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have partner and are not involved in sexual relations either.Also, 0.7% of women said they were forced to havesex the first time they had sex.Acts of physical violenceModerate and severe acts of physical violence are studiedin the survey. Out of the various forms of physicalviolence experienced, women admit to having experiencedtwo of them:• Getting slapped, or hurt by having something thrownat her - 6.8% - moderate violence• Getting hurt by a punch or hit with something else –3.9% - severe violence• Pushed, or shoved, or pulled by hair – 2.9% - moderateviolence• Kicked, dragged, or beaten up – 2.0% - severe violence• Choked or burnt – 1.6% - severe violence• Threatened with – or actually hurt with - a gun, knifeor other weapon– 1.0% - severe violenceOf the forms of physical violence reported, only one -getting slapped or hurt by having something thrownat her - provided significant results according to backgroundvariables. The data is presented in table 4.1:Table 4.1: Physical violence experienced by women.Percentage of women who experienced physical violence according to background variables andpercentage of women who experienced one form of physical violence - getting slapped, or hurt by throwingsomething on her - by background variables.Georgia, 2009Physical violenceUnweightedNumberGetting slapped,hurt by throwingsomethingUnweightedNumberPlace of residencecapital 32.1 34 31.6 34rural 36.9 50 37.8 50urban 30.9 38 30.6 38Age15-24 - -25-34 32.2 39 30.3 3935-44 43.0 49 43.9 4945-49 - -Educationsecondary 27.8 36 27.3 32technical 33.4 43 32.2 38higher 21.1 26 22.0 26Independent incomeyes 28.5 90 27.9 35no 71.5 37 72.1 87Data on various forms of physical violence by frequencyof occurrence either during or before the last 12 monthsdid not yield any significant results, meaning that almostequal percentage – 3.9% - of women experiencedviolence either during or before the last 12 months. Eitherduring the past 12 months, or before the past 12months, the largest proportion of women report thatthese cases have happened a few times. The wording“a few times” is quite vague in the Georgian language:it might mean anything, including many times. Presumably,this answer was used by some for not selecting the“many times” option.34