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Title: | Using demographic risk factors to explain variations in the incidence of violence against women | Contributor(s): | O'Donnell, CJ (author); Smith, A (author); Madison, J (author) | Publication Date: | 2002 | DOI: | 10.1177/088626002237854 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/584 | Abstract: | This article offers statistical support for the contention that demographic risk factors influence the incidence of some women's experiencing violence more than others. Our results were generated using a binary probit model and 6,332 observations from the 1996 Australian Women's Safety Survey. For purposes of comparison, we identified a set of benchmark demographic characteristics as those occurring most frequently in the data set and estimated that if a woman were to have all of these characteristics, the probability she would have experienced violence in the past 12 months was 6.7%. We found that the risk varied with levels of post school education, income, ethnic background, number and age of children, marital status, and age. Employment status, school-leaving age, and socioeconomic status had no statistically significant effect on the risk of experiencing violence once other factors were considered. This analysis may provide a basis for violence reduction and prevention programs. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 17(12), p. 1239-1262 | Publisher: | Sage Publications, Inc | Place of Publication: | United States of America | ISSN: | 1552-6518 0886-2605 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 140212 Macroeconomics (incl Monetary and Fiscal Theory) | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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