These six facts about spousal abuse will definitely shock you.

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Odds of being a victim of spousal abuse: 1 in 10 (US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

1. Only four percent of US workplaces train employees on domestic violence and its impact on the workplace. (Workplace Violence News)
2. In Canada, 7 percent of women and 6 percent of men end up being abused by a current or former partner. (Canada Department of Justice)
3. In Canada, 9 percent of female victims of spousal abuse report being stalked by a current or former spouse or common-law partner. (Statistics Canada)
4. In the United States, among women, the age group at greatest risk for nonfatal intimate partner violence is 20 to 24. (US Department of Justice)
5. A 2005 national survey found that 21 percent of full-time workers in the US had been victims of domestic violence. (Corporate Alliance to End Partner Violence)
6. Family members were responsible for 43 percent of all murders involving females across the US in 2002.