Table 5

Summary statistics for comparisons between women and men on overall IPV victimisation and impact

ItemLifetimeAges 18–21
WomenMenWomenMen
NM (SD) or N (%)NM (SD) or N (%)t(df) or χ2P valueNM (SD) or N (%)NM (SD) or N (%)t(df) or χ2P value
Mean frequency of IPV experiences (SD)21280.28 (0.50)11450.12 (0.25)12.61 (3252.18)<0.00121280.19 (0.39)11450.10 (0.24)7.58 (3219.11)<0.001
Mean no of IPV acts experienced (SD)20241.41 (2.19)10960.60 (1.22)13.16 (3115.22)<0.00120140.75 (1.47)10920.42 (0.97)7.55 (2996.44)<0.001
Any IPV (N, %)2128884 (41.54)1145330 (28.82)51.62<0.0012128683 (32.10)1145275 (24.02)23.47<0.001
Any IPV with a negative impact (N, %)2126788 (37.06)1144236 (20.63)93.41<0.0012126608 (28.60)1145200 (17.47)49.57<0.001
Mean no of negative impacts of IPV (SD)8004.39 (2.27)2922.73 (2.21)10.75 (1090)<0.0017463.21 (2.72)2792.24 (2.24)5.77 (602.84)<0.001
  • All t-tests were two-group t-tests with unequal variances, apart from ‘number of negative impacts of IPV’ for the overall sample, which did not have unequal variances between men and women (ie, Levene’s test was statistically non-significant).

  • IPV, intimate partner violence.