Transcript According to the National Violence Against Women Survey

Module One A
Statistics
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According to the National Violence Against Women Survey
(Tjaden & Thoennes, 2000)
N= 7,278
NVAWS Percent of Women Victimized by a Current or
Former Partner
4.1
4.5
Rape
Physical Assault
Stalking
20.4
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Violence by Gender and Race
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Overall women
experience intimate
partner violence at a
higher rate than men
Black females are
victimized at a rate 35%
higher than white
females and 2.5 times the
rate of women of other
races
Rate of IPV by Race 1993-1998
IPV per 1, 000 Males and Females
Data from the U.S. Department of Justice
12.00
Gender
Male
female
10.00
8.00
6.00
4.00
2.00
0.00
white
black
other
Race
Bureau of Justice Statistics Special Report
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May 2000
Violence by Gender and Race

No difference in intimate
partner violence between
Hispanic and nonHispanic individuals
regardless of gender
Rate of IPV by Victim Ethnicity 1993-1998
IPV per 1, 000 Females and Males of Each Group
Data from U.S. Department of Justice
10.00
Gender
Male
female
8.00
6.00
4.00
2.00
0.00
hispanic
non-hispanic
Hispanic
Bureau of Justice Statistics Special Report
May 2000
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Violence and Income
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Women in the lowest
income bracket
experience violence at a
rate 7 times that of
women in the highest
income bracket
Rate of IPV by Anuual Income, 1993-1998
IPV per 1, 000 Females and Males at Each Income Level
Data From U.S. Department of Justice
20.00
Gender
Male
female
15.00
10.00
5.00
0.00
Less 7 5 - 14
than 7, 5
15 - 24
25 - 34
35 - 49
50 - 74
75 and
over
Income Per 1, 000 Dollars
Bureau of Justice Special Report
May 2000
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