Prevalence of abuse among Sydney adult residents
| Abuse | Women (n=390) | Men (n=336) | Overall (n=726) |
| Childhood sexual abuse | 26.5 (22.1 to 30.8) | 13.5 (9.8 to 17.1) | 20.1 (17.2 to 23.0) |
| Physical abuse9-150 | 18.5 (14.7 to 22.4) | 17.2 (13.2 to 21.2) | 17.9 (15.1 to 20.6) |
| Often | 6.8 (4.3 to 9.2) | 3.0 (1.2 to 4.9) | 4.9 (3.4 to 6.5) |
| Emotional/verbal abuse9-150 | 29.3 (24.8 to 33.8) | 20.6 (16.3 to 24.9) | 25.0 (21.9 to 28.2) |
| Often | 11.0 (7.9 to 14.1) | 5.5 (3.0 to 7.9) | 8.3 (6.3 to 10.3) |
| Adulthood sexual abuse | 21.2 (17.2 to 25.3) | 6.7 (4.1 to 9.4) | 14.1 (11.6 to 16.7) |
| Physical abuse9-150 | 10.7 (7.6 to 13.8) | 3.6 (1.6 to 5.6) | 7.2 (5.3 to 9.1) |
| Often | 4.1 (2.1 to 6.0) | 0.2 (0 to 0.7) | 2.2 (1.1 to 3.3) |
| Emotional/verbal abuse9-150 | 27.4 (23.0 to 31.9) | 16.6 (12.6 to 20.6) | 22.1 (19.1 to 25.1) |
| Often | 10.6 (7.5 to 13.6) | 1.4 (0.2 to 2.7) | 6.1 (4.4 to 7.8) |
Data represent prevalence per 100. The prevalence rates in women and men were directly age adjusted to the Australian population structure in 1991. The overall prevalence rates were directly age and sex adjusted to the Australian population structure in 1991. Inadequate data on four subjects are not included.
↵9-150 Occasionally or often.