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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Soc Sci Res. 2015 May 18;53:59–72. doi: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2015.05.001

Table 1. Means/Percentages and Standard Deviations of all Variables (n = 734).

Full Sample No Perpetration (n = 540) Perpetration (n = 194)

Variable Mean/Percentage SD Mean/Percentage SD Mean/Percentage SD
Dependent Variable
 IPV Perpetration 25.21% -- --
Neighborhood Characteristics
 Concentrated disadvantage −0.01 3.54 −0.38 3.40 *** 1.10 3.71
 Subjective disorder 2.35 2.62 2.04 2.50 *** 3.25 2.77
Emotional Distress
 Anger 2.15 1.02 2.03 0.98 *** 2.50 1.06
 Depression 14.45 8.02 13.89 7.71 ** 16.11 8.71
Sociodemographic Factors
 Female 49.33% 45.11% *** 61.86%
 Age 20.26 1.79 20.21 1.78 20.41 1.84
 Black 24.19% 21.99% * 30.72%
 Hispanic 7.51% 5.97% ** 12.08%
 Gainful Activity 72.68% 75.50% ** 64.32%
Family Background Factors
 Single parent 23.75% 22.29% 28.08%
 Step-parent 12.50% 10.97% * 17.05%
 Other 12.23% 10.55% * 17.20%
 Mother’s Educ. < high school 11.46% 9.23% ** 18.05%
 Mother’s Educ. some college 34.69% 34.52% 35.22%
 Mother’s Educ. college or > 21.76% 24.13% ** 14.75%
 Coercive parenting 1.87 0.58 1.83 0.54 *** 1.99 0.65
Relationship Factors
 Cohabiting 20.94% 16.91% *** 32.91%
 Married 5.73% 4.88% 8.24%
 Relationship Duration 6.66 1.74 6.50 1.77 *** 7.12 1.57
 Children 20.19% 16.29% *** 31.73%
 Prior IPV (Wave 1) 20.88% 16.59% *** 33.61%
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p < .05;

**

p < .01;

***

p < .001