The director of a shelter for battered women has noticed that many of the women SW SOC who are referred to the shelter eventually return to their violent husbands, even when there is every indication that the husband will continue the pattern of abuse. The director suspects that the women who return to their husbands do so because they have no place else to go—for example, no close relatives in the area with whom the women could reside. Do the following data support the director’s suspicion? (Data are from the case files of former clients.)

Relatives Nearby?

Return to Husband? Yes No Totals Yes 10 23 33 No 50 17 67 Totals 60 40 100