Survey of Safety in Public and Private Spaces (SSPPS)

Abuse of person, status

Abuse refers to physical, sexual, or other forms of abuse perpetuated against a person.

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:

• Childhood mistreatment (before the age of 15)
• Status of assault since age 15