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Violence Module

Risk Factor 1: Risk for Exposure to Violence as a Child

Respondents Who Reported When a Child, Seeing or Hearing A Parent Being Physically Hurt By Partner, 2002

Characteristics

# of
Respondents

# Who Were Exposed To Violence As A Child

Percent Who Were Exposed To Violence As A Child

% Confidence Interval

Total

2847

248

8.8

7.6-10.1

 

 

 

 

 

Age Groups (years)

18 – 24

292

22

6.9

3.7-10.2

25 – 34

368

47

14.7

9.8-19.6

35 – 44

583

71

11.7

8.9-14.6

45 – 54

581

60

9.9

7.3-12.5

55 – 64

389

24

5.1

2.8-7.4

65 +

618

24

4.1

2.3-5.8

 

 

 

 

 

Sex

Male

1196

95

8.2

6.2-10.1

Female

1651

153

9.5

7.9-11.0

 

 

 

 

 

Race

White

2645

211

7.9

6.7-9.2

Amer. Indian

84

20

23.3

11.6-35.0

Other

95

16

17.6

8.9-26.3

 

 

 

 

 

Education

Less than H.S.

278

23

8.5

4.7-12.3

H.S. Grad

872

87

10.6

7.9-13.3

Some College

899

77

8.5

6.4-10.5

College Grad

792

61

7.5

5.5-9.5

 

 

 

 

 

Household Income

$0 – 14,999

330

37

9.9

6.5-13.2

$15,000 – 24,999

527

57

11.0

8.0-14.0

$25,000 – 49,999

926

80

9.5

7.1-12.0

$50,000 – 74,999

440

39

8.6

5.6-11.7

$75,000+

300

22

7.1

4.1-10.2

 

 

 

 

 

Marital Status

Married

1640

125

7.7

6.2-9.2

Divorced

324

47

16.4

11.7-21.1

Widowed

317

14

4.4

1.9-6.9

Separated

30

3

8.2

0-17.9

Never Married

485

50

10.2

6.8-13.5

Member of Unmarried Couple

45

9

18.4

6.3-30.6

 

 

 

 

 

Employment

Employed

1876

174

9.4

7.8-11.1

Not Employed

66

16

24.9

12.7-37.1

Student/Homeworker

316

30

8.1

5.1-11.1

Retired/Unable to Work

585

27

4.3

2.6-6.1

 

 

 

 

 

Health Plan

Health Coverage

2598

202

7.7

6.5-8.9

Don’t Have Coverage

236

43

19.6

13.5-25.7

 

 

 

 

 

Other variables

Disability

Yes

532

76

14.0

10.8-17.3

No

2307

172

7.8

6.4-9.1

 

 

 

 

 

Diabetes

Yes

202

17

8.7

4.1-13.2

During pregnancy

18

3

20.5

0-42.7

No

2625

227

8.7

7.5-10.0

 

 

 

 

 

Overweight or Obese

Yes

1689

148

9.3

7.6-11.1

No

1044

85

7.6

5.9-9.3

 

 

 

 

 

Current smokers

Yes

604

89

15.6

12.0-19.2

No

2237

159

7.0

5.8-8.2

 

 

 

 

 

Binge Drinking

Yes

544

59

11.1

7.9-14.3

No

2276

188

8.2

6.9-9.5


Respondents Who Reported When a Child, Seeing or Hearing A Parent Being Physically Hurt By Partner, 2002-2003

Characteristics

# of
Respondents

# Who Were Exposed To Violence As A Child

Percent Who Were Exposed To Violence As A Child

% Confidence Interval

Total

2847

248

8.8

7.6-10.1

 

Race

White

2703

219

8.2

6.9-9.4

Amer. Indian

96

22

21.7

11.3-32.0

Other

39

7

17.3

4.4-30.2


Table Type

Percentage with risk factor

Definition:

 R1: Risk for Exposure to Violence as a Child: Respondents Who Reported When a Child, Seeing or Hearing A Parent Being Physically Hurt By Partner

Denominator:

All respondents

 Abbreviations:

# at risk = Number within subpopulation with the risk factor

 

Percent at risk = Percentage of subpopulation with the risk factor

 

% Confidence interval = 95% confidence interval

Distribution Table: Table showing characteristics of all persons with the risk factor

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