Table 1.
Women Reporting Lifetime Domestic/Family Violence Screening by a health care Provider†
| All Women (N = 4,821) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analytic N | N (%)‡ | P-Value§ | ||
| 4,821 | 479 (7.0) | N/A | ||
| Sociodemographic variables | ||||
| Age | <40 | 4,821 | 199 (10.0) | <0.001 |
| 40–59 | 236 (8.24) | |||
| 60+ | 44 (1.99) | |||
| Ethnic group | White | 4,821 | 369 (6.95) | 0.560 |
| Black | 57 (9.18) | |||
| Hispanic | 39 (4.81) | |||
| Other | 14 (9.4) | |||
| Marital status | Married | 4,817 | 219 (4.84) | 0.004 |
| Living with partner | 59 (21.51) | |||
| Single, not living with partner | 201 (7.86) | |||
| Income | ≥ Poverty line | 4,813 | 404 (7.22) | 0.379 |
| < Poverty line | 75 (6.1) | |||
| Education | < High school | 4,821 | 47 (5.13) | 0.189 |
| High school degree | 291 (7.58) | |||
| College degree | 141 (6.52) | |||
| Children under 12 | None | 4,816 | 309 (5.59) | 0.014 |
| One or more | 170 (10.57) | |||
| Health insurance | Uninsured | 4,789 | 56 (6.8) | 0.848 |
| Insured | 421 (7.09) | |||
| Geographic location | Urban | 4,821 | 437 (8.24) | <0.001 |
| Rural | 42 (3.47) | |||
| Clinical variables | ||||
| Chronic medical conditions | None | 4,821 | 134 (4.66) | 0.003 |
| One | 105 (7.76) | |||
| Two or more | 240 (8.85) | |||
| Probable mental health problem | No | 4,821 | 262 (4.96) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 217 (18.2) | |||
| Probable drug problem | No | 4,821 | 454 (6.77) | 0.026 |
| Yes | 25 (22.87) | |||
| Probable alcohol problem | No | 4,813 | 449 (6.85) | 0.202 |
| Yes | 26 (9.96) | |||
| Health care utilization in past 12 months | ||||
| Primary care visit | No | 4,821 | 48 (3.08) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 431 (7.75) | |||
| Mental health visit | No | 4,821 | 304 (5.12) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 175 (36.5) | |||
| Life stressors in past 12 months | ||||
| Serious argument | No | 4,806 | 223 (4.88) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 255 (14.42) | |||
| Ended a relationship | No | 4,819 | 379 (5.93) | 0.010 |
| Yes | 100 (20.78) | |||
| Laid off or fired | No | 4,818 | 440 (6.86) | 0.272 |
| Yes | 39 (10.87) | |||
| Financial crisis | No | 4,810 | 354 (5.97) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 124 (17.05) | |||
| Witnessed someone beaten/killed | No | 4,818 | 436 (6.38) | 0.005 |
| Yes | 43 (40.45) | |||
| Any life difficulty | No | 4,820 | 166 (3.63) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 313 (14.24) | |||
†Data are from 4,821 women interviewed in Healthcare for Communities, 2000–2001.
‡Frequencies are unweighted, but percentages are weighted to be nationally representative.
§P-values comparing screening rates across categories are calculated from F-statistics.