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Characteristics of Women Violently Victimized

Race
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White and black women had equivalent rates of
violence committed by intimates and other relatives
(about per 1,000 persons).     

Ethnicity
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Hispanic and non-Hispanic females had about the
same rate of violence attributable to intimates, 6
per 1,000 persons. 

Age
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Women age 20 to 34 had the highest rates of violent
victimization attributable to intimates (16 per
1,000 persons) of any age group. 

Education
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Women who graduated from college had the lowest
rates of violence attributable to intimates (3 per
1,000 persons) compared to women with less than a
high school education (5 per 1,000), high school
graduates, (6 per 1,000) or women with some college
(6 per 1,000)

Income
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Women with family incomes under $9,999 had the
highest rates of violence attributable to an
intimate (11 per 1,000 persons) and those with
family incomes over $30,000 had the lowest rates (2
per 1,000).

Marital status
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Divorced or separated women had higher rates of
violence by intimates (16 per 1,000 persons) than
women who never married (7 per 1,000) or  married
women (1.5 per 1,000).

Location of residence
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Women living in central cities, suburban areas and
rural locations experienced similar rates of
violence committed by intimates.

Source:  BJS, Violence Against Women: A National
Crime Victimization Survey Report,  1994