Who-Stole-Feminism.-How-Women-Have-Betrayed-Women

196 WHO STOLE FEMINISM?Straus's studies to suit their purposes. The latter is what the CommonwealthFund, a New York State philanthropy concerned with publichealth, did in their Women's Health Survey.In July 1993, the Commonwealth Fund released the results of a telephonesurvey of 2,500 women, designed and carried out by Louis Harrisand Associates. The Commonwealth and Harris investigators took theirquestions directly from the Gelles and Straus survey and got the followingresults:I would like you to tell me whether, in the past twelve months, yourspouse or partner ever:YESNO1. Insulted you orswore at you 34% 66%2. Stomped out of theroom or house oryard 34 663. Threatened to hityou or throwsomething at you 5 954. Threw or smashedor hit or kickedsomething 11 895. Threw somethingat you 3 976. Pushed, grabbed,shoved, or slappedyou 5 957. Kicked, bit, or hityou with a fist orsome other object 2 988. Beat you up 0 1009. Choked you 0 9910. Threatened youwith a knife or gun 0 10011. Used a knife or gun 0 100Using these findings, and based on the assumption that there areapproximately 55 million women married or living with someone as a