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Table 3-15 Factors Associated with Victimization, 2006
Child Maltreatment 2006

FACTOR
CATEGORIES
ODDS RATIO
ASSOCIATED WITH
VICTIMIZATION
(N=2,064,472)
Blank Cell
PRIOR VICTIM Blank Cell Blank Cell
No 1.00 Blank Cell
Yes 1.43 ***
Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell
TYPE OF MALTREATMENT Blank Cell Blank Cell
Physical Abuse 1.00 Blank Cell
Neglect 1.69 ***
Sexual Abuse 1.98 ***
Psychological Abuse, Other, Unknown 1.64 ***
Multiple Forms of Maltreatment 3.72 ***
Blank CellBlank CellBlank Cell
DISABLED CHILDBlank CellBlank Cell
No1.00Blank Cell
Yes 1.54 ***
Blank CellBlank CellBlank Cell
CHILD AGEBlank CellBlank Cell
<1 year1.00Blank Cell
1-3 years0.60***
4-7 years0.55***
8-11 years0.52***
12-15 years0.49***
16-21 years0.43***
Blank CellBlank CellBlank Cell
CHILD SEXBlank CellBlank Cell
Boy1.00Blank Cell
Girl1.05***
Blank CellBlank CellBlank Cell
CHILD RACE AND ETHNICITYBlank CellBlank Cell
White 1.00Blank Cell
African-American 0.95***
American Indian and Alaskan Native 1.26***
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.16***
Hispanic1.06***
Other or Multiple Race1.15***
Unable to Determine or Missing0.58***
Blank CellBlank CellBlank Cell
REPORT SOURCEBlank CellBlank Cell
Social and Mental Health Personnel1.00Blank Cell
Medical Personnel1.09***
Law Enforcement or Legal Personnel0.63***
Educational Personnel2.06***
Daycare or Foster Care Providers0.63***
Nonprofessional, Other, or Unknown0.50***

* p < 0.01
** p < 0.001
*** p < 0.0001

Based on data from 29 States.

Factors Associated with Victimization, 2006
This table shows the odds ratio associated with victimization of various factor categories. Such categories as report source, child race and ethnicity, sex, age, reported disability, type of maltreatment, and prior victimization may indicate the likelihood of victimization. Next to each category is the odds ratio and then asterisks indicating which are statistically significant.

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