Socio-demographic characteristics

CivilianN = 108

MilitaryN = 130

Yes

n (%)

No

n (%)

Total

(%)

Yes

n (%)

No

n (%)

Total

(%)

Respondents’ occupation

Professionals & Skilled

19 (24.7)

58 (75.3)

77 (100.0)

11 (78.6)

3 (21.4)

14 (100.0)

Partly Skilled

6 (46.2)

7 (53.8)

13 (100.0)

36 (65.5)

19 (34.5)

55 (100.0)

Unskilled

9 (50.0)

9 (50.0)

18 (100.0)

54 (88.5)

7 (11.5)

61(100.0)

X² = 5.81

p = 0.054

X² = 8.89

p = 0.012

Partner’s regular alcohol consumption

Yes

14 (51.9)

13 (48.1)

27(100.0)

36 (92.3)

3 (7.7)

39 (100.0)

No

18 (22.2)

63 (77.8)

81(100.0)

65 (71.4)

26 28.6)

91 (100.0)

X² = 8.45

p=0.004^*

X² = 6.81

p=0.009^*

Partner’s use of hard drug

Yes

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

7 (87.5)

1 (12.5)

8 (100.0)

No

27 (26.2)

76 (73.8)

103(100.0)

26 (23.2)

86 (76.8)

112(100.0)

Don’t know

5 (100.0)

0 (0.0)

5 (100.0)

10 (100.0)

0 (0.0)

10 (100.0)

X²=12.45

p=0.000^*

X² = 35.86

p=0.000^**

Partner’s physical aggression

Yes

20 (83.3)

4 (16.7)

24 (100.0)

33 (89.2)

4 (10.8)

37 (100.0)

No

9 (10.7)

75 (89.3)

84 (100.0)

35 (37.6)

58 (62.3)

93 (100.0)

X²=49.65

p=0.000^*

X² = 27.98

p=0.000^**

Duration of relationship^**

£2 years

4 (66.7)

2 (33.3)

6 (100.0)

9 (69.2)

4 (30.7)

13 (100.0)

3-9 years

16 (51.6)

15 (48.4)

31 (100.0)

46 (74.2)

16 (25.8)

62 (100.0)

³10 years

15 (21.1)

56 (78.9)

71 (100.0)

46 (83.6)

9 (16.4)

55 (100.0)

X²=12.56

p = 0.002^*

X² = 2.10

p = 0.351

Frequencyofquarrel^**

Never

6 (19.4)

25 (80.6)

31(100.0)

0 (0.0)

6 (100.0)

6 (100.0)

Rarely

14 (23.0)

47 (77.0)

61(100.0)

24 (26.1)

68 (73.9)

92 (100.0)

Often

3 (75.0)

1 (25.0)

4 (100.0)

11 (73.3)

4 (26.7)

15 (100.0)

Very often

8 (66.7)

4 (33.3)

12(100.0)

13 (76.5)

4 (23.5)

17 (100.0)

X²=14.95

p=0.002^*

X² =28.10,

p = 0.000^*