TY - JOUR
T1 - Neighborhood poverty as a predictor of intimate partner violence among White, Black, and Hispanic couples in the United States
T2 - A multilevel analysis
AU - Cunradi, Carol B.
AU - Caetano, Raul
AU - Clark, Catherine
AU - Schafer, John
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was supported by an Intimate Partner Violence Prevention Research Grant (grant no. 914053) from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and by the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (grants no. RO1AA10908 and R37AA10908). The authors gratefully acknowledge the technical assistance of Paul Gruenewald, Ph.D.
PY - 2000/7
Y1 - 2000/7
N2 - PURPOSE: This study assessed the contribution of neighborhood poverty, measured at the census tract level, to the risk of male-to-female and female-to-male partner violence (MFPV, FMPV) among white, black, and Hispanic couples in the United States. METHODS: As part of the 1995 National Alcohol Survey, a representative sample of married/cohabiting couples was obtained through a multistage, multicluster household probability sampling frame. The outcome variables, MFPV and FMPV, were measured through the Conflict Tactics Scale, Form R. Sociodemographic, psychosocial, and alcohol consumption covariates that were statistically significant through bivariate analysis were retained as individual-level predictors. Neighborhood poverty, indicating residence in a census tract where greater than 20% of the population lived below the Federal poverty line, was assessed by appending 1990 Census data to the primary data set. Multilevel logistic regression models were constructed, with separate analyses performed for each outcome (MFPV, FMPV) among the white, black, and Hispanic couples. RESULTS: Couples residing in impoverished neighborhoods are at increased risk for both MFPV and FMPV. The association between residence in an impoverished neighborhood and MFPV was statistically significant for black couples (Odds Ratio [OR] 2.87; 95% Confidence Interval [CI] 1.36, 6.07). The association between residence in an impoverished neighborhood and FMPV was statistically significant for black couples (OR = 2.35; 95% CI 1.18, 4.71) and white couples (OR = 4.12; 95% CI 1.94, 8.75). CONCLUSIONS: Characteristics of the socioenvironment, such as neighborhood poverty, are associated with the risk of partner violence, particularly among black couples. Policies aimed at reducing community poverty may contribute to effective partner violence prevention strategies. Copyright (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Inc.
AB - PURPOSE: This study assessed the contribution of neighborhood poverty, measured at the census tract level, to the risk of male-to-female and female-to-male partner violence (MFPV, FMPV) among white, black, and Hispanic couples in the United States. METHODS: As part of the 1995 National Alcohol Survey, a representative sample of married/cohabiting couples was obtained through a multistage, multicluster household probability sampling frame. The outcome variables, MFPV and FMPV, were measured through the Conflict Tactics Scale, Form R. Sociodemographic, psychosocial, and alcohol consumption covariates that were statistically significant through bivariate analysis were retained as individual-level predictors. Neighborhood poverty, indicating residence in a census tract where greater than 20% of the population lived below the Federal poverty line, was assessed by appending 1990 Census data to the primary data set. Multilevel logistic regression models were constructed, with separate analyses performed for each outcome (MFPV, FMPV) among the white, black, and Hispanic couples. RESULTS: Couples residing in impoverished neighborhoods are at increased risk for both MFPV and FMPV. The association between residence in an impoverished neighborhood and MFPV was statistically significant for black couples (Odds Ratio [OR] 2.87; 95% Confidence Interval [CI] 1.36, 6.07). The association between residence in an impoverished neighborhood and FMPV was statistically significant for black couples (OR = 2.35; 95% CI 1.18, 4.71) and white couples (OR = 4.12; 95% CI 1.94, 8.75). CONCLUSIONS: Characteristics of the socioenvironment, such as neighborhood poverty, are associated with the risk of partner violence, particularly among black couples. Policies aimed at reducing community poverty may contribute to effective partner violence prevention strategies. Copyright (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Inc.
KW - Domestic violence
KW - Poverty areas
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U2 - 10.1016/S1047-2797(00)00052-1
DO - 10.1016/S1047-2797(00)00052-1
M3 - Article
C2 - 10942878
AN - SCOPUS:0033853382
SN - 1047-2797
VL - 10
SP - 297
EP - 308
JO - Annals of Epidemiology
JF - Annals of Epidemiology
IS - 5
ER -