Physical violence and violent threats reported by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with a disability: cross sectional evidence from a nationally representative survey

Temple, Jeromey B.; Wong, Heather; Ferdinand, Angeline; Avery, Scott; Paradies, Yin; Kelaher, Margaret

doi:10.1186/s12889-020-09684-4

Table 3 Victim Perpetrator relationship, by Gender and Disability Status, Weighted %

From: Physical violence and violent threats reported by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with a disability: cross sectional evidence from a nationally representative survey

	Males				Females							Total
	Relationship to Perpetrator				Relationship to Perpetrator							Relationship to Perpetrator
	Intimate Partner	Family	Other Known	Unknown	Intimate Partner		Family		Other Known		Unknown		Intimate Partner	Family	Other Known	Unknown
Disability
No	10.3	7.6	62.4	19.7	41.3	**	17.1		35.1	***	6.6		26.9	12.7	47.8	12.6
Yes	4.6	13.3	59.9	22.1	40.0	***	17.5		37.3	***	5.2	+	24.3	15.7	47.4	12.7
Severity of Disability
Profound/Severe	0.0	7.2	68.4	24.5	30.1	**	19.2		49.4	***	1.3	*	19.6	15.0	56.0	9.4
Moderate/Mild	5.4	3.4	66.6	24.6	38.1	**	23.4	***	33.2	***	5.3	*	24.4	15.0	47.2	13.4
Other Restrictions	5.7	21.3	53.2	19.8	47.9	***	11.5		33.1	***	7.5		26.5	16.5	43.3	13.8
Type of Disability
Sight/hearing/speech
b.) yes	5.3	10.6	64.0	20.1	26.1	*	16.7		54.0	+	3.2	*	16.0	13.7	58.9	11.4
c.) no, but with disability	4.0	16.0	56.0	24.0	50.0	***	18.1		25.3	***	6.6	+	31.1	17.3	37.9	13.8
Physical
b.) yes	6.1	11.8	56.9	25.2	37.9	**	19.6		37.0	***	5.5	*	22.9	15.9	46.4	14.8
c.) no, but with disability	< 1	17.1	67.7	14.3	43.7	***	14.0		37.8	***	4.6		27.2	15.2	49.3	8.3
Intellectual
b.) yes	4.3	7.3	73.9	14.5	40.5	***	13.9		41.8	***	3.8		25.0	11.1	55.6	8.4
c.) no, but with disability	4.8	15.9	54.1	25.3	39.7	**	19.2		35.3	***	5.8	*	24.0	17.7	43.7	14.6
Psychological
b.) yes	10.6	2.5	64.8	22.1	47.2	**	14.0	+	31.2	***	7.6		32.1	9.3	45.1	13.6
c.) no, but with disability	1.9	18.3	57.7	22.1	35.9	**	19.5		40.8	**	3.8	*	20.3	19.0	48.6	12.2
Head injury/stroke/brain damage
b.) yes	12.8	10.4	67.9	8.9	25.0		0.0	**	57.3	**	17.8		16.9	6.9	64.3	11.9
c.) no, but with disability	4.0	13.6	59.3	23.2	40.5	***	18.1		36.7	***	4.8	*	24.7	16.1	46.5	12.7
Other restrictions
b.) yes	6.1	13.7	53.9	26.4	31.1	*	24.9		39.7	**	4.3	*	20.7	20.3	45.6	13.5
c.) no, but with disability	3.9	13.1	63.0	19.9	45.4	***	13.0		35.9	***	5.7		26.3	13.1	48.4	12.3

Notes: Weighted percentage; − Male is the comparison category for test of proportions; ***p < 0.001 **p < 0.01 *p < 0.05 + p < 0.10

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