Violence within our communities, in its many forms, is seen as both a cause and an effect of poor mental health. To encourage candid answers, the survey asked residents, "Over the past 12 months, have you or anyone in your household experienced any violence?" rather than asking only about themselves specifically. The question went on to define violence as including "being pushed, slapped, hit, punched, shaken, kicked, choked, or being made to take part in any sexual activity when you didn't want to." Slightly less than three percent of all people, nearly the same for men and women, reported that there had been such violence. This was substantially related to the age of the respondent, with the youngest age group much more likely to report violence.

The graph shows that residents in the lowest income category were more likely to report violence, and those reporting their own mental health as only "fair" or "poor" were the most likely group of all to have noted household violence. Other questions in the survey further characterize the perpetrator of the violence and its type.

Further resources include a large list of national sources of data regarding violence, particularly against women. One can also view the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey, which is included in the aforementioned list and includes many queries related to violence and its antecedents.