Table 4.
Prevalence rates of lifetime maltreatment by ethnicity and grade level
| Victimization type | Jews | Arabs | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th (n = 4,765) | 8th (n = 2,517) | 10th (n = 2554) | 6th (n = 889) | 8th (n = 527) | 10th (n = 783) | |||
| % | % | % | χ 2 | % | % | % | χ 2 | |
| Emotional abuse | 24.2 | 30.0 | 37.3 | 139.28*** | 34.9 | 39.1 | 47.3 | 26.95*** |
| Sexual abuse | 13.2 | 19.8 | 23.9 | 141.83*** | 19.6 | 24.9 | 26.2 | 11.29** |
| Physical neglect | 14.6 | 14.1 | 15.1 | 1.04 | 30.4 | 35.5 | 34.6 | 5.15 |
| Physical abuse | 13.8 | 14.5 | 16.7 | 11.17** | 26.8 | 25.8 | 29.1 | 2.01 |
| Emotional neglect | 11.7 | 17.9 | 22.2 | 144.68*** | 20.6 | 26.0 | 20.2 | 7.43* |
| Exposure to domestic violence | 7.5 | 9.1 | 11.5 | 32.87*** | 10.1 | 12.9 | 19.0 | 28.13*** |
| Any type of victimization (≥1) | 44.6 | 49.9 | 58.8 | 135.26*** | 63.6 | 68.1 | 71.9 | 13.33*** |