March 17, 2012
Stat of the Week Competition Discussion: March 17-23 2012
If you’d like to comment on or debate any of this week’s Stat of the Week nominations, please do so below!
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According to this there are 417,000 instances of physical intimate partner violence every year. With a population of around 4 million, and half women, this means that up to 40% (bad stat alert!) could be affected every year.
But one of the important characteristics of intimate partner violence is that it repeats. A lot. So 417,000 instances could easily be 4% of women in a given year, rather than 40%.
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