In-person interviews were conducted among 452 married or cohabiting female adult residents of Winnipeg, Manitoba (CN). Nearly 4 in 10 respondents reported that they had participated in some kind of spouse abuse with their current partner. Young age and high scores on Eysenck's psychoticism scale, the Neuroticism Index, and the MacAndrew Scale were the most significant predictive factors. The relation of alcohol consumption and psychoticism was also significant, but less so. Thus, alcohol consumption is shown to have a lesser correlation to violence in females than in males; this can be attributed to differences in social contexts in which men and women drink. The rates produced in this study reflect the prevalence of abuse, and not the events leading to that abuse, nor the extent of injuries. The findings may not be applicable to less formal relationships. Female- perpetrated spouse abuse, while not nearly as common as male-perpetrated spouse abuse, should be acknowledged as a significant problem. 4 tables and 58 references