Table 2.
Police reported IPV among female IPV survivors (unweighted N and weighted %), by race/ethnicity*, in the National Crime Victimization Survey
| Sample Total, N=898 | White, N=560 | Black, N=148 | Hispanic, N=126 | Other, N=64 | P-value** | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reported IPV to Police | 383 (44%) | 220 (42%) | 81 (57%) | 65 (46%) | 17(35%) | 0.143 |
| Age | ||||||
| <18 years | 1 (3%) | 1 (5%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0.828 |
| 18–24 years | 61 (40%) | 35 (36%) | 10 (51%) | 14 (48%) | 2 (38%) | 0.713 |
| 25–34 years | 154 (51%) | 84 (53%) | 27 (71%) | 32 (43%) | 11 (38%) | 0.123 |
| 35–44 years | 97 (46%) | 56 (48%) | 27 (44%) | 13 (51%) | 1 (5%) | 0.591 |
| 45–54 years | 52 (43%) | 32 (36%) | 14 (77%) | 5 (58%) | 1 (34%) | 0.194 |
| 55–64 years | 2 (10%) | 1 (3%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 0.535 |
| Education | ||||||
| Did not graduate high school | 55 (35%) | 24 (27%) | 17 (82%) | 11 (24%) | 3 (17%) | 0.027 |
| High school diploma | 108 (50%) | 62 (49%) | 28 (56%) | 15 (47%) | 3 (35%) | 0.735 |
| Any post-secondary education | 217 (44%) | 131 (43%) | 36 (45%) | 39 (63%) | 11 (38%) | 0.126 |
| Income | ||||||
| < $10,000 | 59 (39%) | 29 (39%) | 17 (41%) | 10 (46%) | 3 (20%) | 0.815 |
| $10,000 - $19,999 | 62 (41%) | 32 (41%) | 13 (52%) | 16 (42%) | 1 (16%) | 0.304 |
| $20,000 - $34,999 | 62 (39%) | 39 (31%) | 11 (34%) | 10 (42%) | 2 (79%) | 0.667 |
| $35,000 - $74,999 | 70 (48%) | 41 (45%) | 14 (71%) | 13 (63%) | 2 (18%) | 0.033 |
| $75,000+ | 33 (43%) | 27 (52%) | 0 (0%) | 4 (47%) | 2 (4%) | 0.210 |
| < 2015 poverty line | 114 (39%) | 60 (41%) | 31 (43%) | 19 (35%) | 4 (21%) | 0.627 |
| Living Environment | ||||||
| Urban | 333 (45%) | 178 (43%) | 79 (57%) | 64 (46%) | 12 (33%) | 0.185 |
| Rural | 50 (38%) | 42 (36%) | 2 (36%) | 1 (55%) | 5 (46%) | 0.929 |
| Public housing | 20 (33%) | 9 (22%) | 9 (64%) | 2 (25%) | - | 0.114 |
| Abuse type | ||||||
| Non-sexual | 353 (46%) | 208 (43%) | 76 (56%) | 53 (49%) | 16 (44%) | 0.343 |
| Sexual | 30 (26%) | 12 (27%) | 5 (74%) | 12 (33%) | 1 (5%) | 0.087 |
| Relationship with Offender | ||||||
| -spouse | 132 (43%) | 78 (44%) | 23 (65%) | 28 (40%) | 3 (13%) | 0.062 |
| -ex-spouse | 44 (45%) | 36 (57%) | 2 (9%) | 6 (53%) | 0 (0%) | 0.168 |
| -boy/girlfriend or ex-boy/girlfriend | 207 (44%) | 106 (37%) | 56 (63%) | 31 (49%) | 14 (43%) | 0.014 |
| Incident location | ||||||
| -Respondent’s home | 257 (45%) | 147 (45%) | 60 (58%) | 39 (44%) | 11 (28%) | 0.106 |
| -Near own home | 51 (48%) | 31 (39%) | 9 (51%) | 9 (47%) | 2 (86%) | 0.706 |
| -At or near friend/neighbor/relative’s home | 40 (37%) | 23 (30%) | 6 (60%) | 9 (53%) | 2 (40%) | 0.257 |
| -Other | 35 (37%) | 19 (40%) | 6 (47%) | 8 (50%) | 2 (8%) | 0.516 |
| Offender substance use (yes) | 156 (42%) | 87 (40%) | 33 (51%) | 23 (49%) | 13 (38%) | 0.691 |
| Weapon present (yes) | ||||||
| -any | 63 (46%) | 32 (46%) | 18 (67%) | 6 (44%) | 7 (25%) | 0.261 |
| -firearm | 20 (49%) | 11 (43%) | 5 (58%) | 2 (61%) | 2 (100%) | 0.444 |
| -sharp/edged weapon | 21 (57%) | 9 (50%) | 8 (73%) | 2 (19%) | 2 (74%) | 0.321 |
| -blunt weapon | 11 (35%) | 6 (42%) | 3 (39%) | 2 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 0.377 |
| -other weapon or type unknown | 7 (39%) | 4 (52%) | 2 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (15%) | 0.326 |
| Self-defense | 244 (49%) | 145 (48%) | 56 (57%) | 36 (49%) | 7 (41%) | 0.724 |
| Self-defense outcome | ||||||
| -action(s) helped the situation | 165 (49%) | 96 (49%) | 40 (55%) | 23 (44%) | 6 (42%) | 0.835 |
| -action(s) made the situation worse | 51 (43%) | 31 (46%) | 13 (48%) | 6 (36%) | 1 (23%) | 0.829 |
| Sustained injuries | 183 (44%) | 101 (42%) | 35 (71%) | 38 (53%) | 9 (18%) | 0.008 |
| Sustained injuries requiring medical attention | 81 (43%) | 42 (39%) | 18 (73%) | 16 (53%) | 5 (15%) | 0.073 |
*
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.