TABLE 1.
Characteristic | Sample, Mean (Range) or % |
---|---|
Age, y | 36.2 (19–53) |
Annual household income, $ | |
<15 000 | 67 |
15 000–24 999 | 20 |
25 000–69 999 | 13 |
≥70 000 | 0 |
Education | |
Less than high school | 27 |
High school or equivalent | 46 |
Some college | 20 |
College or more | 7 |
Employment | |
Working or studying full time | 27 |
Working or studying part time | 13 |
Disabled | 17 |
Unemployed | 43 |
Insurance coverage | |
Private | 23 |
Medicare/Medicaid | 37 |
No coverage | 40 |
Depression scorea | 19.16 (15–26) |
Lifetime physical or sexual IPV victimization | 100 |
Currently involved with abusive partner | 33 |
Time, y, since most recent abusive relationshipb | 2.6 (1 mo to 10 y) |
Currently has primary care provider | 63 |
Currently has mental health provider | 46 |
Ever treated for depression | 87 |
Ever sought domestic violence services | 63 |
Source through which participant learned about study | |
Community advisory board member | 24 |
Another study participant | 24 |
Other personal contact | 24 |
Flyer posted at: | |
Mental health agency | 3 |
Drug/alcohol treatment center | 7 |
Health clinic | 7 |
Domestic violence agency | 3 |
Other | 3 |
Note. IPV = intimate partner violence.
The Depression scale of the Patient Health Questionnaire was used to measure depression.
Only women not currently involved with an abusive partner were included.