1 in 4 Woman Abused? Really?

Where's the data?

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[schoolmaster1945]

I did not watch Tim's video but statistics often can be skewed. Abuse is unacceptable... period. It can take forms such as verbal, psychological and psychical. Whether it is twenty five percent of all females or some other percentage is irrelevant...regards...

[vitalfinds]

I think that men would especially want to see more accurate stats ... or they might want to avoid standing in groups of four men.

[achampag]

liberal arts major?

[vitalfinds]

Eh?

[skayc1]

abuse can be more than a punch in the face! and if the questions considerred that a common fight where something was thrown then the abuse would be a much higher percentage. I dont know where the percentages are, I do know most who are in an abusive situation dont report it...and in 4 is only 25 %

[vitalfinds]

Right, and 25% is a huge number. I think that the average person would question someone if they said, for instance that one out of four trees are blue, because it just doesn't match up with common observation.

[CutePinkLipstick]

With the amount of women I know who have been abused, I'm not suprised at ALL...

[cokerainbows]

@raeven1173 i agree

[cokerainbows]

abuse is anything, my ex was abusive towards me, he pushed me, shouted in my face and called me all sorts, ive also been out with men who are really controlling and agressive. Im not sure what the point of this vid is? men are stronger than women and a lot of abuse goes unnoticed, i'd say a woman will have several partners that are abuse throughout her lifetime. my mum was raped and abused by 3 of her men, id say the statistics are right.

[raeven1173]

Being abused myself.. both mentally, physically, and sexually, and knowing that for as a fact, that several of my female friends have had some sort of abuse... it seems to me, the statistic in this day and age.. is way worng.. probably more like 1 of every two women is more likely the case....

[angie8675309]

A fight or argument is not abuse. Abuse is getting hit for no reason or any reason at any time. You never know what's gonna set him off. You're scared to tell anyone for fear of retribution. One in four? yeah, sounds about right to me,

[WhistleStix]

"If any raised voice qualifies as abuse" then the stat would most likely be 4 in 4 not 1 in 4. Not arguing your basic premise, I just think you're going way to far to the other side. 25% doesn't seem so high to me...

[angelboku1]

You're right skayc1, we don't report it. We fear what will happen once they get out of jail.

[angelboku1]

Part III

Could Tim's ratio be accurate? Sadly, YES it could, but I pray it's not.

[angelboku1]

Part II

My close circle of female friends: 10

Those of us who have experienced what I define as abuse: 2

Those how have, and still are, abusers themselves: 1

So... in my circle of friends, 1 in 5 has been abused

1 in 10 has been an abuser

I'm not sure how an accurate poll could be even taken. So many of us, especially when the abuse is going, keep quiet about it. It's not something we're proud of.

I define abuse as physical beatings and/or mental torture.