 years in the New Zealand family violence studies conducted in 2003 and 2019
| 2003 | 2019 | P value | |
| Total sample | n=2673 | n=935 | |
| Age (years) | n (%)* | n (%) | <0.001 |
| 18–<30 | 401 (17.1) | 113 (14.9) | |
| 30–<45 | 1219 (43.5) | 316 (31.0) | |
| 45–<55 | 637 (24.6) | 264 (30.8) | |
| ≥55 | 416 (14.7) | 242 (23.3) | |
| Education | <0.001 | ||
| Primary/secondary | 1477 (55.2) | 310 (34.8) | |
| Tertiary | 1187 (44.8) | 621 (65.2) | |
| Relationship status | 0.41 | ||
| Married | 1685 (61.5) | 598 (63.3) | |
| Cohabiting | 574 (22.1) | 196 (21.2) | |
| Divorced/separated/broken up | 352 (14.3) | 116 (12.6) | |
| Widowed/partner died | 60 (2.1) | 25 (2.9) | |
| Independent income | <0.0006 | ||
| Yes | 2121 (79.6) | 688 (73.0) | |
| No | 551 (20.4) | 247 (27.0) | |
| Deprivation | 0.13 | ||
| Least deprived | 914 (33.6) | 269 (26.8) | |
| Moderately deprived | 1045 (38.8) | 387 (39.8) | |
| Most deprived | 707 (27.5) | 279 (33.4) | |
| Family support | 0.07 | ||
| Yes | 2401 (90.1) | 850 (92.2) | |
| No | 265 (9.8) | 78 (7.8) | |
*Weighted % are presented.