Table 2 Family violence among gamblers by gender and presence of dependent children
From: Family violence in a sample of treatment-seeking gamblers: the effect of having dependent children
Types of violencea | Any violence (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Physically hurt (%) | Insulted or talked down to (%) | Threatened with harm (%) | Screamed or cursed at (%) | Forced sexual activities (%) | ||
Violence perpetration in last 12 months | ||||||
Male | ||||||
No dependent children (n = 65) | 6.2 | 23.1 | 4.6 | 27.7 | – | 30.8 |
Children (n = 29) | 10.3 | 37.9 | 13.8 | 37.9 | – | 44.8 |
Total (n = 94) | 7.4 | 27.7 | 7.5 | 30.9 | – | 35.1 |
Female | ||||||
No dependent children (n = 39) | 7.7 | 33.3 | 12.8 | 38.5 | – | 43.6 |
Children (n = 31b) | 6.4 | 41.9 | 3.3 | 64.5 | – | 67.7 |
Total (n = 70b) | 7.1 | 37.1 | 8.7 | 50.0 | – | 54.3 |
Victim of violence in last 12 months | ||||||
Male | ||||||
No dependent children (n = 65) | 7.7 | 27.7 | 4.6 | 33.9 | 3.1 | 38.5 |
Children (n = 29) | 3.5 | 44.8 | 13.8 | 51.7 | – | 55.2 |
Total (n = 94) | 6.4 | 33.0 | 7.5 | 39.4 | 2.1 | 43.6 |
Female | ||||||
No dependent children (n = 39) | 5.1 | 30.8 | 12.8 | 35.9 | 2.6 | 41.0 |
Children (n = 31) | 6.5 | 51.6 | 9.7 | 67.7 | 6.5 | 77.4 |
Total (n = 70) | 5.7 | 40.0 | 11.4 | 50.0 | 4.3 | 57.1 |