However , media reports estimated that fewer than 10 percent of abused women filed complaints .
The Association of Houses for Battered Women estimated that one - fifth of the country 's 1.5 million adult women have suffered from violence in a relationship .
Media reports estimated that fewer than 10 percent of abused women filed complaints .
The Association of Houses for Battered Women estimated that one - fifth of the country 's 1.5 million adult women have suffered from violence in a relationship .