Survey of Residential Facilities for Victims of Abuse (SRFVA)

Relationship of abuser of person, category

Relationship of abuser refers to the type of relationship that exists between an abuser and his or her victim.

Person refers to an individual and is the unit of analysis for most social statistics programs.

The data for this variable are reported using the following classifications and/or lists:

• Relationship of abuser to a woman resident in a facility for victims of abuse