TABLE 1.
Comparison of non-child sexual abuse versus child sexual abuse survivors on demographic and crime history variables
| Non-Child Sexual Abuse | Child Sexual Abuse | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | ||||||
| Race (percentage)* | % | % | χ2 | P | ||
| Black | 15 | 26 | 2.1 | NS | ||
| White | 85 | 74 | ||||
| M | SD | M | SD | F | P | |
| Age (years) | 31.3 | 10.2 | 34.9 | 9.5 | 3.6 | NS |
| Education (years) | 14.5 | 2.7 | 14.0 | 2.4 | 1.3 | NS |
| Months since index rape | 91.8 | 98.6 | 111.8 | 103.4 | 1.6 | NS |
| Criminal Victimization History | ||||||
| Number of times a victim of crime | 5.2 | 4.7 | 7.8 | 4.7 | 13.7 | 0.001 |
| Childhood physical abuse | 3.6 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 2.3 | 6.9 | 0.005 |
| Robbery | 0.17 | 0.54 | 0.40 | 0.79 | 5.0 | 0.03 |
| Kidnapping | 0.16 | 0.40 | 0.59 | 1.10 | 12.5 | 0.001 |
| Rape (prior to index) | 0.60 | 1.10 | 1.81 | 1.80 | 30.2 | 0.001 |
| Attempted rape | 0.36 | 0.63 | 0.97 | 1.46 | 13.5 | 0.001 |
| Sexually assaulted | 0.30 | 0.78 | 1.47 | 1.77 | 33.8 | 0.001 |
| Serious physical assault | 0.15 | 0.54 | 0.34 | 0.87 | 3.1 | NS |
| Minor physical assault | 1.23 | 1.82 | 2.02 | 2.02 | 7.1 | 0.01 |
| Attempted murder | 0.08 | 0.34 | 0.31 | 0.58 | 10.8 | 0.001 |
| Homicide of close family member | 0.39 | 0.75 | 0.54 | 0.96 | 1.3 | NS |
*
χ2 and P are derived from the four race percentages
NS=nonsignificant.
Resick PA, Nishith P, Griffin MG. CNS Spectr. Vol 8, No 5. 2003.