Table 3.
Prevalence rates of lifetime maltreatment by ethnicity and gender
| Victimization type | Jews | Arabs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys (n = 4,641) | Girls (n = 5,195) | Boys (n = 1,009) | Girls (n = 1,190) | |||
| % | % | χ 2 | % | % | χ 2 | |
| Emotional abuse | 28.3 | 29.8 | 2.49 | 41.9 | 38.9 | 2.06 |
| Sexual abuse | 17.6 | 17.7 | .05 | 28.4 | 18.7 | 28.87*** |
| Physical neglect | 16.7 | 12.8 | 29.50*** | 39.8 | 27.4 | 38.20*** |
| Physical abuse | 17.6 | 12.2 | 56.00*** | 32.6 | 22.9 | 25.66*** |
| Emotional neglect | 16.2 | 15.8 | .42 | 26.7 | 17.6 | 26.56*** |
| Exposure to domestic violence | 7.8 | 10.0 | 14.78*** | 12.0 | 15.6 | 6.02* |
| Any type of victimization (≥1) | 51.4 | 48.0 | 10.82*** | 72.4 | 63.5 | 19.84*** |