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Child Maltreatment 2002
Table 3-13     Factors Associated with Victimization, 2002

Factor Categories	Odds Ratio Associated with Victimization (N=1,430,465)
Prior Victim
No	1.00
Yes	1.42*
Type of Maltreatment
Physical Abuse Only	1.00
Neglect Only1	1.32*
Sexual Abuse Only	1.45*
Psychological Maltreatment Only, Other Only, Unknown Only	0.73*
Multiple Maltreatment Types	2.03*
Child Age
0 - 3 years	1.00
4 - 7 years	0.83*
8 - 11 years	0.81*
12 - 15 years	0.79*
16 - 21 years	0.69*
Child Sex
Boy	1.00
Girl	1.06*
Child Race and Ethnicity
White Only	1.00
American Indian or Alaska Native Only	1.20*
Asian-Pacific Islander Only	1.20*
African-American Only	1.05*
Hispanic	1.18*
Other or Multiple Race2	1.30*
Unable to Determine or Missing2	0.70*
Report Source
Social and Mental Health Personnel	1.00
Medical Personnel	1.30*
Law Enforcement or Legal Personnel	2.15*
Educational Personnel	0.72*
Child Day Care and Foster Care Providers	0.71*
Other and Unknown	0.55*

* p < 0.0001

Data Source: Child File

Logistic regression models associate the contribution of the categories within a factor to the outcome of interest (in this case victimization). Odds ratios indicate the likelihood, relative to the reference group, of the outcome occurring. Odds ratios greater than 1.00 indicate an increased likelihood of occurrence (e.g. victims of prior abuse or neglect are 1.42 times more likely to be victims of maltreatment than children of no history of prior abuse or neglect). Odds ratios less than 1.00 indicate a decreased likelihood of recurrence (e.g. victims who ae age 16 or older are 31 percent less likely than children age 0-3 to be victims).

¹ Neglect includes medical neglect

² Does not include Hispanic

This table presents the odds ratio associated with victimization rates as a means of looking at the possibility that some child characteristics or circumstances place children at a greater risk for being identified as victims of maltreatment. The first column lists the factor categories and the second column lists the odds ratio. The table shows that children who were identified as victims in the past were 42 percent more likely to be determined to be a victim of maltreatment than children who were not victimized previously.

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