Responses to the item “It would make a difference in my life if I had …”
| Response | No. (%) of women n = 105 |
|---|---|
| Money to buy necessities | 91 (86.7) |
| Someone to talk to about the things that worry me | 90 (85.7) |
| Housing | 89 (84.8) |
| Medical care | 89 (84.8) |
| A real friend | 89 (84.8) |
| Dependable transportation | 84 (80.0) |
| Someone to hassle with agencies when I can’t | 83 (79.0) |
| More education | 82 (78.1) |
| Healthy food to eat | 81 (77.1) |
| Drug or alcohol treatment | 79 (75.2) |
| A good job | 79 (75.2) |
| More control of my life | 78 (74.3) |
| Personal safety | 78 (74.3) |
| Enough clothes | 77 (73.3) |
| Food | 76 (72.4) |
| Freedom from abuse | 72 (68.6) |
| Time for fun | 71 (67.6) |
| Somewhere else to live | 67 (63.8) |
| A good partner | 65 (61.9) |
| A dependable relationship | 64 (61.0) |
| Legal help | 63 (60.0) |
| Someone to lend me money | 63 (60.0) |
| A telephone or access to a telephone | 62 (59.0) |
| Help with child custody problem | 61 (58.1) |
| Time to get enough sleep | 58 (55.2) |
| Time to be by myself | 58 (55.2) |
| Birth control | 46 (43.8) |