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. 2003 Jul;93(7):1104–1109. doi: 10.2105/ajph.93.7.1104

TABLE 2—

Proportion of Women Who Experienced 3 Types of Victimization During College, by Childhood and Adolescent Victimizationa

Year of College, %
Outcome by Prior Victimization 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
No childhood or adolescent victimization
    Only physical 6.7 11.4 7.1 5.2
    Only sexual 13.4 3.8 8.1 5.2
    Covictimization 2.1 3.8 4.6 5.2
        Total 22.2 19.0 19.8 15.6
Childhood victimization but no adolescent victimization
    Only physical 10.3 10.0 11.5 6.1
    Only sexual 16.7 4.0 12.8 10.6
    Covictimization 4.8 7.0 5.1 7.6
        Total 31.8 21.0 29.4 24.3
No childhood victimization but adolescent victimization
    Only physical 15.9 16.2 15.4 13.1
    Only sexual 21.5 12.5 11.9 13.9
    Covictimization 4.3 6.7 6.7 3.8
        Total 41.7 35.4 34.0 30.8
Both childhood and adolescent victimization
    Only physical 17.0 15.7 20.4 18.1
    Only sexual 26.5 16.7 15.7 11.9
    Covictimization 21.6 20.0 15.7 12.4
        Total 65.1 52.4 51.8 42.4

aChildhood victimization was defined as witnessing domestic violence or experiencing either parental physical punishment or sexual victimization. Adolescent victimization was defined as physical victimization or sexual victimization by a romantic partner.