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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 May 4.
Published in final edited form as: Violence Vict. 2012;27(1):109–124. doi: 10.1891/0886-6708.27.1.109

Table 2.

Bivariate Analyses Comparing No Violence, Partner Violence Only and Non-Partner Violence Only (N=696)a

Variable No
Violence
(N = 526)
Partner
Violence Only
(N=59)
Non-Partner
Violence Only
(N=111)
χ2 (DF=2)
Age (Mean, SD)b 33.5 (10.4) 31.7 (8.3) 27.9 (9.7) 29.47***
Male
Female
326 (62%)
200 (38%)
15 (25%)
44 (75%)
85 (77%)
26 (23%)

42.99***
Caucasian
Non-Caucasian
343 (65%)
183 (35%)
41 (69%)
18 (31%)
89 (80%)
22 (20%)

9.50**
Married/Cohabitating
Single/Divorced
82 (16%)
444 (84%)
14 (24%)
45 (76%)
14 (13%)
97 (87%)

3.65
High School Graduate
Less than High School Education
222 (42%)
304 (68%)
23 (39%)
36 (61%)
29 (26%)
82 (74%)

9.93**
Employed
Unemployed
169 (32%)
357 (68%)
16 (27%)
43 (73%)
38 (34%)
73 (66%)

0.90
Living with Children Age <18
Living with No Children
147 (28%)
379 (72%)
20 (34%)
39 (66%)
31 (28%)
80 (72%)

0.94
Alcohol Abuse/Dependencec
No Alcohol Abuse/Dependencec
272 (52%)
254 (48 %)
43, 73%
16, 27 %
81, 73%
30, 27 %

23.61***
Marijuana Abuse/Dependencec
No Marijuana Abuse/Dependencec
208, 40%
318, 60 %
25, 42%
34, 58 %
64, 58%
47, 42 %

12.29**
Cocaine Abuse/Dependencec
No Cocaine Abuse/Dependencec
280, 53%
246, 47 %
44, 75%
15, 25 %
89, 80%
22, 20 %

33.79***
Methd Abuse/Dependencec
No Methd Abuse/Dependencec
145, 28%
381, 72 %
22, 37%
37, 63 %
42, 38%
69, 62 %

6.22*
Victim High on Drugse
Victim Not High on Drugse
---
---
29, 49%
30, 51 %
71, 64%
40, 36 %

3.48
Perpetrator High on Drugse
Perpetrator Not High on Drugse
---
---
49, 83%
10, 17 %
95, 86%
16, 14 %

0.19
Ever Carried a Weapon
Never Carried a Weapon
138, 26%
388, 74 %
23, 39%
36, 61 %
41, 37%
70, 63 %

8.20 *
Depression Screen Positivef
Depression Screen Negativef
161, 31 %
365, 69 %
27, 46 %
32, 54 %
42, 38 %
69, 62 %

6.87 *

Drugs Useda,g (Mean, SD)

5.81 (2.56)

5.76 (1.98)

7.66 (3.14)

34.63***
*

p < 0.05

**

p < 0.01

***

p < 0.001

a

Columns add to 100%

b

Kruskal-Wallis test was used to compare age and number of drugs used

c

Past 12 Months

d

Methamphetamine

e

Degrees of Freedom = 1

f

Patient Health Questionnaire Depression Scale

g

Past six months