TABLE 1.
Demographic Characteristics of Childhood Abuse (CA) Group and the Never Victimized (NV) Group
| Variable | CA Group (n = 67) |
NV Group (n = 29) |
Chi-square |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage | Percentage | ||
| Age | 4.14 (ns) | ||
| 18-25 | 13 | 31 | |
| 26-40 | 49 | 37 | |
| 41-69 | 37 | 31 | |
| Race | 1.87 (ns) | ||
| White | 64 | 75 | |
| Black | 16 | 7 | |
| Hispanic | 10 | 10 | |
| Asian/Other | 9 | 6 | |
| Marital Status | 3.41 (ns) | ||
| Married/Live with sig. other | 18 | 35 | |
| Separated/Divorced/Widowed | 22 | 14 | |
| Single | 60 | 52 | |
| Highest Level of Education | 5.41 (ns) | ||
| Did not graduate high school | 9 | 0 | |
| High school graduate | 5 | 3 | |
| Some college/College graduate | 61 | 51 | |
| Post college | 25 | 45 | |
| Earnings | 4.59 (ns) | ||
| Less than $5,000 | 29 | 29 | |
| $5,000-$15,000 | 24 | 21 | |
| $15,000-$30,000 | 23 | 42 | |
| More than $30,000 | 24 | 8 |