Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics of Respondents by Type of Lifetime Intimate Partner Violence Reported—U.S. Women, NISVS 2010–2012.
| No Intimate Partner Violencea | Any Intimate Partner Violencea,b | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic Characteristic | Sample n | Wtd % | (95% CI) | Estimated No. of Victims | Sample n | Wtd % | (95% CI) | Estimated No. of Victims |
| Age Group d | ||||||||
| 18–24 years | 858 | 11.6 | (10.6–12.8) | 6,771,000 | 1080 | 13.3 | (12.3–14.4) | 8,209,000 |
| 25–34 years | 1449 | 16.0 | (14.9–17.2) | 9,288,000 | 1943 | 18.9 | (17.8–20.0) | 11,626,000 |
| 35–44 years | 1329 | 14.3 | (13.2–15.4) | 8,314,000 | 1945 | 19.3 | (18.1–20.4) | 11,849,000 |
| 45–54 years | 1911 | 16.6 | (15.5–17.7) | 9,637,000 | 2496 | 19.8 | (18.7–20.9) | 12,183,000 |
| ≥ 55 years | 5406 | 41.5 | (40.1–42.9) | 24,131,000 | 4024 | 28.7 | (27.5–29.9) | 17,671,000 |
| Race/ethnicity d | ||||||||
| Hispanic | 799 | 13.9 | (12.7–15.1) | 8,149,000 | 873 | 12.6 | (11.6–13.7) | 7,817,000 |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 866 | 10.5 | (9.6–11.4) | 6,165,000 | 1221 | 13.8 | (12.8–14.8) | 8,544,000 |
| Non-Hispanic White | 8720 | 66.5 | (64.9–68.0) | 39,072,000 | 8632 | 67.4 | (66–68.7) | 41,695,000 |
| Non-Hispanic otherc | 640 | 9.0 | (8.0–10.1) | 5,270,000 | 795 | 6.0 | (5.3–6.8) | 3,707,000 |
| Education d | ||||||||
| Did not graduate high school | 747 | 9.7 | (8.8–10.8) | 5,718,000 | 841 | 9.7 | (8.8–10.6) | 5,979,000 |
| High-school graduate | 2715 | 23.7 | (22.5–25.0) | 13,960,000 | 2639 | 23.6 | (22.4–24.9) | 14,619,000 |
| Some college | 3170 | 28.3 | (27.0–29.7) | 16,648,000 | 3957 | 32.7 | (31.4–34) | 20,253,000 |
| College graduate | 4398 | 38.1 | (36.7–39.5) | 22,372,000 | 4103 | 34.0 | (32.7–35.3) | 21,038,000 |
| Income d | ||||||||
| < $25,000 | 2696 | 29.1 | (27.7–30.6) | 17,124,000 | 3760 | 37.8 | (36.4–39.2) | 23,407,000 |
| $25,000 to < $50,000 | 2357 | 20.0 | (18.9–21.2) | 11,781,000 | 2691 | 21.6 | (20.5–22.8) | 13,399,000 |
| $50,000 to < $75,000 | 1685 | 12.9 | (12.0–13.9) | 7,592,000 | 1660 | 12.3 | (11.5–13.2) | 7,619,000 |
| ≥ $75,000 | 3016 | 25.0 | (23.8–26.2) | 14,670,000 | 2743 | 21.6 | (20.6–22.7) | 13,384,000 |
| Missing | 1291 | 13.0 | (12.0–14.0) | 7,613,000 | 691 | 6.6 | (5.9–7.4) | 4,093,000 |
CI: confidence interval.
Denominator is non-intimate partner violence victims and intimate partner violence victims, respectively.
The sum of percentages across demographic traits within victimization types may not sum to 100% due to rounding and missing values.
Includes any psychological aggression/reproductive coercion, pushed/slapped/shoved, severe physical violence, stalking, non-penetrative sexual violence, or penetrative sexual violence by an intimate partner in lifetime.
Includes Asian/Pacific Islander, American Indian/Alaska Native and Multiracial.
p-value < 0.01, chi-square test for the association between intimate partner violence (no/yes) and the corresponding demographic characteristic.