Table 4 Frequency of self-reported past-year violence and discrimination with regard to type of physical disability
From: A national survey on violence and discrimination among people with disabilities
Physical disability type | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Motor (n = 2222) | 9.4 (208)* | 15.8(350)* | 0.9(20)ns | 6.1(135)ns | 3.4(76)ns | 2.3(50)ns | 1.0(22)ns | 2.9(65)ns | 3.2(70)** | 2.6(58)** |
Vision (n = 67) | 11.9(8)ns | 22.4(15)* | 4.5(3)* | 7.5(5)ns | 9.0(6)* | 9.0(6)* | 4.5(3)* | 6.0(4)ns | 3.0(2)ns | 4.5(3)* |
Hearing (n = 89) | 4.5(4)ns | 15.7(14)ns | 1.1(1)ns | 1.1(1)ns | 0.0(0)ns | 3.4(3)ns | 1.1(1)ns | 3.4(3)ns | 0.0(0)ns | 4.5(4)* |
Skin (n = 87) | 4.6(4)ns | 20.7(18)ns | 2.3(2)ns | 4.6(4)ns | 2.3(2)ns | 3.4(3)ns | 1.1(1)ns | 1.1(1)ns | 1.1(1)ns | 2.3(2)ns |
Allergy (n = 426) | 12.9(55)** | 19.0(81)* | 0.5(2)ns | 9.9(42)** | 8.0(34)** | 2.8(12)ns | 1.2(5)ns | 4.5(19)ns | 1.4(6)ns | 1.2(5)ns |
Chronic (n = 987) | 6.9(68)ns | 13.9(137)ns | 1.0(10)ns | 3.7(37)* | 2.6(26)ns | 1.8(18)ns | 1.2(12)ns | 2.1(21)ns | 2.3(23)** | 2.1(21)** |
Other (n = 579) | 8.3(48)ns | 20.4(118)** | 2.1(12)* | 5.7(33)ns | 4.7(27)ns | 4.8(28)* | 2.8(16)** | 2.8(16)ns | 4.0(23)** | 3.5(20)** |