Community Assessment and Health Promotion
1998 Adult Behavior Risk Factor Survey, Results by Planning District, Nashville/Davidson County

Violence
Q79. During the past 4 weeks, how often have problems in your household led to insulting, swearing, threatening, yelling, hitting, or pushing?
Response	1	2	3	4	5	6	7a	7b	8	9	10a	10b	11	12	13	14
NONE OF THE TIME	88%	89%	90%	85%	89%	90%	91%	88%	92%	84%	91%	90%	91%	88%	87%	90%
A LITTLE OF THE TIME	9%	9%	6%	11%	5%	6%	6%	9%	5%	11%	6%	7%	5%	9%	9%	5%
SOME OF THE TIME	3%	2%	2%	2%	4%	3%	2%	2%	2%	4%	2%	2%	3%	2%	3%	4%
MOST OF THE TIME			1%	2%	1%	1%						1%		1%	1%	1%
ALL OF THE TIME											1%				1%
Q80. Within the past year, have you been emotionally or physically abused by your partner or someone important in your life?
Response	1	2	3	4	5	6	7a	7b	8	9	10a	10b	11	12	13	14
YES	2%	4%	3%	6%	5%	5%	4%	3%	5%	10%	5%	3%	6%	9%	8%	4%
NO	98%	96%	97%	94%	95%	95%	96%	97%	95%	90%	95%	97%	94%	91%	92%	96%
Q81. How many times? (asked of those who acknowledged abusing their partner - n=167 respondents)
Response	1	2	3	4	5	6	7a	7b	8	9	10a	10b	11	12	13	14
1 TIME	21%	10%	17%	20%	45%	24%	29%	14%	17%	18%	29%	46%	21%	17%	21%	15%
2 TIMES	21%	26%	17%	7%		9%	18%	14%	22%	9%		21%	30%	9%	26%	15%
3 TIMES	36%	19%		31%	8%	24%		23%	22%	12%	9%	12%		17%	18%	9%
4-5 TIMES		16%	17%	24%	22%	35%	21%	50%	14%	8%	14%		6%	22%	13%	18%
6-10 TIMES		10%	17%		17%		21%		25%	9%	23%	21%		31%	5%	18%
11-20 TIMES		10%	17%	7%	8%					31%	17%			5%		15%
21 + TIMES	21%	10%	17%	11%		9%	11%			12%	9%		43%		18%	9%
Q82. Within the last year, have you been hit, slapped, kicked, or physically hurt by someone?
Response	1	2	3	4	5	6	7a	7b	8	9	10a	10b	11	12	13	14
YES	1%	3%	1%	5%	3%	5%	1%	3%	5%	5%	3%	1%	4%	5%	7%	1%
NO	99%	97%	99%	95%	97%	95%	99%	97%	95%	95%	97%	99%	96%	95%	93%	99%
Q83. How many times? (asked of those who acknowledged being physically hurt by someone - n=98 respondents)
Response	1	2	3	4	5	6	7a	7b	8	9	10a	10b	11	12	13	14
1 TIME	63%	86%	50%	32%	24%	22%	63%	39%	26%	53%	25%	50%	16%	70%	28%	50%
2 TIMES	37%			18%	24%	45%			36%	14%			42%	8%	28%	50%
3-4 TIMES		14%	50%	18%	38%	25%	37%	42%	29%		25%	50%		8%	25%
5 + TIMES				32%	14%	7%		19%	10%	33%	50%		42%	14%	19%
Q84. Within the last year, has anyone forced you to have intercourse or engage in sexual activities you did not want to do?
Response	1	2	3	4	5	6	7a	7b	8	9	10a	10b	11	12	13	14
YES	1%									1%	1%		2%		2%	1%
NO	99%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	99%	99%	100%	98%	100%	98%	99%
Q85. How many times? (asked of those who acknowledged being forced to engage in sexual activities - n=20 respondents)
Response	1	2	3	4	5	6	7a	7b	8	9	10a	10b	11	12	13	14
1 TIME	100%						100%			33%	100%				23%	100%
2 TIMES		100%				100%			100%				31%
3-4 TIMES										67%			19%	100%
6 OR MORE TIMES													50%		77%
Q86. Are you afraid of your partner or anyone else?
Response	1	2	3	4	5	6	7a	7b	8	9	10a	10b	11	12	13	14
YES	2%		1%	2%	1%		1%	1%		1%	1%	2%	3%	2%	2%	2%
NO	98%	100%	99%	98%	99%	100%	99%	99%	100%	99%	99%	98%	97%	98%	98%	98%

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