What percentage of rapes involving intimate partners or spouses is indicated by the data?

• A. 28%
• B. 38%
• C. 7%
• D. 26%

Answer: (A)

Interpreting proportions in violence data: the percentage shown for rapes involving intimate partners or spouses represents the share of all rape incidents where the offender is a current or former partner (husband, wife, boyfriend, girlfriend, dating partner). If the data indicate 28%, that means about 28 out of every 100 rapes involve an intimate partner, i.e., roughly a little more than a quarter of cases. This shows that intimate partner rape is a substantial portion of sexual violence, not just cases by strangers. A higher figure would mean an even larger share within the dataset; a much lower figure would imply intimate partner involvement is relatively rare. The exact value (28% in this dataset) reflects the specific sample and methodology, but the core idea is recognizing that a meaningful portion of rape occurs within intimate relationships.