TABLE 2.

Sociodemographics for Sample of 197 Women in Intimate Partner Violence Situations Seeking Temporary Protective Orders

Variable	N	%
Age
18–29 years	86	43.7
30–39 years	57	28.9
40 years and older	54	27.4
Race
Black or African American	151	76.7
White and other^a	46	23.4
Education
Did not graduate high school	28	14.2
High school graduate/GED	41	20.8
Some college or vocational school	107	54.3
4-year college graduate	21	10.7
Income (monthly)
<$400	36	18.3
$400–$1,200	74	37.6
$1,201–$2,000	46	23.4
>$2,000	41	20.8
Receives food stamps
No	140	71.1
Yes	57	28.9
Homeownership
Owns home	49	24.9
Renting	95	48.2
Other living arrangement^b	53	26.9
Employment status
Full time	97	49.2
Part time	36	18.3
Other^c	64	32.5
Relationship to children in household
No children	54	27.4
Has children, but not with abuser	42	21.3
Has children, one or more are in common with abuser	101	51.3
Relationship with abuser
Current partner: boyfriend, husband	44	22.3
Ex-partner: boyfriend, husband, common-law	121	61.4
Estranged or separated from partner	32	16.2
Perception of danger from IPV^d
Mean (SD) range	2.79 (1.29)	1–5

Note. GED = general educational development; IPV = intimate partner violence.

White and other includes White non-Hispanic (n = 32), Hispanic (n = 8), and other (n = 6).

Other includes living in a shelter (n = 6) or staying with someone else (n = 47).

Other includes homemaker (n = 15), disabled (n = 13), unemployed (n = 28), and other (n = 8).

Perception of danger mean scale score ranges from 1 to 5; where 1 is low risk and 5 is high risk.