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Figure 1-1, Reports by Source, 1999 SDC

Figure 1-1 is a bar chart that presents the sources of reports of child abuse and neglect in two categories, professional sources and non-professional sources.

The data presented in the chart are as follows:

Professional Sources
Education Personnel, 15.0%
Legal, Law Enforcement, Criminal Justice Personnel, 13.6%
Social Services Personnel, 13.2%
Medical Personnel, 8.5%
Mental Health Personnel, 2.5%
Child Day Care Providers 1.1%
Substitute Care Providers, 0.8%

Non-Professional Sources
Anonymous or Unknown Reporters, 12.2%
Other Relatives, 9.8%
Other, 8.5%
Friends and Neighbors, 7.2%
Parents, 6.5%
Alleged Victims, 0.9%
Alleged Perpetrators, 0.2%

The data presented in this chart are also available in table 1-3.