Table 1 Frequency of self-reported past-year violence and discrimination among participants with and without physical and mental disability
From: A national survey on violence and discrimination among people with disabilities
Disability | Threatened physical yes % (n) | Humiliated yes % (n) | Financial yes % (n) | Physical minor yes % (n) | Physical major yes % (n) | Sexual minor yes % (n) | Sexual major yes % (n) | Violence to others yes % (n) | Discrimination employment and education yes % (n) | Discrimination services yes % (n) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No disability (n = 12,707) | 7.1(896) | 11.5(1460) | 0.6(74) | 4.8(608) | 3.2(403) | 2.1 (261) | 0.7(89) | 2.8(355) | – | – |
Physical disability (n = 4519) | 8.8(398)* | 16.5(744)** | 1.1(50)* | 5.7(258)* | 3.8(173)* | 2.7(121)* | 1.3(60)* | 2.9(131)ns | 2.8(126) | 2.5(114) |
Mental disability (n = 1398) | 13.3(186)** | 27.5(384)** | 2.8(39)** | 10.1(141)** | 6.7(93)** | 6.7(93)** | 3.9(55)** | 6.2(86)** | 4.2(59) | 3.8(53) |
Both mental and physical disability (n = 635) | 12.9(82)** | 27.7(176)** | 2.8(18)** | 10.1(64)** | 6.9(44)** | 5.8(37)** | 3.6(23)** | 5.4(34)** | 4.3(27) | 6.1(39) |
Mental compared to physical disability | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | * | * |