This report presents findings from the National Violence Against
Women (NVAW) Survey on the extent, nature, and consequences of
intimate partner violence in the United States. The National
Institute of Justice and the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention cosponsored the survey through a grant to the Center for
Policy Research. The survey consists of telephone interviews with a
nationally representative sample of 8,000 U.S. women and 8,000 U.S.
men about their experiences as victims of various forms of
violence, including intimate partner violence. The survey compares
intimate partner victimization rates among women and men, specific
racial groups, Hispanics and non-Hispanics, and same-sex and
opposite-sex cohabitants. It also examines risk factors associated
with intimate partner violence, the rate of injury among rape and
physical assault victims, injured victims' use of medical services,
and victims' involvement with the justice system. Research on
intimate partner violence has increased dramatically over the past
20 years. While greatly enhancing public awareness and
understanding of this serious social problem, this research has
also created much controversy and confusion. Findings of intimate
partner victimization vary widely from study to study. Some studies
conclude that women and men are equally likely to be victimized by
their partners, but others conclude that women are more likely to
be victimized. Some studies conclude that minorities and whites
suffer equal rates of intimate partner violence, and others
conclude that minorities suffer higher rates. In addition, there
are many gaps in the scientific literature on intimate partner
violence, such as the level of violence committed against men and
women by same-sex intimates. Little empirical data exist on the
relationship between different forms of intimate partner violence,
such as emotional abuse and physical assault. Finally, little is
known of the consequences of intimate partner violence, including
rate of injury and victims' use of medical and justice system
services. This Research Report addresses these and other issues
related to intimate partner violence. The information presented in
this report is based on findings from the National Violence Against
Women (NVAW) Survey, a national telephone survey jointly sponsored
by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) and the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The survey, which was
conducted from November 1995 to May 1996, consists of telephone
interviews with a representative sample of 8,000 U.S. women and
8,000 U.S. men. Survey respondents were queried about their
experiences as victims of various forms of violence, including
rape, physical assault, and stalking by intimate partners.
Victimized respondents were asked detailed questions about the
characteristics and consequences of their victimization, including
the extent and nature of any injuries they sustained, their use of
medical services, and their involvement with the justice system.
This Research Report also summarizes the survey's findings on
victimization rates among women and men, specific racial groups,
Hispanics and non-Hispanics, and opposite-sex and same-sex
cohabitants. It examines risk factors associated with intimate
partner violence, rates of injury among rape and physical assault
victims, injured victims' use of medical services, and victims'
involvement with the justice system. Although this report focuses
on women's and men's experiences as victims of intimate partner
violence, complete details about men's and women's experiences as
victims of rape, physical assault, and stalking by all types of
assailants are contained in earlier NIJ and CDC reports. Because of
the sensitive nature of the survey, state-of-the-art techniques
were used to protect the confidentiality of the information being
sought and to minimize the potential for retraumatizing victims of
violence and jeopardizing the safety of respondents.
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