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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Nov 15.
Published in final edited form as: J Fam Violence. 2009 Feb;24(2):63–74. doi: 10.1007/s10896-008-9209-0

Table 3.

Multivariate Models of Male-to-Female Partner Violence, Male Workers and Female Spouse/Partners (n=848 couples)

Model 1 Model 2

Couple characteristics OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
Relationship length (y) 0.98 0.95, 1.01 0.97 0.95, 1.00
Mean age (y) 0.99 0.96, 1.01 0.98 0.96, 1.01

Male characteristics
Education:
Some high school 1.15 0.41, 3.22 1.13 0.41, 3.16
High school graduate 0.95 0.37, 2.43 0.89 0.35, 2.27
Some college 0.87 0.33, 2.31 0.86 0.32, 2.27
College graduate (ref.) 1.00 -- 1.00 --
Race/ethnicity:
White 0.95 0.48, 1.90 0.92 0.46, 1.84
Hispanic 1.13 0.53, 2.41 1.11 0.52, 2.36
Black 4.33 1.00, 18.78 4.39* 1.01, 19.02
Other (ref.) 1.00 -- 1.00 --
Problem Drinking:
Yes 1.98** 1.24, 3.14 2.00** 1.26, 3.17
No (ref.) 1.00 -- 1.00 --
Impulsivity score 1.68*** 1.32, 2.14 1.64*** 1.29, 2.09
Adverse childhood events 1.18* 1.01, 1.38 1.19* 1.01, 1.39
Interpersonal work conflicts 1.02 0.97, 1.07 1.02 0.97, 1.08
Current Layoff
Yes 1.59* 1.02, 2.48
No (ref.) 1.00 --
Months of Layoff 1.06 0.98, 1.16

Female characteristics
Education:
Some high school 0.85 0.37, 1.95 0.86 0.38, 1.95
High school graduate 0.81 0.42, 1.57 0.83 0.43, 1.60
Some college 1.48 0.79, 2.78 1.47 0.79, 2.76
College graduate (ref.) 1.00 -- 1.00 ---
Race/ethnicity:
White 0.79 0.39, 1.60 0.76 0.37, 1.55
Hispanic 1.37 0.63, 3.00 1.38 0.63, 3.02
Black 0.34 0.06, 1.81 0.31 0.06, 1.69
Other (ref.) 1.00 -- 1.00 ---
Problem Drinking:
Yes 0.91 0.48, 1.74 0.91 0.48, 1.75
No (ref.) 1.00 -- 1.00 --
Impulsivity score 1.52** 1.16, 2.01 1.51** 1.15, 2.00
Adverse childhood events 1.12 0.98, 1.28 1.14 1.00, 1.31

Note.

*

p < 0.05;

**

p < 0.01;

***

p < 0.001.