Table 2.
Prevalence rates of lifetime maltreatment by ethnicity
| Victimization type | Ethnicity | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (N = 12,035) | Jews (n = 9,836) | Arabs (n = 2,199) | ||
| % | % | % | χ 2 | |
| Emotional abuse | 31.1 | 29.1 | 40.3 | 105.43*** |
| Sexual abuse | 18.7 | 17.7 | 23.2 | 36.09*** |
| Physical neglect | 18.0 | 14.6 | 33.1 | 415.55*** |
| Physical abuse | 17.0 | 14.7 | 27.4 | 203.25*** |
| Emotional neglect | 17.0 | 16.0 | 21.7 | 41.96*** |
| Exposure to domestic violence | 9.8 | 8.6 | 14.0 | 51.32*** |
| Any type of victimization (≥1) | 52.9 | 49.6 | 67.6 | 233.91*** |