Approximately 12,300 women 18 years of age and older were interviewed in-depth by telephone about their experiences of physical and sexual violence since the age of 16 and about their perceptions of their personal safety. The survey found that one- half of all Canadian women have experienced at least one incident of violence since the age of 16, and almost one-half of women reported violence by men known to them and one-quarter reported violence by a stranger. Further, one-quarter of all women have experienced violence at the hands of a current or past marital partner (includes common-law unions). One out of six currently married women reported violence by their spouses; one-half of women with previous marriages reported violence by a previous spouse. More than 1 out of 10 women who reported violence in a current marriage have at some point believed their lives were in danger. Six out of 10 Canadian women who walk alone in their own area after dark felt "very" or "somewhat" worried doing so. The survey also found that women with violent fathers-in-law are at three times the risk of assault by their partners than are women with nonviolent fathers-in-law. 25 tables