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Table 1 Demographic differences between violent and non-violent women

From: Violence, mental health and violence risk factors among community women: an epidemiological study based on two national household surveys in the UK

 

2000 survey

2007 survey

Violent N = 246

Non-violent N = 4,382

P value

Violent N = 158

Non-violent N = 3,427

P value

White: %

94.7

95.0

NS

89.9

92.2

NS

No education qualification: %

24.0

32.2

<0.01

21.5

24.9

NS

Not married: %

81.7

47.9

<0.001

82.9

50.4

<0.001

Unemployed: %

4.1

2.3

NS

4.4

2.0

NS

In council housing: %

42.7

19.8

<0.001

32.9

13.3

<0.001

Urban: %

73.2

64.9

<0.05

82.9

77.7

<0.001

Age: Mean (SD)

30.1 (9.9)

46.3 (15.4)

<0.001

31.4 (11.8)

46.9 (15.1)

<0.001