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The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey is a survey run periodically by the CDC in the U.S. to assess trends in domestic violence. | The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey is a survey run periodically by the CDC in the U.S. to assess trends in domestic violence. | ||
The CDC’s report was based on over 18,000 telephone interviews in the U.S. and | The CDC’s report was based on over 18,000 telephone interviews in the U.S. and found that roughly 5,365,000 men had been victims of intimate partner physical violence in the previous 12 months, compared with 4,741,000 women. These are however, unadjusted figures, meaning they are not representative of the overall population. After adjusting for the sampling method, about 35.6 percent of women and 28.5 percent have experienced physical violence, rape and/or stalking by an intimate partner in their lifetime. Thus, men are surprisingly commonly the victims of intimate partner violence. | ||
Furthermore, the rates of male victimization were found to be rising while the rates of female victimization were falling. | Furthermore, the rates of male victimization were found to be rising while the rates of female victimization were falling. | ||