Table 3.
Prevalence per 100 (95% CI) of being a victim, perpetrator and witness of different forms of violence by age (12 to 60, both sexes).
| Types of aggression | Total | Age groups | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 to 17 | 18 to 35 | 36 to 55 | 56 or more | |||
| During past year | ||||||
| Verbal aggression | ||||||
| Victim | 28.3 | 42.3 | 31.9 | 21.5 | 9.8 | *** |
| (26.3 - 30.2) | (37.3 - 47.4) | (28.6 - 35.2) | (18.6 - 24.4) | (5.7 - 15.4) | ||
| Perpetrator | 24.3 | 39.2 | 29.3 | 15.8 | 6.1 | *** |
| (22.5 - 26.2) | (34.3 - 44.3) | (26.1 - 32.5) | (13.2 - 18.4) | (3.0 - 10.9) | ||
| Witness | 59.7 | 71.9 | 65.6 | 52.5 | 37.2 | *** |
| (57.6 - 61.8) | (67.2 - 76.4) | (62.2 - 69.0) | (48.9 - 56.0) | (29.8 - 45.1) | ||
| Defraud or deceive | ||||||
| Victim | 13.5 | 12.2 | 15.2 | 14.1 | 4.9 | ** |
| (12.0 - 14.9) | (9.1 - 15.9) | (12.7 - 17.8) | (11.7 - 16.6) | (2.1 - 9.4) | ||
| Perpetrator | 3.0 | 6.0 | 4.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | *** |
| (2.2 - 3.7) | (3.8 - 8.8) | (2.7 - 5.5) | (0.2 - 1.4) | (0.0 - 3.4) | ||
| Witness | 26.9 | 37.4 | 29.5 | 21.5 | 15.9 | *** |
| (25.0 - 28.8) | (32.6 - 42.4) | (26.2 - 32.7) | (18.6 - 24.4) | (10.6 - 22.4) | ||
| Yelling and heavy pranks | ||||||
| Victim | 23.8 | 36.1 | 25.8 | 17.5 | 14.6 | *** |
| (21.9 - 25.6) | (31.3 - 41.1) | (22.8 - 28.9) | (14.8 - 20.2) | (9.6 - 21.0) | ||
| Perpetrator | 17.1 | 37.4 | 20.2 | 6.9 | 3.7 | *** |
| (15.5 - 18.7) | (32.6 - 42.4) | (17.3 - 23.0) | (5.1 - 8.6) | (1.4 - 7.8) | ||
| Witness | 47.7 | 68.8 | 53.7 | 36.8 | 21.3 | *** |
| (45.6 - 49.9) | (63.9 - 73.4) | (50.2 - 57.3) | (33.4 - 40.3) | (15.3 - 28.4) | ||
| Unarmed aggression | ||||||
| Victim | 22.2 | 32.7 | 23.1 | 17.9 | 13.4 | *** |
| (20.4 - 24.0) | (28.1 - 37.7) | (20.2 - 26.1) | (15.2 - 20.6) | (8.6 - 19.6) | ||
| Perpetrator | 22.2 | 33.2 | 23.5 | 17.5 | 12.8 | *** |
| (20.5 - 24.0) | (28.6 - 38.2) | (20.5 - 26.5) | (14.8 - 20.2) | (8.1 - 18.9) | ||
| Witness | 29.5 | 43.4 | 29.8 | 24.5 | 19.5 | *** |
| (27.6 - 31.5) | (38.4 - 48.5) | (26.6 - 33.1) | (21.4 - 27.5) | (13.7 - 26.4) | ||
| During life time | ||||||
| Armed threat | ||||||
| Victim | 20.2 | 8.8 | 23.8 | 23.2 | 15.9 | *** |
| (18.5 - 21.9) | (6.2 - 12.1) | (20.8 - 26.8) | (20.2 - 26.2) | (10.6 - 22.4) | ||
| Perpetrator | 2.1 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 1.2 | |
| (1.5 - 2.8) | (0.4 - 3.0) | (2.0 - 4.5) | (0.8 - 2.6) | (0.1 - 4.3) | ||
| Witness | 39.3 | 35.6 | 45.9 | 36.8 | 29.3 | * |
| (37.2 - 41.4) | (30.8 - 40.6) | (42.3 - 49.5) | (33.4 - 40.3) | (22.4 - 36.9) | ||
| Severe threat | ||||||
| Victim | 8.8 | 5.7 | 9.3 | 10.1 | 7.3 | |
| (7.6 - 10.0) | (3.6 - 8.5) | (7.3 - 11.3) | (8.0 - 12.2) | (3.8 - 12.4) | ||
| Perpetrator | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | ||
| (0.3 - 1.0) | (0.2 - 2.3) | (0.2 - 1.4) | (0.1 - 1.2) | ND | ||
| Witness | 24.9 | 24.2 | 26.6 | 23.9 | 22.6 | |
| (23.0 - 26.7) | (20.0 - 28.8) | (23.5 - 29.8) | (20.9 - 26.9) | (16.4 - 29.7) | ||
| Unarmed robbery | ||||||
| Victim | 21.5 | 19.0 | 21.3 | 24.1 | 15.9 | |
| (19.7 - 23.2) | (15.2 - 23.2) | (18.4 - 24.2) | (21.1 - 27.1) | (10.6 - 22.4) | ||
| Perpetrator | 2.1 | 4.7 | 2.5 | 1.0 | *** | |
| (1.5 - 2.8) | (2.8 - 7.3) | (1.4 - 3.5) | (0.3 - 1.8) | ND | ||
| Witness | 25.5 | 33.3 | 26.6 | 22.3 | 16.5 | *** |
| (23.6 - 27.3) | (28.6 - 38.3) | (23.5 - 29.7) | (19.3 - 25.2) | (11.1 - 23.0) | ||
| Armed physical aggression | ||||||
| Victim | 7.6 | 3.1 | 8.4 | 9.2 | 6.7 | * |
| (6.5 - 8.7) | (1.6 - 5.4) | (6.4 - 10.4) | (7.2 - 11.2) | (3.4 - 11.7) | ||
| Perpetrator | 1.9 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.2 | |
| (1.3 - 2.4) | (0.2 - 2.3) | (1.4 - 3.5) | (1.0 - 2.9) | (0.1 - 4.3) | ||
| Witness | 33.3 | 27.8 | 37.1 | 34.1 | 24.4 | *** |
| (31.3 - 35.3) | (23.4 - 32.6) | (33.7 - 40.6) | (30.7 - 37.4) | (18.0 - 31.7) | ||
| Sexual aggression | ||||||
| Victim | 5.9 | 3.9 | 7.0 | 6.2 | 4.3 | |
| (4.9 - 6.9) | (2.2 - 6.3) | (5.2 - 8.8) | (4.5 - 7.9) | (1.7 - 8.6) | ||
| Perpetrator | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 0.5 | ND | * |
| (0.7 - 1.6) | (0.6 - 3.4) | (0.9 - 2.7) | (0.0 - 1.0) | |||
| Witness | 11.6 | 14.5 | 13.4 | 10.1 | 3.7 | *** |
| (10.3 - 13.0) | (11.2 - 18.5) | (11.0 - 15.8) | (8.0 - 12.2) | (1.4 - 7.8) | ||
| n = 2095 | n = 385 | n = 774 | n = 772 | n = 164 | ||
Medellin, Colombia. 2007.
*P < 0.05 ** p < 0.01 *** p < 0.001
NA: Does not apply ND: No data