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Table 1 The age and gender for the studied victims and assailants of the studied cases of non-fatal interpersonal violence

From: Descriptive study of non-fatal interpersonal violence in a Nigerian City

Age category (years)

Gender (victims)

Gender (assailants)*

Female

Male

Total

Female(s)

Male(s)

Total

Count (%)

Count (%)

Count (%)

Count (%)

Count (%)

Count (%)

10 or less

1 (0.5)

1 (0.5)

2 (0.9)

1 (0.5)

1 (0.5)

2 (0.9)

11–20

11 (5.0)

5 (2.3)

16 (7.3)

5 (2.3)

11 (5.2)

16 (7.5)

21–30

39 (17.7)

59 (26.8)

98 (44.5)

17 (8.0)

76 (35.7)

93 (43.7)

31–40

27 (12.3)

27 (12.3)

54 (24.5)

13 (6.1)

39 (18.3)

52 (24.4)

41–50

12 (5.5)

18 (8.2)

30 (13.6)

5 (2.3)

25 (11.7)

30 (14.1)

51–60

3 (1.4)

8 (3.6)

11 (5.0)

3 (1.4)

8 (3.8)

11 (5.2)

61–70

1 (0.5)

7 (3.2)

8 (3.6)

0 (0.0)

8 (3.8)

8 (3.8)

More than 70

0 (0.0)

1 (0.5)

1 (0.5)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.5)

1 (0.5)

Total

94 (42.7)

126 (57.3)

220 (100.0)

44 (20.7)

169 (79.3)

213* (100.0)

  1. *Each one of the 220 victims reported being attacked by 1 or more assailants. This figure shows the 213 cases or incidents in which there was a single assailant or multiple assailants of the same gender irrespective of the numerical count of the assailants involved in each case