Table 2.
Dating Violence, Demographics, Associated behaviors, and ED Health service use among Males and Females Ages 14–20 Seeking ED Care
| Male | Female | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any Dating Violence n (%), (N=215) |
Any Dating Victimization n (%), (N=201) |
Any Dating Aggression n (%), (N=84) |
Any Dating Violence n (%), (N=429) |
Any Dating Victimization n (%), (N=250) |
Any Dating Aggression n (%), (N=346) |
|
| Demographics | ||||||
| Age | 17.9(5.6) | 18.0 (5.7) | 17.5 (1.9) | 17.9 (4.4) | 17.9 (1.9) | 18.0 (4.5) |
| Race (African-American) | 51(23.7%) | 49 (24.4%) | 28 (33.3%) | 105(24.5%) | 51 (20.4%) | 91 (26.3%) |
| Public Assistance | 65(30.2%) | 64 (31.8%) | 29 (34.5%) | 185(43.1%) | 112 (44.8%) | 153(44.2%) |
| Associated behaviors | ||||||
| Grades (D and Below) | 28(13.0%) | 27 (13.4%) | 12 (14.3%) | 48 (11.2%) | 31 (12.5%) | 41 (11.9%) |
| Alcohol misuse | 5.6(7.3) | 5.7 (7.2) | 5.8 (7.7) | 4.4 (6.4) | 4.5 (6.3) | 4.5 (6.5) |
| Binge drinking | 117(54.4%) | 111 (55.2%) | 46 (54.8%) | 198(46.2%) | 114 (45.6%) | 161(46.5%) |
| Illicit drug misuse | 140(65.1%) | 131 (65.2%) | 58 (69.1%) | 255(59.4%) | 155 (62.0%) | 214(61.9%) |
| Depression | 56(26.1%) | 51 (25.4%) | 25 (29.8%) | 122(28.4%) | 71 (28.4%) | 97 (28.0%) |
| ED Health service use | ||||||
| Any Past Visit | 56(26.1%) | 50 (24.9%) | 23 (27.4%) | 108(25.2%) | 63 (25.2%) | 89 (25.7%) |
| Number Past Year Visits (mean, S.D.) | 0.54 (1.44) | 0.55 (1.48) | 0.52 (1.38) | 0.44 (1.02) | 0.44 (0.97) | 0.45 (1.02) |
| Any Visit for Intentional Injury | 18(8.4%) | 17(8.5%) | 8(9.5%) | 18(4.2%) | 15(6.0%) | 14(4.1%) |
| Any Visit for Medical Reason | 127(59.1%) | 118(58.7%) | 50(59.5%) | 353(82.1%) | 203(81.2%) | 291(84.1%) |
| Any Visit for Psychiatric Reason | 15(7.0%) | 13(6.5%) | 8(9.5%) | 17(4.0%) | 11(4.4%) | 13(3.8%) |
Any Dating Violence is Any Dating Victimization or Any Dating Aggression