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Table 2 Characteristics of women according to consistency of reporting IPV over time

From: Longitudinal inconsistency in responses to survey items that ask women about intimate partner violence

 

Consistent IPV reporting

Inconsistent IPV reporting

 

Consistent IPV

Consistent later IPV

Consistent never IPV

Mainly IPV

Mainly

no IPV

Mixed IPV

 

N = 827

N = 347

N = 8436

N = 258

N = 587

N = 511

Area of residence – Survey 1 (%)

 Major city

64.8

69.4

67.3

62.5

63.3

66.0

 Inner regional area

21.5

20.2

20.5

24.5

23.5

21.7

 Outer regional area

11.1

8.0

10.1

10.8

11.4

10.1

 Remote/very remote

2.6

2.4

2.0

2.1

1.8

2.2

Qualifications – Survey 1 (%)

 Less than Year 12

52.7

50.4

42.9

54.2

43.7

49.1

 Year 12 or equivalent

15.7

18.6

17.3

15.9

18.1

15.5

 Trade/Certificate/Diploma

19.0

17.4

20.9

18.0

20.1

17.8

 University degree

12.6

13.6

18.9

11.9

18.1

17.6

Relationship status – Survey 1 (%)

 Married/Defacto

57.6

77.5

86.3

57.2

77.3

67.6

 Divorced/Separated

36.9

17.4

8.1

33.5

17.1

29.1

 Widowed/Single

5.5

5.1

5.6

9.3

5.6

3.2

Relationship status over surveys (%)

 Never divorced/separated

42.9

49.0

83.7

47.4

69.5

49.2

 Remained divorced/separated

21.0

12.2

5.1

21.4

9.8

16.5

 Became partnered

15.8

5.2

3.0

12.1

7.5

13.0

 Became divorced/separated

20.2

33.6

8.2

19.1

13.2

21.3

Stressed about partner/spouse (%)

 At Survey 1

17.0

17.6

5.5

21.5

11.9

20.4

 For at least half of surveys

4.4

7.7

1.5

7.3

2.9

5.8

Stressed about income (%)

 At Survey 1

27.5

23.7

10.2

27.6

19.0

20.8

 For at least half of surveys

23.2

23.6

6.4

25.0

13.0

17.5

  1. Percentages weighted for intentional oversampling of women living in rural and remote areas of Australia