Table 4.

Characteristics of children with violence exposures

	Class 1	Class 2	Class 3	Overall sample
Number (% total sample)	696 (18.8)	975 (26.3)	2035 (54.9)	3706
Gender female (%)	494 (71.0)	439 (45.0)	1004 (49.3)	1937 (52.3)
Age*
Mean (SD)	13.0 (1.5)	13.0 (1.5)	13.0 (1.4)	13.0 (1.5)
Median (range)	13 (9–18)	13 (9–18)	13 (7–18)	13 (7–18)
Number of meals eaten yesterday†
1 meal	116 (16.7)	157 (16.1)	243 (12.0)	516 (13.9)
2 meals	268 (38.5)	393 (40.3)	782 (38.5)	1443 (39.0)
3+ meals	312 (44.8)	425 (43.6)	1009 (49.6)	1746 (47.1)
Number of children sharing sleeping area
0	104 (14.9)	126 (12.9)	248 (12.2)	478 (12.9)
1	234 (33.6)	291 (29.9)	532 (26.1)	1057 (28.5)
2–4	270 (38.8)	422 (43.3)	918 (45.1)	1610 (43.4)
5–7	27 (3.9)	47 (4.8)	82 (4.0)	156 (4.2)
8+	61 (8.8)	89 (9.1)	255 (12.5)	405 (10.9)
Ever worked for money‡	240 (34.5)	408 (41.9)	639 (31.4)	1287 (34.8)
Transport to school§
Other	25 (3.6)	21 (2.2)	93 (4.7)	139 (3.8)
Walking alone	169 (24.5)	240 (25.4)	481 (24.2)	890 (24.6)
Walking with someone you know	423 (61.4)	622 (65.9)	1269 (63.8)	2314 (63.9)
Boarded at school	72 (10.5)	61 (6.5)	146 (7.3)	279 (7.7)
Disability	55 (7.9)	87 (8.9)	129 (6.3)	271 (7.3)
Absent on 1 or more days in past week¶	159 (23.6)	240 (24.8)	373 (18.7)	772 (21.2)
Low performer on educational tests	63 (9.1)	103 (10.6)	212 (10.4)	378 (10.2)
SDQ total score M (SD)	10.6 (5.4)	10.9 (5.5)	8.2 (4.9)	9.3 (5.3)
Physical violence**	696 (100)	975 (100)	1829 (89.9)	3500 (94.4)
Emotional violence**	653 (93.8)	963 (98.8)	544 (26.7)	2160 (58.3)
Sexual violence**	170 (24.4)	142 (14.6)	17 (0.8)	329 (8.9)

*N=3701.

†N=3705.

‡N=3704.

§N=3622.

¶N=3635.

**Refers to violence by any perpetrator.

SDQ, Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire.