Table 1.
Demographic and incident characteristics (unweighted N and weighted %) of female IPV survivors by race/ethnicity*, in the National Crime Victimization Survey
| Total, N=898 | White, N=560 (63%) | Black, N=148 (15%) | Hispanic, N=126 (11%) | Other, N=64 (11%) | P-value** | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | ||||||
| <18 years | 24 (3%) | 15 (4%) | 3 (2%) | 1 (1%) | 5 (2%) | <0.001 |
| 18–24 years | 175 (21%) | 112 (22%) | 23 (17%) | 30 (28%) | 10 (15%) | |
| 25–34 years | 308 (32%) | 178 (27%) | 42 (26%) | 57 (44%) | 31 (62%) | |
| 35–44 years | 201 (24%) | 123 (25%) | 47 (36%) | 26 (19%) | 5 (9%) | |
| 45–54 years | 137 (17%) | 94 (20%) | 24 (18%) | 9 (7%) | 10 (13%) | |
| 55–64 years | 16 (1%) | 14 (2%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (1%) | 1 (<1%) | |
| Education | ||||||
| Did not graduate high school | 147 (20%) | 81 (18%) | 23 (22%) | 31 (33%) | 12 (13%) | 0.002 |
| High school diploma | 250 (22%) | 155 (22%) | 57 (31%) | 31 (23%) | 7 (5%) | |
| Any post-secondary education | 495 (59%) | 320 (61%) | 68 (47%) | 62 (44%) | 45 (81%) | |
| Income | ||||||
| < $10,000 | 151 (22%) | 96 (19%) | 28 (37%) | 20 (22%) | 7 (17%) | 0.009 |
| $10,000 - $19,999 | 136 (19%) | 75 (18%) | 27 (20%) | 25 (29%) | 9 (13%) | |
| $20,000 - $34,999 | 155 (23%) | 91 (21%) | 34 (26%) | 23 (20%) | 7 (29%) | |
| $35,000 - $74,999 | 151 (22%) | 102 (25%) | 18 (16%) | 19 (20%) | 12 (15%) | |
| $75,000+ | 92 (14%) | 70 (17%) | 1 (1%) | 8 (8%) | 13 (26%) | |
| < 2015 poverty line | 283 (41%) | 168 (36%) | 60 (62%) | 42 (53%) | 13 (26%) | 0.006 |
| Living environment | ||||||
| Urban | 748 (84%) | 433 (79%) | 142 (97%) | 124 (98%) | 49 (81%) | <0.001 |
| Rural | 150 (16%) | 127 (21%) | 6 (3%) | 2 (2%) | 15 (19%) | |
| Public housing | 49 (8%) | 24 (8%) | 17 (12%) | 8 (7%) | 0 (0%) | 0.012 |
| Abuse type | ||||||
| Non-sexual | 807 (88%) | 514 (90%) | 140 (96%) | 103 (80%) | 50 (78%) | 0.028 |
| Sexual | 91 (12%) | 46 (10%) | 8 (4%) | 23 (20%) | 14 (22%) | |
| Relationship with Offender | ||||||
| Spouse | 289 (35%) | 183 (40%) | 41 (20%) | 53 (40%) | 12 (23%) | 0.001 |
| Ex-spouse | 83 (9%) | 64 (10%) | 6 (12%) | 11 (7%) | 2 (2%) | |
| Boy/girlfriend or ex-boy/girlfriend | 526 (56%) | 313 (50%) | 101 (68%) | 62 (53%) | 50 (75%) | |
| Incident location | ||||||
| Respondent’s home | 597 (65%) | 363 (64%) | 112 (75%) | 77 (61%) | 45 (62%) | 0.286 |
| Near own home | 101 (14%) | 66 (14%) | 13 (11%) | 17 (14%) | 5 (18%) | |
| At or near friend/neighbor/relative’s home | 101 (9%) | 70 (10%) | 10 (7%) | 17 (14%) | 4 (3%) | |
| Other | 99 (12%) | 61 (12%) | 13 (7%) | 15 (11%) | 10 (16%) | |
| Offender substance use (yes) | 386 (58%) | 243 (56%) | 62 (58%) | 43 (47%) | 38 (75%) | 0.249 |
| Weapon present (yes) | 121 (14%) | 66 (11%) | 32 (23%) | 12 (11%) | 11 (22%) | 0.062 |
| Firearm | 38 (4%) | 25 (4%) | 8 (7%) | 3 (2%) | 2 (1%) | 0.034 |
| Sharp/edged weapon | 41 (4%) | 19 (2%) | 14 (10%) | 5 (4%) | 3 (3%) | 0.051 |
| Blunt weapon | 22 (4%) | 11 (4%) | 7 (3%) | 2 (1%) | 2 (7%) | 0.488 |
| Other weapon or type unknown | 15 (2%) | 9 (1%) | 3 (3%) | 1 (1%) | 2 (7%) | 0.562 |
| Self-defense | ||||||
| -used physical force against offender | 64 (9%) | 36 (6%) | 9 (5%) | 8 (5%) | 11 (33%) | 0.381 |
| -resisted or captured offender | 183 (20%) | 116 (19%) | 30 (18%) | 22 (18%) | 15 (32%) | 0.684 |
| -scared or warned off offender | 153 (18%) | 96 (16%) | 26 (21%) | 18 (15%) | 13 (26%) | 0.696 |
| -persuaded or appeased offender | 138 (15%) | 94 (15%) | 19 (11%) | 18 (13%) | 7 (15%) | 0.773 |
| -escaped or got away | 133 (18%) | 75 (17%) | 24 (16%) | 24 (18%) | 10 (25%) | 0.878 |
| -got help or gave alarm | 145 (15%) | 86 (15%) | 30 (18%) | 23 (15%) | 6 (10%) | 0.657 |
| -reacted to pain or emotion | 78 (7%) | 48 (7%) | 14 (8%) | 7 (8%) | 9 (8%) | 0.974 |
| -other | 37 (5%) | 24 (6%) | 12 (7%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (1%) | 0.004 |
| -any | 515 (60%) | 324 (60%) | 88 (60%) | 71 (52%) | 32 (66%) | 0.609 |
| Self-defense repercussion | ||||||
| -action(s) helped the situation | 342 (70%) | 205 (64%) | 64 (80%) | 50 (74%) | 23 (82%) | 0.170 |
| -action(s) made the situation worse | 121 (32%) | 82 (33%) | 19 (33%) | 14 (26%) | 6 (28%) | 0.840 |
| Sustained injuries (yes)1 | 405 (46%) | 243 (45%) | 63 (40%) | 60 (52%) | 39 (59%) | 0.327 |
| Sustained injuries requiring medical attention2 | 167 (19%) | 93 (17%) | 33 (24%) | 26 (18%) | 15 (26%) | 0.613 |
1
Only asked if an attack occurred (as opposed to threat or attempted attack), N = 797
2
Only asked if Sustained Injuries = Yes, N = 405
*
Each cell displays the absolute number and weighted proportion of women in that cell who self-reported IPV to police. The sum of column percentages will not be equal to 100%.
**
P-value indicates differences between races for each row (e.g., among female IPV survivors who did not graduate high school, the proportion who self-reported the incident to police is significantly different for at least one of the four race/ethnicity groups). P-values were calculated using chi-square or fisher’s exact test for cell sizes less than 5.