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Appendix 1 Additional Tables
Table 2.6 - Attitudes towards domestic abuse
Base Wave 7 - 1009 (%) Wave 8 - 951 (%) Wave 9 - 1032 (%)
| Agree strongly (+2) | Agree slightly (+1) | Neither agree nor disagree (0) | Disagree slightly (-1) | Disagree strongly (-2) | Mean scores |
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All | Male | Female |
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a) Domestic abuse of one partner by another is a common occurrence in Scotland | Wave 7 | 43 | 31 | 18 | 5 | 2 | +1.03 | +0.81 | +1.22 |
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Wave 8 | 37 | 30 | 21 | 7 | 4 | +0.89 | +0.67 | +1.09 |
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Wave 9 | 33 | 37 | 20 | 7 | 3 | +0.89 | +0.62 | +1.14 |
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b) Domestic abuse in private between partners is nobody's business but their own | Wave 7 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 66 | -1.34 | -1.29 | -1.39 |
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Wave 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 63 | -1.23 | -1.12 | -1.32 |
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Wave 9 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 67 | -1.32 | -1.31 | -1.33 |
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c) There are lots of places women in Scotland can go for help if they are assaulted by their partner | Wave 7 | 20 | 27 | 32 | 15 | 7 | +0.39 | +0.36 | +0.41 |
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Wave 8 | 22 | 28 | 33 | 12 | 5 | +0.49 | +0.39 | +0.57 |
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Wave 9 | 20 | 30 | 34 | 11 | 5 | +0.50 | +0.42 | +0.57 |
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d) Domestic abuse between adults doesn't really affect Children in the household | Wave 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 83 | -1.62 | -1.60 | -1.64 |
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Wave 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 85 | -1.62 | -1.61 | -1.63 |
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Wave 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 89 | -1.71 | -1.64 | -1.77 |
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e) Psychological or mental abuse where one partner controls, threatens or intimidates the other is just as bad as actual physical abuse | Wave 7 | 75 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 3 | +1.60 | +1.48 | +1.70 |
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Wave 8 | 80 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +1.68 | +1.61 | +1.74 |
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Wave 9 | 79 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 3 | +1.64 | +1.56 | +1.71 |
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f) Sometimes men can have a good reason for hitting their partner | Wave 7 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 75 | -1.50 | -1.50 | -1.50 |
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Wave 8 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 78 | -1.53 | -1.51 | -1.56 |
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Wave 9 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 80 | -1.58 | -1.58 | -1.58 |
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g) Sometimes women can have a good reason for hitting their partner | Wave 7 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 17 | 54 | -0.96 | -0.89 | -1.03 |
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Wave 8 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 53 | -0.85 | -0.75 | -0.91 |
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Wave 9 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 60 | -1.09 | -1.00 | -1.17 |
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h) It's okay to hit your partner once in a while | Wave 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 83 | -1.72 | -1.71 | -1.72 |
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Wave 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 86 | -1.75 | -1.76 | -1.75 |
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Wave 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 86 | -1.75 | -1.75 | -1.76 |
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i) Anybody who hits their partner should be treated with Contempt | Wave 7 | 71 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 3 | +1.46 | +1.45 | +1.48 |
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Wave 8 | 68 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 5 | +1.39 | +1.38 | +1.40 |
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Wave 9 | 66 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 4 | +1.36 | +1.37 | +1.35 |
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j) People who escape from domestic abuse at home can go on to make a new life for themselves afterwards | Wave 7 | 59 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 2 | +1.39 | +1.23 | +1.55 |
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Wave 8 | 61 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 1 | +1.45 | +1.40 | +1.50 |
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Wave 9 | 58 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 2 | +1.36 | +1.26 | +1.46 |
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