Family violence in a sample of treatment-seeking gamblers: the effect of having dependent children

Asian Journal of Gambling Issues and Public Health

Table 3 Relationship of gambler to those involved in violence, by gender

Relationship with victim or perpetrator^b	Perpetrator %			Victim %
Relationship with victim or perpetrator^b	Male (n = 33)	Female (n = 38)	Total (n = 71^a)	Male (n = 41)	Female (n = 40)	Total (n = 81^a)
Current or ex-partner	66.7	63.2	64.8	65.9	57.5	61.7
Son or daughter	9.1	26.3	18.3	9.8	15.0	12.4
Parent	15.2	15.8	15.5	19.5	20.0	19.8
Any other family	27.3	15.8	21.1	31.7	25.0	28.4
Relation type not reported	3.0	2.6	2.8	4.9	2.5	3.7

^a81 people reported being a victim of at least one type of family violence; 71 people reported perpetrating at least one type of violence
^bParticipants could select multiple relationships for a given type of violence; participants could also report more than one type of violence with the same or different relative(s)