Table 1 Characteristics of women unexposed and exposed to any type of violence in close relationships during the past year

N

20,548

18,985

1563

Age in years (%)

 19–30

27.0

26.5

33.6

 31–40

26.8

26.6

28.3

 41–54

46.2

46.9

38.1

Education (%)

 Less than 11 years

5.1

5.0

5.7

 11–14 years

33.7

33.2

39.2

 at least 15 years

61.2

61.8

55.1

Marital status (%)

 Married or cohabiting

73.1

74.2

60.5

 Unmarried or no relationship

26.9

25.9

39.5

 Employed

69.1

69.5

64.6

 Not employed

30.9

30.5

35.4

 Physical violence only

–

44.2

 Sexual violence only

–

3.8

 Emotional violence only

–

16.7

 Combinations of violence

–

35.3

Alcohol risk consumption (AUDIT-C) ^a (%)

 0–2

39.2

39.8

32.1

 3–4

37.6

38.0

32.6

 5+

23.2

22.2

35.3

Cannabis use (%)

 No

97.3

97.8

92.3

 Yes

2.7

2.3

7.7

Psychological distress (MHI-5) ^b (%)

 No

85.9

87.2

69.7

 Yes

14.1

12.8

30.3

 mean (sd)

3.94 (0.63)

3.97 (0.62)

3.57 (0.73)