title: Forms of spousal violence
unit_of_measure: Percentage of ever-married women age 15-49 who have ever experienced specfic acts of violence by their husband
linearized_input: Forms of spousal violence | Percentage of ever-married women age 15-49 who have ever experienced specfic acts of violence by their husband | (Last 12 months, Forced her with threats or in any other way to perform sexual acts she did not want to, 1) (Ever, Forced her with threats or in any other way to perform sexual acts she did not want to, 1) (Last 12 months, Physically forced her to perform any other sexual acts she did not want to, <1) (Ever, Physically forced her to perform any other sexual acts she did not want to, <1) (Last 12 months, Physically forced her to have sexual intercourse with him when she did not want to, 1) (Ever, Physically forced her to have sexual intercourse with him when she did not want to, 2) (Last 12 months, Threatened her or attacked her with a knife, gun, or other weapon, <1) (Ever, Threatened her or attacked her with a knife, gun, or other weapon, <1) (Last 12 months, Tried to choke her or burn her on purpose, 1) (Ever, Tried to choke her or burn her on purpose, 2) (Last 12 months, Kicked her, dragged her, or beat her up, 4) (Ever, Kicked her, dragged her, or beat her up, 7) (Last 12 months, Punched her with his fist or with something that could hurt her, 4) (Ever, Punched her with his fist or with something that could hurt her, 7) (Last 12 months, Twisted her arm or pulled her hair, 4) (Ever, Twisted her arm or pulled her hair, 7) (Last 12 months, Slapped her, 16) (Ever, Slapped her, 21) (Last 12 months, Pushed her, shook her, or threw something at her, 11) (Ever, Pushed her, shook her, or threw something at her, 14)
table_text: Among the different types of nonemotional acts of violence asked about, women were most likely to report being slapped (21%), followed by being pushed or shaken or having something thrown at them (14%). Women were about equally likely to report being punched with a fist or object that could hurt them, having their arm twisted or hair pulled, and being kicked, dragged, or beaten (7% each)
target: Among the different types of nonemotional acts of violence asked about, women were most likely to report being slapped (21%), followed by being pushed or shaken or having something thrown at them (14%).