Scottish Government

Annex 1: Data tables - experience of partner abuse

Table A1.1: Experience of partner abuse since the age of 16 by demographic variables
SCJS 2008-09; row percentages
Adults who have had a partner since the age of 16 (base: 10,110)

1. Partner abuse as measured by the SCJS in 2008-09 is any psychological or physical abuse undertaken against a man or a woman carried out by a male or female partner or ex-partner (including any boyfriend, girlfriend, husband, wife or civil partner).

2. Psychological partner abuse includes emotional, financial and other forms of psychological abuse (Table A1.5 lists the question used to identify psychological abuse and provides more detail of the forms of psychological abuse included).

3. Physical partner abuse includes sexual and other forms of physical force or violence (Table A1.7 lists the question used to identify physical abuse and provides more detail of the forms of physical abuse included).

4. Experienced any psychological / physical abuse means that a respondent had experienced at least one of the forms of psychological or at least one of the forms of physical partner abuse listed in the questions.

5. Experienced both psychological and physical abuse means that a respondent has experienced at least one of the forms of psychological and at least one of the forms of physical partner abuse listed in the questions.

6. For the definition of victim status and area deprivation see notes below table A1.2

Table A1.2: Experience of partner abuse in last 12 months by demographic variables
SCJS 2008-09; row percentages
Adults who have had a partner or contact with an ex-partner in the last 12 months (base: 6,816)

1. Partner abuse as measured by the SCJS in 2008-09 is any psychological or physical abuse undertaken against a man or a woman carried out by a male or female partner or ex-partner (including any boyfriend, girlfriend, husband, wife or civil partner).

2. Psychological partner abuse includes emotional, financial and other forms of psychological abuse (Table A1.5 lists the question used to identify psychological abuse and provides more detail of the forms of psychological abuse included).

3. Physical partner abuse includes sexual and other forms of physical force or violence (Table A1.7 lists the question used to identify physical abuse and provides more detail of the forms of physical abuse included).

4. Experienced any psychological / physical abuse means that a respondent has experienced at least one of the forms of psychological or at least one of the forms of physical partner abuse listed in the questions.

5. Experienced both psychological and physical abuse means that a respondent has experienced at least one of the forms of psychological and at least one of the forms of physical partner abuse listed in the questions.

6. Victim status indicates whether a respondent was the victim of a crime as measured by the SCJS 2008-09 (for further details of crimes included see annex 3 of 2008/09 Scottish Crime and Justice Survey: First Findings; http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Research/by-topic/crime-and-justice/crime-and-justice-survey/publications ).

7. Multiple deprivation is measured by the Scottish Index of multiple deprivation; http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/SIMD .

Table A1.3: Estimates of the number of adults experiencing partner abuse since the age of 16 by gender
SCJS 2008-09;
Adults who have had a partner since the age of 16; Numbers experiencing (000's);

1. For definitions of terms used in this table refer to table A1.1.

2. Numbers are rounded to the nearest thousand. They are derived by multiplying the prevalence rate by the population aged 16+. Population estimates were based on mid-2008 population estimate in Scotland produced by GROS of 4,254,966 adults aged 16+.

3. Higher and lower estimates are derived using the 95 per cent confidence interval.

Table A1.4: Estimates of the number of adults experiencing partner abuse in the last 12 months by gender
SCJS 2008-09;
Adults who have had a partner or contact with an ex-partner in the last 12 months; Numbers experiencing (000's)

1. For definitions of terms used in this table refer to table A1.2.

2. Numbers are rounded to the nearest thousand. They are derived by multiplying the prevalence rate by the population aged 16+. Population estimates were based on mid-2008 population estimate in Scotland produced by GROS of 4,254,966 adults aged 16+.

3. Higher and lower estimates are derived using the 95 per cent confidence interval.

Table A1.5: Form of psychological partner abuse experienced since the age of 16 - by age and gender
SCJS 2008-09; column percentages

Adults experiencing partner abuse since the age of 16 (base: 1,957)

1. For notes relating to this table refer to continuation table A1.5 below.

Table A1.5: Form of psychological partner abuse experienced since the age of 16 by age and gender (continued)

1. Psychological partner abuse is psychological abuse undertaken against a man or a woman carried out by a male or female partner or ex-partner (including any boyfriend, girlfriend, husband, wife or civil partner).

2. Psychological partner abuse includes any of the emotional, financial and other forms of psychological abuse listed above and on the previous page in table A1.5.

3. The question used to identify psychological partner abuse was: Since you were 16, has any partner or ex-partner ever done any of the following things to you? By partner, we mean any boyfriend or girlfriend, as well as a husband, wife or civil partner.

Table A1.6: Form of psychological partner abuse experienced since the age of 16 by victim status / area deprivation
SCJS 2008-09; column percentages
Adults experiencing partner abuse since the age of 16 (base: 1,957)

1. Psychological partner abuse is psychological abuse undertaken against a man or a woman carried out by a male or female partner or ex-partner (including any boyfriend, girlfriend, husband, wife or civil partner).

2. Psychological partner abuse includes any of the emotional, financial or other forms of psychological abuse listed above.

3. The question used to identify psychological partner abuse was: Since you were 16, has any partner or ex-partner ever done any of the following things to you? By partner, we mean any boyfriend or girlfriend, as well as a husband, wife or civil partner

4. For definition of victim status and area deprivation see notes below table A1.8

Table A1.7: Form of physical partner abuse experienced since the age of 16 by age and gender
SCJS 2008-09; column percentages

Adults experiencing partner abuse since the age of 16 (base: 1,957)

1. For notes relating to this table refer to table A1.8.

Table A1.8: Form of physical partner abuse experienced since the age of 16 by victim status / area deprivation
SCJS 2008-09; column percentages
Adults experiencing partner abuse since the age of 16 (base: 1,957)

1. Physical partner abuse is physical abuse undertaken against a man or a woman carried out by a male or female partner or ex-partner (including any boyfriend, girlfriend, husband, wife or civil partner).

2. Physical partner abuse includes any of the sexual or other forms of physical force or violence listed above.

3. The question used to identify physical partner abuse was: Since you were 16, has any partner or ex-partner ever done any of the following things to you? By partner, we mean any boyfriend or girlfriend, as well as a husband, wife or civil partner

4. Victim status indicates whether a respondent was the victim of a crime as measured by the SCJS 2008-09 (for further details of crimes included see annex 3 of 2008/09 Scottish Crime and Justice Survey: First Findings; http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Research/by-topic/crime-and-justice/crime-and-justice-survey/publications ).

5. Multiple deprivation is measured by the Scottish Index of multiple deprivation: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/SIMD.

Table A1.9: Form of psychological abuse experienced since the age of 16 - by age and gender
SCJS 2008-09; column percentages

All who have had partner since the age of 16 (base: 10,110)

1. For notes relating to this table refer to continuation table A1.9 below.

Table A1.9: Form of psychological abuse experienced since the age of 16 by age and gender (continued)

1. Psychological partner abuse is psychological abuse undertaken against a man or a woman carried out by a male or female partner or ex-partner (including any boyfriend, girlfriend, husband, wife or civil partner).

2. Psychological partner abuse includes any of the emotional, financial and other forms of psychological abuse listed above and on the previous page in table A1.9.

3. The question used to identify psychological partner abuse was: Since you were 16, has any partner or ex-partner ever done any of the following things to you? By partner, we mean any boyfriend or girlfriend, as well as a husband, wife or civil partner.

Table A1.10: Form of psychological abuse experienced since the age of 16 by victim status / area deprivation
SCJS 2008-09; column percentages
All who have had partner since the age of 16 (base: 10,110)

1. Psychological partner abuse is psychological abuse undertaken against a man or a woman carried out by a male or female partner or ex-partner (including any boyfriend, girlfriend, husband, wife or civil partner).

2. Psychological partner abuse includes any of the emotional, financial and other forms of psychological abuse listed above.

3. The question used to identify psychological partner abuse was: Since you were 16, has any partner or ex-partner ever done any of the following things to you? By partner, we mean any boyfriend or girlfriend, as well as a husband, wife or civil partner.

4. For definition of victim status and area deprivation see notes below table A1.12

Table A1.11: Form of physical abuse experienced since the age of 16 by age and gender
SCJS 2008-09; column percentages

All who have had partner since the age of 16 (base: 10,110)

1. For notes relating to this table refer to table A1.12.

Table A1.12: Form of physical abuse experienced since the age of 16 by victim status / area deprivation
SCJS 2008-09; column percentages
All who have had partner since the age of 16 (base: 10,110)

1. Physical partner abuse is physical abuse undertaken against a man or a woman carried out by a male or female partner or ex-partner (including any boyfriend, girlfriend, husband, wife or civil partner).

2. Physical partner abuse includes any of the sexual or other forms of physical force or violence listed above.

3. The question used to identify physical partner abuse was: Since you were 16, has any partner or ex-partner ever done any of the following things to you? By partner, we mean any boyfriend or girlfriend, as well as a husband, wife or civil partner.

4. Victim status indicates whether a respondent was the victim of a crime as measured by the SCJS 2008-09 (for further details of crimes included see annex 3 of 2008/09 Scottish Crime and Justice Survey: First Findings; http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Research/by-topic/crime-and-justice/crime-and-justice-survey/publications .

5. Multiple deprivation is measured by the Scottish Index of multiple deprivation: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/SIMD.