Table 1.
Percent of Sample Witnessing Community Violence Events
| Event Witnessed | Total Sample
|
Males
|
Females
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing | 5.6% | 7.0% | 3.9% |
| Shooting | 8.4% | 9.6% | 7.0% |
| Stabbing | 17.0% | 20.7% | 12.6% |
| Beating | 58.1% | 62.7% | 52.6% |
| Robbing | 11.0% | 17.0% | 3.9% |
| Pulling a gun on someone | 13.4% | 16.6% | 9.6% |
| Pulling a knife on someone | 21.6% | 23.6% | 19.1% |
| Threatening to kill someone | 21.8% | 24.0% | 19.1% |
| Threatening to beat someone | 49.7% | 52.2% | 47.0% |
| Chasing | 26.5% | 29.9% | 22.6% |
Note. Significant differences between males and females are indicated in bold.
N = 501.