The Abused Population

Male partners severely assault more than 1.5 million married and cohabitating
women each year. Of women treated in hospital emergency rooms,
22 percent to 35 percent are there because of symptoms related to abuse.
Approximately 20 percent to 25 percent of all women are abused at least
once by a male partner. Victims of boyfriends tend to be young (sixteen to
twenty-four years old), while victims of current or former spouses are likely
to be older (twenty to thirty-four years old).Women in families with incomes
over $50,000 are four times less likely to be abused than are women in families
with annual incomes of less than $20,000.