Percentage of Ever-Married Women Age 15-49 who have Experienced Various Forms of Violence ever or in 12 Months Preceding Survey Committed by their Husband in India (2005-2006) | ||||
Type of Violence | Ever | In Past 12 Months1 | ||
Often | Some- times | Often or Some- times | ||
Physical Violence | ||||
Any form of physical violence | ||||
Pushed her, shook her, or threw something at her | ||||
Slapped her | ||||
Twisted her arm or pulled her hair | ||||
Punched her with his fist or with something that could hurt her | ||||
Kicked her, dragged her, or beat her up | ||||
Tried to choke her or burn her on purpose | ||||
Threatened her or attacked her with a knife, gun, or any other weapon | ||||
Sexual Violence | ||||
Any form of sexual violence | ||||
Physically forced her to have sexual intercourse with him even when she did not want to | ||||
Forced her to perform any sexual acts she did not want to | ||||
Emotional violence | ||||
Any form of emotional violence | ||||
Said or did something to humiliate her in front of others | ||||
Threatened to hurt or harm her or someone close to her | ||||
Insulted her or made her feel bad about herself | ||||
Any form of physical and/or sexual violence | ||||
Any form of physical and sexual violence | ||||
Any form of physical and/or sexual violence and/or emotional violence | ||||
Any form of physical and sexual violence and emotional violence | ||||
Number of ever-married women |