Table 2 Weighted frequency (N) and percentage distribution of IPV experience (yes/no) by respondents characteristics in female same-sex relationships

63 567

53 467 (84.11)

10 100 (15.89)

8 104 (80.24)

1 996 (19.76)

Age Group (p-value= 0.013)*

 15-24

8 896

6 273 (70.52)

2 622 (29.48)

2 622 (100)

-

 25-34

28 892

24 782 (85.77)

4 110 (14.23)

3 753 (91.30)

358 (8.70)

 35-55

19 103

15 952 (83.5)

3 151 (16.50)

1 729 (54.88)

1 422 (45.12)

 56-70

6 677

6 460 (96.76)

217 (3.24)

-

217 (100)

Race (p-value= 0.023)*

 African/Black

48 389

40 499 (83.69)

7 890 (16.31)

6 111 (77.45)

1 779 (22.55)

 White

2 388

1 346 (56.36)

1 042 (43.64)

1 042 (100)

-

 Coloured

217

-

217 (100)

-

217 (100)

 Indian/Asian

10 032

9 704 (96.73)

328 (3.27)

328 (100)

-

Marital Status (p-value = 0.022)*

 Married

19 681

17 488 (88.86)

2 193 (11.14)

1 976 (90.12)

217 (9.88)

 Never Married

42 040

34 132 (81.19)

7 907 (18.81)

6 128 (77.50)

1 779 (22.50)

 Divorced/widows

1 847

1 847 (100)

-

Living Arrangement (p-value = 0.031)*

 With spouse

16 821

14 629 (86.96)

2 193 (13.04)

1 976 (90.12)

217 (9.88)

 without spouse

4 153

4 153 (100)

-

 cohabiting

4 721

3 812 (80.75)

909 (19.25)

551 (60.66)

358 (39.34)

 not with partner

19 601

14 933 (76.19)

4 667 (23.81)

3 246 (69.54)

1 422 (30.46)

 Single**

18 271

15 940 (87.24)

2 331 (12.76)

2 331 (100)

-

Highest level of education (p-value= 0.019)*

 Primary

6 685

6 685 (100)

-

 Secondary

39 619

33 092 (83.53)

6 527 (16.47)

4 531 (69.42)

1 996 (30.58)

 Tertiary

4 848

4 520 (93.24)

328 (6.67)

328 (100)

-

 Unknown

12 416

9 171 (73.86)

3 246 (26.14)

Employment Status (p-value= 0.029)*

 unemployed

33 427

29 069 (86.96)

4 359 (13.04)

4 359 (100)

-

 student

3 912

1 290 (32.98)

2 622 (67.02)

2 622 (100)

-

 employed

26 227

23 108 (88.11)

3 119 (11.89)

1 123 (36.01)

1 996 (63.99)

Type of place of residence (p-value= 0.036)*

 Urban

41 754

34 234 (81.99)

7 521 (18.01)

6 947 (92.37)

574 (7.63)

 Urban informal

18 416

16 388 (88.99)

2 028 (11.01)

606 (29.89)

1 422 (70.11)

 Rural

3 397

2 845 (83.77)

551 (16.23)

551 (100)

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