For Women Who've Experienced Domestic Violence, Can You Take My POLL?

[Jynx1978]

 I'm doing a research project for school, and your help would be so appreciated.  Let me also add that this is for intimate couples, and not child abuse.  Although both are awful, my paper is on intimate partners.

 

[southernjess3]

i had just graduated high school..

[Jynx1978]

 Bump.  :)

[my2girls516]

Here is a bump....I was only verbally abused.

[Jynx1978]

Quoting southernjess3:

i had just graduated high school..

I had done SOME college when mine started.

[SpiritedTigress]

The domestic vioence I went though was my mothers boyfriend. I was ages 8 - 16.

[Jynx1978]

Quoting my2girls516:

Here is a bump....I was only verbally abused.

The damage from emotional abuse can be just as bad, though, and leave lasting scars, whereas bruises and cuts will heal.

[dusky_rose]

 The ladies at the domestic violence shelter told me that domestic violence affects people from all walks of life and even some guys are abused by their spouses.

[Jynx1978]

Quoting SpiritedTigress:

The domestic vioence I went though was my mothers boyfriend. I was ages 8 - 16.

What was his educational level?

[wickedfiress]

I was a kid..... all the way up through 2nd grade.

[Jynx1978]

Quoting dusky_rose:

 The ladies at the domestic violence shelter told me that domestic violence affects people from all walks of life and even some guys are abused by their spouses.

And, to a large extent, you're right.  From the research I've done, however, I've found there to be a strong correlation in the lack of wealth and education for abusers and victim alike.  I'm trying to find out how drastic it is.