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While husband-to-wife violence declined (121 to 113 per 1000, a ), wife-to husband violence increased (116 to 121 per 1000)
Topic: Violence, Intimate PartnerSource
Citation: Societal Change and Change in Family Violence from 1975 to 1985 As Revealed by Two National Surveys, p. 470 Author(s): Straus, Gelles Institution(s): University of New Hampshire, University of Rhode Island Link: http://pubpages.unh.edu/~mas2/VB2%20Societal%20Change%20and%20Change%20in%20fam%20viol.pdf Nation(s): United States of America Year(s): 1975-1985 Source: Primary Type: Statistical AnalysisDiscussion
Other Notes:Wife-to-husband increased to surpass husband-to-wife | Mutual violence remained roughly the same (160 to 158 per 1000)