Table 3-17 Factors Associated with Victimization, 2004
Child Maltreatment 2004
| Factor Categories | Odds Ratio Associated with Victimization (N=2,064,472) |
| No | 1.00 |
| Yes | 1.38 *** |
| Physical Abuse Only | 1.00 |
| Neglect Only | 1.51 *** |
| Sexual Abuse Only | 1.71 *** |
| Psychological Abuse Only, Other Only, Unknown Only | 1.53 *** |
| Multiple Maltreatment Types | 2.85 *** |
| | |
| No | 1.00 |
| Yes | 1.68 *** |
| | |
| <1-3 years | 1.00 |
| 4-7 years | 0.79 *** |
| 8-11 years | 0.75 *** |
| 12-15 years | 0.71 *** |
| 16-21 years | 0.64 *** |
| | |
| Boy | 1.00 |
| Girl | 1.04 *** |
| | |
| White Only | 1.00 |
| African-American Only | 1.01 |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native Only | 1.28 *** |
| Asian or Pacific Islander Only | 1.12 * |
| Hispanic | 1.10 *** |
| Other or Multiple Race | 1.14 *** |
| Unable to Determine or Missing | 0.54 *** |
| Social Services and Mental Health Personnel | 1.00 |
| Medical Personnel | 1.22 *** |
| Law Enforcement or Legal Personnel | 0.68 *** |
| Educational Personnel | 2.04 *** |
| Daycare or Foster Care Providers | 0.66 *** |
| Other or Unknown | 0.50 *** |
* p < 0.01 Back
**p < 0.001 Back
***p < 0.0001 Back
| Data source: Child File. |
| Based on data from 29 States. |
Factors Associated with Victimization, 2004
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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