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Table 1 Descriptive data across the type of intimate partner violence among men

From: Gender-specific differences in risk for intimate partner violence in South Korea

Variables

Total

%

Victim

Perpetrator

   

Verbal

%

p-value

Physical

%

p-value

Verbal

%

p-value

Physical

%

p-value

Age (years)

              

30-39

401

8.82

104

25.9

<.0001

26

6.5

<.0001

105

26.2

<.0001

37

9.2

<.0001

40-49

1103

24.27

322

29.2

 

69

6.3

 

317

28.7

 

77

7.0

 

50-59

955

21.01

254

26.6

 

35

3.7

 

267

28.0

 

54

5.7

 

60-69

750

16.5

159

21.2

 

12

1.6

 

176

23.5

 

28

3.7

 

70+

1336

29.39

269

20.1

 

13

1.0

 

286

21.4

 

35

2.6

 

Education

              

None or elementary school

1056

23.23

253

24.0

0.936

23

2.2

0.021

278

26.3

0.645

38

3.6

0.034

Middle or high school

2143

47.15

525

24.5

 

75

3.5

 

541

25.2

 

123

5.7

 

University or higher

1346

29.61

330

24.5

 

57

4.2

 

332

24.7

 

70

5.2

 

Household income

              

Quartile 1

1086

23.89

233

21.5

0.058

25

2.3

0.080

263

24.2

0.777

40

3.7

0.032

Quartile 2

1106

24.33

276

25.0

 

46

4.2

 

280

25.3

 

53

4.8

 

Quartile 3

1162

25.57

305

26.2

 

45

3.9

 

303

26.1

 

74

6.4

 

Quartile 4

1191

26.2

294

24.7

 

39

3.3

 

305

25.6

 

64

5.4

 

Employment status

              

Employed full time

2161

47.55

521

24.1

0.006

86

4.0

0.022

523

24.2

0.015

107

5.0

<.0001

Employed part time

989

21.76

276

27.9

 

36

3.6

 

288

29.1

 

77

7.8

 

Self employed

491

10.8

121

24.6

 

17

3.5

 

127

25.9

 

17

3.5

 

Unemployed

904

19.89

190

21.0

 

16

1.8

 

213

23.6

 

30

3.3

 

Perceived wealth in childhood

              

Poor

2146

47.22

520

24.2

0.843

67

3.1

0.319

559

26.0

0.431

110

5.1

0.920

Average

1878

41.32

465

24.8

 

73

3.9

 

470

25.0

 

93

5.0

 

Wealthy

521

11.46

123

23.6

 

15

2.9

 

122

23.4

 

28

5.4

 

Satisfaction with family relationships

              

Satisfied

3682

81.01

814

22.1

<.0001

107

2.9

<.0001

839

22.8

<.0001

148

4.0

<.0001

Neutral

732

16.11

238

32.5

 

30

4.1

 

253

34.6

 

62

8.5

 

Not satisfied

131

2.88

56

42.7

 

18

13.7

 

59

45.0

 

21

16.0

 

Satisfaction with one’s personal life

              

Satisfied

1668

36.7

332

19.9

<.0001

37

2.2

<.0001

339

20.3

<.0001

55

3.3

<.0001

Neutral

2167

47.68

547

25.2

 

71

3.3

 

575

26.5

 

114

5.3

 

Not satisfied

710

15.62

229

32.3

 

47

6.6

 

237

33.4

 

62

8.7

 

Smoking

              

Never

2351

51.73

512

21.8

<.0001

57

2.4

0.000

525

22.3

<.0001

91

3.9

0.000

Ever

2194

48.27

596

27.2

 

98

4.5

 

626

28.5

 

140

6.4

 

Alcohol intake

              

Nondrinker

1373

30.21

243

17.7

<.0001

25

1.8

<.0001

253

18.4

<.0001

42

3.1

<.0001

Light drinker (1-4 drinks)

1053

23.17

249

23.6

 

28

2.7

 

242

23.0

 

38

3.6

 

Moderate drinker (5-9 drinks)

1381

30.39

380

27.5

 

53

3.8

 

422

30.6

 

77

5.6

 

Heavy drinker (10 ≤ drinks)

738

16.24

236

32.0

 

49

6.6

 

234

31.7

 

74

10.0

 

Total

4545

100

1108

24.4

 

155

3.4

 

1151

25.3

 

231

5.1

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