TABLE 6. Demographic Characteristics at Time of Target Incident, by New Incident Reporting Status
| Characteristic |
No new incident (Group 1) (N = 60) |
New incident reported (Group 2) (N = 25) |
New incident not reported (Group 3) (N = 34) |
 2 |
p |
|
| Non-White victim |
11.7% |
16.0% |
20.6% |
1.36 |
5.06 |
| Non-White offender |
13.3 |
12.0 |
14.7 |
0.09 |
.955 |
| Victim in labor force |
56.7a,b |
80.0 |
79.4 |
7.24 |
.027 |
| Household income < $30K |
69.1 |
81.8 |
83.9 |
2.89 |
.235 |
| Victim completed high school or more |
88.1 |
73.9 |
88.2 |
3.00 |
.223 |
| Victim and offender were married/cohabitating |
55.0 |
44.0 |
61.8 |
1.84 |
.398 |
| Age of victim |
37.0 |
35.5 |
32.9 |
1.01 |
.369 |
| Age of offender |
35.0 |
34.2 |
32.6 |
0.56 |
.573 |
| Victim not in relationship with offender 1 year after target incident |
36.7a,b |
92.0 |
81.8 |
31.0 |
.001 |
|
a 2 x 2 cross-tabulation between this category and the "new incident, not reported" category reveals a statistically significant association between reporting status and this factor.
b Analysis of residuals indicates that the significant association between the variables is attributable to the lower than expected number of cases in this cell.
