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Table 3-14     Factors Associated with Victimization, 2003
Child Maltreatment 2003

Factor Categories Odds Ratio Associated with
Recurrence (N=1,175,640)
Prior Victim
No 1.00
Yes *1.60
Type of Maltreatment
Physical Abuse Only 1.00
Neglect Only *1.29
Sexual Abuse Only *1.48
Psychological Maltreatment Only, Other Only, Unknown Only *1.09
Multiple Maltreatment Types *3.03
Disability
No 1.00
Yes *1.59
Child Age
0-3 years 1.00
4-7 years *0.81
8-11 years *0.77
12-15 years *0.72
16-21 years *0.60
Child Sex
Boy 1.00
Girl *1.04
Child Race/Ethnicity
White Only 1.00
African-American Only 1.02
American Indian or Alaska Native Only *1.29
Asian-Pacific Islander Only 0.93
Hispanic 1.02
Other and Multiple Race *1.10
Unable to Determine or Missing *0.61
Report Source
Social and Mental Health Personnel 1.00
Medical Personnel *1.29
Law Enforcement or Legal Personnel *0.72
Educational Personnel *2.31
Child Daycare and Foster Care Providers *0.73
Other and Unknown *0.51

*p < 0.0001
Data source: Child File.
Based on data from 23 States

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 60 percent more likely to be determined to be victims of maltreatment than children who were not victimized previously.



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