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Table G4-5: Victimization Rates, According to Maltreatment Type, by Age and Sex, 1998 (DCDC) |
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Type of Maltreatment |
Maltreatment Incidents |
Mean Age |
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Age |
Sex |
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0-3 |
4-7 |
8-11 |
12-15 |
16-17 |
Female |
Male |
Female |
Male |
|
|
Physical Abuse |
2.4 |
3.1 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
1.9 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
9.2 |
7.9 |
|
Neglect |
9.7 |
8.2 |
6.5 |
4.8 |
2.1 |
6.8 |
6.6 |
7 |
6.4 |
|
Medical Neglect |
0.9 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
5.7 |
5.4 |
|
Sexual Abuse |
0.5 |
1.6 |
1.7 |
201 |
1.2 |
2.3 |
0.6 |
10.4 |
8.6 |
|
Psych. or Emotional Abuse |
0.7 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
8.6 |
7.7 |
|
Other |
6.1 |
4.6 |
4 |
3.1 |
1.5 |
4.3 |
3.9 |
7 |
6.5 |
|
Unknown |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
7.7 |
7.5 |
|
All |
21 |
19.3 |
16.6 |
14.2 |
7.1 |
17.6 |
15.6 |
7.7 |
6.8 |
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Maltreatment incidents per 1,000 children ages 0 to 17 in the estimated U.S. child population. |
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