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How many know that the same research which is used to say that a woman is severely assaulted by her husband/boyfriend every 15 second in this country, also indicated that a man is severely assaulted by his wife/girlfriend every 14.6 seconds?
(Straus, M. A., 1977)
How many know that although most archival research (data which comes from police arrest reports, hospital records, judicial reports, and domestic violence shelters usually set up to help female victims) indicates only a small percentage of all victims of domestic violence are male, the vast majority of scientific survey research continues to indicate that husbands and wives are assaulting each other at nearly the same rate, with males making up 35 to 50 percent of all victims.
(Straus, M. A., 1977; Steinmetz, 1978; Brutz & Ingoldby 1981; Makepeace 1981; Makepeace 1983; Elliot, D. S. et al., 1985; Straus, M. A., & Gelles, R., 1986; Meredith et al. 1986; Szinovacz, 1987; Barling et al., 1987; Mason & Blankenship, 1987; O’Leary & Arias, 1988; Malcolm, G., 1994; Dunn, K., 1994; Coochey, J., 1995; Carrado et al., 1996)
How many know that when Feminist groups and domestic violence workers are exposed to these facts they will immediately minimize the importance of these studies by claiming that even if women do assault their partners, it is usually in self-defense. Yet, they produce no scientific research to support this claim, other than some case studies or anecdotal information. Although limited, scientific research data suggests that only 10-20% of women assault their male partners in self-defense. Domestic violence shelters are likely to see these women and are less likely to see the 80-90% of women who assault their husbands/boyfriends for reasons other than self-defense. Interestingly, about 30% of men said they assaulted their partner in self-defense.
(Carrado, et al., 1996; Sommer, 1992)
How many know that survey research suggests that women who are assaulted are 9 times more likely to report the assault to police, and 5 times more likely to tell a friend or relative than men who are assaulted by their wives? (Stets, J. & Straus, M. A., 1990) In general, only about 8-10% of women, and 1-2% of men who are assaulted report the assault to an agency/authority.
(Fontes, 1998) This is likely why archival data indicates more female victims.
How many know that most assaults between partners are mutual (48.6%), men only (25.5%), and women only (25.9%)? Or that women are more likely to initiate violence against their intimate partner, as reported by women themselves? (Straus, 1997) One study showed that 83% of couples studied engaged in “bi-directional or mutual physical aggression.”
(Jennifer Langhinrich-Rohling et al., 1996).
How many know that 60% of women who are arrested for domestic violence against their husbands have previous criminal records?
(Jurik, N. C., 1989; Jurik, N. C., & Gregware, P., 1989)
How many know that although women are seven times more likely to report the need to see a doctor as a result of being assaulted by their husbands (Gelles, 1996), it is unknown whether they are seven times more likely to actually be injured by their husbands than husbands are by their wives? Only 3% of women reported they needed to see a doctor and only 0.4% of men reported they needed to see a doctor as a result of being assaulted. (Straus, M. A., 1997) Women are nearly twice as likely to use an object when assaulting a male partner.
