10% of all Canadian women have experienced at least one incident of physical or sexual assault by a man within the 12 months prior to the 1993 Violence Against Women Survey. 51% of all Canadian women have experienced at least one such incident since the age of 16 years.

While the highest 12 month rates were reported equally by women in Prince Edward Island, Manitoba and British Columbia, the lowest was reported by women in Quebec.

An equal proportion of Canadian women said they were physically or sexually assaulted by a stranger (4%) or a man known to them (4%) within the 12 months prior to the survey. While 3% of all women reported being assaulted by their marital/common-law partner during this 12 month period, 2% experienced violence by a date/boyfriend.