Table 2.
Sample Descriptives
| Total N (%) (n=175 ) | Strangled N (%) (n=103, 59%) | Not strangled N (%) (n= 72, 41% ) | Chi-square/T-test | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race | 5.1327 | |||
| White | 76 (44%) | 39 (22.29%) | 21.14 (37) | |
| African American | 71 (41%) | 49 (28.00%) | 12.57 (22) | |
| Other | 28 (16%) | 15 (8.57%) | 7.43 (13) | |
| Education | 8.5006* | |||
| < High School | 43 (25%) | 27 (15.52%) | 16 (9.20%) | |
| Graduated HS or GED | 40 (23%) | 28 (16.09%) | 12 (6.90%) | |
| Some college | 63 (36%) | 37 (21.26%) | 26 (14.94%) | |
| Graduated college | 28 (16%) | 10 (5.75%) | 18 (10.34%) | |
| Income | 0.7556 | |||
| <$15,000 | 110 (63%) | 68 (39.31%) | 42 (24.28%) | |
| $15,000–$30,000 | 35 (21%) | 19 (10.98%) | 16 (9.25%) | |
| $30,000–$45,000 | 11 (6%) | 6 (3.47%) | 5 (2.89%) | |
| >$45,000 | 17 (10%) | 10 (5.78%) | 7 (4.05%) | |
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||
| Age | 35.98 (10.72) | 34.85 (10.64) | 37.03 (10.33) | 1.27 |
| Violence | ||||
| WEB | 47.082 (13.94) | 50.732 (12.23) | 42.178 (14.59) | 4.2** |
| Physical ABI | 12.802 (9.37) | 17.797 (8.26) | 5.833 (5.57) | 11.44** |
| Psychological ABI | 37.046 (18.02) | 44.537 (15.41) | 26.751 (16.06) | 7.38** |
| Sexual abuse ABI | 3.789 (3.81) | 5.272 (3.99) | 1.708 (2.30) | 7.45** |
| Mitigators | ||||
| Social Support | 33.237 (13.24) | 32.084 (13.61) | 35.211 (12.61) | −1.53 |
| Self - Esteem | 20.110 (6.24) | 20.738 (5.99) | 19.159 (6.56) | 1.65 |
| Mental Health | ||||
| Depression | 4.32 (2.95) | 4.88 (2.76) | 3.58 (3.08) | 2.91** |
*
p ≤ .05
**
p ≤ .01