1.  This research report is based upon telephone interviews with __________ U.S. women and _________ U.S. men.
4,000 and 2,000
6,000 and 6,000
8,000 and 2,000
8,000 and 8,000

2.  In order to measure possible effects of interviewer gender . . .
half of the male respondents were interviewed by males and half by females
both male and female interviewers were used for all male respondents
male interviewers were used for male respondents
interviewers and respondents were matched based upon gender

3.  This survey�s definition of intimate partner violence resembles the one developed by the . . .
Office of Justice Programs
Department of Justice
Centers for Disease Control
National Institute of Justice

4.  According to the survey screening questions used for this study, stalking victimization would include . .
using a knife or other weapon on a person
leaving unwanted items for the person to find
throwing something at a person that could hurt them
none of the above were screening questions used for this study

5.  The NVAW Survey found that __________ % of surveyed women and __________ % of surveyed men reported being raped by an intimate partner at some time in their lifetime.
12.9 and 0.9
7.7 and 0.3
22.1 and 7.4
33.1 and 12.0

6.  Results of this survey show that most physical assaults committed against women and men are __________.
relatively minor
relatively serious
potentially dangerous
indicators of future assault risk

7.  By using a definition of stalking that requires victims to feel a high level of fear, the survey found that _____ % of surveyed women and _____ % of surveyed men reported being stalked by a current or fomer intimate partner sometime in their lifetime
2.2 and 0.2
3.6 and 2.4
4.2 and 3.8
4.8 and 0.6

8.  The survey finding that 7.7 % of U.S. women have been raped by an intimate partner at some time in their lifetime is __________ to earlier community-based estimates.
higher
lower
similar
identical

9.  Prior estimates of the incidence of stalking were based upon guesses provided by mental health professionals. The NVAW Survey estimates that _____ % of women have been stalked by an intimate in their lifetime is _____ than previous stalking estimates.
2.2; lower
4.8; lower
2.2; higher
4.8; higher

10.  This study found that women experience significantly more IPV than men. It also found that as the seriousness of the assault increases the differences in rates of victimization.
become less predictable
remain the same
decreases
increases

11.  According to the findings of this survey, the racial background with the highest rates of intimate partner violence is __________.
American Indian / Alaskan Native
Asian / Pacific Islander
Hispanic
African American

12.  This survey specifically asked questions regarding racial background and ethnicity and found that _____ racial minorities experience _____ intimate partner violence than do whites.
most; less
most; more
all; less
all; more

13.  The racial group that reported the lowest incidence of rape in which the victim was a woman was . . . .
white
asian
african American
mixed race

14.  This survey found that there was __________ in Hispanic and non-Hispanic women�s reports of intimate partner physical assault and stalking.
no difference
statistically significant but not clinically significant
clinically significant difference
little difference

15.  Results from previous studies on violence in same-sex relationships suggests that same-sex couples are _____ violent as heterosexual couples.
less
about as
more
significantly more

16.  The findings from this survey suggest that intimate partner violence is . . .
perpetrated primarily by men
perpetrated more commonly in heterosexual couples
perpetrated more commonly in homosexual couples
perpetrated at equal rates in both hetero and homo sexual couples

17.  According to the risk factors that were found to be associated with IPV, both men and women who were __________ were significantly more likely to report being victimized by their current partner.
sexually abused as children
physically assaulted as children
both A and B
none of the above

18.  Results of logistic regression indicate that couples with status disparities experience __________ IPV than couples with no status disparities.
more
less
about the same
significantly more

19.  The NVAW Survey found that married women who lived apart from their husbands were nearly _____ times more likely to report that their husbands had raped, assaulted and or stalked them than were women who lived with their husbands.
two
four
six
eight

20.  Among women who were victimized multiple times by the same partner, more than 60% of rape victims and nearly 70% of assault victims reported that their victimization lasted __________.
9 months
2 years or more
1 year or more
4.5 years on average

21.  According to the statistical analysis, threats of violence and bodily harm were shown to have __________ actual occurrences of physical injury.
a clinically significant effect on
a strong link to
a causal relationship with
no significant relationship with

22.  According to the findings of this survey, __________ of women raped by an intimate said their most recent rape was reported to the police.
less than 1/5
less than 1/2
less than 1/3
less than 1/8

23.  When asked why they did not chose to report their rape to the police, all of the following reasons were widely reported EXCEPT:
afraid their attacker would retaliate
said the rape was a one time or minor incident
said the police could not do anything about it
said they did not want the police involved

24.  According to this report, the policy implications for this study include all of the following recommendations EXCEPT:
Studies are needed to determine why prevalence rates are different among women of different ethnic groups.
Intimate partner violence should be treated as a significant social problem.
The medical community should receive mandatory training regarding identifying intimate partner violence.
The US justice system should receive comprehensive training about the safety needs of victims of intimate partner violence.

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