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Characteristics of Victim

Victim-Offender relationship

This variable describes the victim's relationship to the offender. To be included in the "Victims of Domestic Violence" extract, the victim-offender relationship had to fall into one of the following categories:

• Spouse - includes common-law spouse
• Parent or step-parent
• Sibling or step-sibling
• Child or step-child
• Grandparent
• Grandchild
• In-law
• Other family member
• Boyfriend/Girlfriend
• Child of boyfriend/girlfriend
• Homosexual relationship
• Ex-spouse

For the "Victims of Violence" extract, the following groups are used:

• Family - includes spouse (including common-law); parent, sibling, child, grandparent, grandchild, in-law, step-parent, step-child, step-sibling, or other family member.
• Acquaintance - includes acquaintance, friend, neighbor, babysittee (the baby), boyfriend/girlfriend, child of boyfriend/girlfriend, homosexual relationship, ex-spouse, employee/employer, or otherwise known.
• Stranger - victim was a stranger.
• Other - victim was offender.
• Unknown - the relationship of the victim to the offender was unknown.

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