Table 2

Differences in abuse victimisation by gender, location and age

Male (n=1475)Female (n=1926)Urban (n=1720)Rural (n=1681)Age <15 (n=2234)Age 15+ (n=1167)
Physical abuse
 Past year17% (577)20.9% (712)17.6% (600)20.3% (689)**20.3% (691)17.6% (589)***
 Lifetime25.2% (856)31.2% (1060)27.8% (946)28.5% (970)29.1% (988)27.3% (928)***
Emotional abuse
 Past year12.6% (428)19.1% (648)**15% (509)16.7% (567)*14% (475)17.7% (601)*
 Lifetime14.3% (458)21.2% (721)**16.9% (576)18.5% (630)*15.8% (538)19.6% (668)*
Sexual harassment
 Past year3.1% (106)9.7% (331)***6.1% (207)6.8% (230)3.6% (122)9.3% (315)***
 Lifetime3.7% (127)11% (375)***7% (239)7.7% (263)4.3% (145)10.5% (357)***
Pornography
 Past year0.7% (25)1.3% (44)0.8 (27)%1.2% (42)0.7% (24)1.3% (45)
 Lifetime0.9% (29)1.6% (53)1.1% (36)1.4% (46)0.9% (29)1.6% (52)*
Contact sexual abuse
 Past year1.8% (61)4.1% (140)***2.5% (84)3.4% (117)*1.8% (60)4.1% (141)***
 Lifetime3% (101)6% (205)***4.1% (140)4.9% (166)2.6% (87)6.4% (210)***
Rape
 Past year0.1% (3)0.7% (25)***0.4% (14)0.4% (14)0.3% (9)0.6% (19)
 Lifetime0.9% (29)2.4% (82)***1.8% (60)1.5% (51)0.8% (27)2.5% (84)***
  • Pearson's χ2 test (two-tailed): p<0.001 ***, p<0.01**, p<0.05*.