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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer Causes Control. 2016 Dec 10;28(1):23–39. doi: 10.1007/s10552-016-0833-3

Table 2.

Rate of Current and Lifetime IPV Prevalence within strata of demographic and cancer characteristics among women with cancer

Rate of Current and Lifetime IPV by Form and within Demographic or Risk
Factor Strata
Current a IPV c Lifetime b IPV c
# in
Strata
Any
Form
Sexual
or
Physical
Psychological Any Form Sexual Physical Psychological
Childhood
sexual
abuse c,d
n=258 n=66 n=243 n=1221 n=346 n=802 n=1099
  Yes n=354 17.7% 6.4% 15.7% 74.0% 37.8% 59.3% 66.2%
  No n=2924 7.3% 1.7% 6.9% 34.6% 8.7% 22.0% 31.2%
  χ2 df
p value
28.19
1 <.0001
20.54
1 <.0001
21.32
1 <.0001
127.06
1 <.0001
172.33
1 <.0001
144.50
1 <.0001
104.83
1 <.0001
Age
at
diagnosis e
  <45 n=441 8.9% 3.4% 8.2% 47.4% 14.5% 29.5% 44.9%
  45–54 n=810 10.5% 2.6% 10.2% 43.1% 12.4% 28.1% 39.0%
  55–64 n=1174 7.9% 1.8% 7.4% 37.3% 10.1% 24.9% 33.7%
  65–79 n=853 4.9% 1.1% 4.5% 26.3% 7.4% 17.6% 22.2%
  χ2 df
p value
18.46
3 .0004
9.9
3 .02
19.90
3 .0002
74.82
3 <.0001
19.36
3 .0002
33.84
3 <.0001
85.63
3 <.0001
Number of
Children c
  3+ n=1026 6.9% 1.2% 6.9% 39.1% 11.5% 24.5% 33.3%
  2 n=1208 7.1% 2.1% 6.7% 36.8% 10.3% 22.8% 32.9%
  1 n=633 8.2% 2.5% 7.3% 35.3% 9.1% 23.3% 32.8%
  0 n=411 8.5% 1.8% 8.3% 39.0% 12.1% 26.9% 34.9%
  χ2 df
p value
1.76
3 NS
3.03
3 NS
1.94
3 NS
3.93
3 NS
5.63
3 NS
5.06
3 NS
1.26
3 NS
Monthly
Family
Income c
  <$1,000 n=387 10.1% 1.3% 9.8% 45.1% 16.1% 32.5% 39.1%
  $1,000–$1,999 n=716 6.7% 3.1% 6.3% 39.3% 12.2% 29.1% 34.4%
  $2,000–$2,999 n=561 9.5% 2.5% 8.8% 39.1% 10.7% 24.7% 34.6%
  $3,000–$3,999 n=430 7.5% 1.2% 7.2% 38.5% 10.5% 24.2% 35.7%
  $4,000–$4,999 n=459 7.4% 2.4% 6.1% 31.5% 8.1% 19.9% 28.5%
  ≥$5000 n=725 7.2% 1.2% 7.2% 32.6% 7.6% 18.1% 30.9%
  χ2 df
p value
6.58
5 NS
9.86
5 NS
7.25
5 NS
25.72
5 .0001
24.0
5 .0002
43.34
5 <.0001
14.37
5 .01
Highest educational
attainment c
  < HS
graduate
n=305 9.5% 2.6% 8.9% 35.5% 11.2% 27.1% 30.3%
  HS
grad
or
GED
n=984 7.4% 1.7% 6.9% 35.7% 10.1% 23.9% 31.5%
  Some
college
n=575 7.2% 2.1% 6.8% 40.8% 12.7% 27.6% 37.3%
  College
grad
n=455 9.9% 2.6% 9.5% 43.4% 13.0% 29.4% 39.7%
  Post
baccalaureate
n=959 7.3% 1.8% 6.9% 34.4% 8.5% 20.0% 31.5%
  χ2 df
p value
4.84
4 NS
2.18
4 NS
4.77
4 NS
15.18
4 .004
10.46
4 .03
20.58
4 .0004
16.19
4 .003
Lived in an Appalachia at
diagnosis e
  Yes n=972 8.5% 2.4% 8.2% 36.4% 11.3% 25.0% 33.0%
  No n=2306 7.6% 1.9% 7.1% 37.6% 10.3% 24.2% 33.8%
  χ2 df
p value
.708
1 NS
.80
1 NS
1.16
1 NS
.44
1 NS
.68
1 NS
.242
1 NS
.186
1 NS
Race /
Ethnicity
c
  Non-
Hispanic
White
n=2972 8.1% 2.0% 7.6% 37.5% 10.5% 24.4% 34.2%
  Any
other
n=306 6.3% 2.0% 5.9% 34.8% 11.2% 24.6% 27.5%
  χ2 df
p value
1.24
1 NS
0.004
1 NS
1.14
1 NS
.89
1 NS
.12
1 NS
.005
1 NS
5.43
1 .02
Smoking
History c
  Current n=394 13.5% 2.5% 12.7% 49.7% 17.6% 35.5% 44.1%
  Former n=1064 7.7% 2.3% 7.5% 41.5% 12.7% 29.2% 37.7%
  Never n=1821 6.8% 1.8% 6.3% 32.1% 7.8% 19.3% 28.8%
  χ2 df
p value
20.07
2 <.0001
1.48
2 NS
19.53
2 <.0001
54.91
2 <.0001
40.05
2 <.0001
65.03
2 <.0001
45.87
2 <.0001
Had Private Medical
Insurance at diagnosis e
  Yes n=1904 7.9% 2.1% 7.4% 37.5% 9.2% 22.5% 34.7%
  No n=1374 7.9% 2.0% 7.5% 36.7% 12.5% 27.0% 32.0%
  χ2 df
p value
.002
1 NS
.02
1 NS
.009
1 NS
.21
1 NS
8.80
1 .003
8.53
1 .004
2.56
1 NS
Married
at
diagnosis c
  Yes n=2051 8.6% 1.9% 8.2% 30.5% 7.8% 18.4% 27.8%
  No n=1227 6.7% 2.1% 6.2% 48.6% 15.3% 34.7% 43.3%
  χ2 df
p value
3.99
1 .06
.15
1 NS
4.46
1 .02
107.42
1 <.0001
45.59
1 <.0001
109.95
1 <.0001
80.96
1 <.0001
Cancer
Site e
  Breast n=1954 7.2% 1.3% 6.6% 35.4% 9.6% 22.7% 31.5%
  Colorectal n=288 6.9% 1.4% 6.6% 40.4% 7.3% 24.3% 35.9%
  Head,
neck,
lung
n=201 7.5% 2.5% 7.0% 39.8% 11.9% 28.5% 37.8%
  Endometrial n=154 11.0% 4.6% 11.1% 31.8% 9.1% 21.4% 29.2%
  Leukemia
or
Lymphoma
n=148 12.2% 4.7% 11.5% 35.8% 15.5% 27.0% 33.1%
  Thyroid n=135 6.7% 3.0% 6.7% 42.2% 15.6% 27.4% 40.0%
  Cervical n=95 13.7% 2.1% 13.7% 57.9% 23.2% 42.1% 52.6%
  Ovarian n=83 4.8% 0.0% 4.8% 30.1% 6.0% 20.5% 27.7%
  Melanoma f n=81 6.2% 3.7% 4.9% 38.3% 8.6% 23.5% 37.0%
  Bladder
or
kidney
n=80 16.3% 6.3% 15.0% 50.0% 17.5% 35.0% 40.0%
  Other
GI
n=33 6.1% 3.0% 6.1% 33.3% 15.2% 27.3% 33.3%
  Brain,
Bone,
Connective
Tissue
n=26 11.5% 7.7% 11.5% 46.2% 11.5% 26.9% 42.3%
  χ2 df
p value
22.18
11 .04
30.99
11 .002
23.14
11 .03
34.58
11 .0005
36.31
11 .0003
29.06
11 .0004
30.15
11 .0003
a

Current IPV means the current partner or partner at diagnosis was the perpetrator

b

Lifetime IPV includes physical, sexual or psychological partner violence at any time as an adult, > 18 years of age

c

Data available through phone interview with women

d

Child sexual abuse defined as an affirmative (yes) answer to this question “Before age 18, did anyone ever physically force or attempt to physically force you to do any sexual activity against your will?” Yes, no, or refused as response options.

e

Data available from the State Cancer Registry

f

Melanoma and other forms of skin cancer, excluding squamous cell