Prevalence and intensity of each abusive encounter
| TYPE OF ABUSIVE ENCOUNTER | N | AT LEAST 1 OCCURRENCE, N (%) | SEX | HERITAGE IDENTIFICATION | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PROPORTION EXPERIENCING AT LEAST 1 OCCURRENCE | P VALUE | PROPORTION EXPERIENCING AT LEAST 1 OCCURRENCE | P VALUE | |||
| Minor incidents | ||||||
| • Disrespectful behaviour | 768 | 750 (97.7) | Male 96.4 Female 98.2 | NS | White 98.3 Minority 93.7 | .001 |
| • Bullying | 762 | 598 (78.5) | Male 74.7 Female 81.4 | .026 | White 81.2 Minority 67.1 | < .001 |
| • Verbal anger | 765 | 706 (92.3) | Male 92.2 Female 92.4 | NS | White 92.9 Minority 89.3 | .001 |
| • Verbal threats | 758 | 543 (71.6) | Male 76.4 Female 68.0 | .011 | White 73.2 Minority 66.2 | NS |
| • Humiliation | 759 | 449 (59.2) | Male 64.6 Female 54.9 | .007 | White 61.0 Minority 52.3 | .047 |
| Major incidents | ||||||
| • Physical aggression | 766 | 443 (57.8) | Male 61.3 Female 55.2 | NS | White 59.1 Minority 53.8 | NS |
| • Destructive behaviour | 763 | 271 (35.5) | Male 41.1 Female 31.3 | .005 | White 38.9 Minority 23.7 | < .001 |
| • Sexual harassment | 764 | 363 (47.5) | Male 30.5 Female 60.7 | < .001 | White 52.1 Minority 31.6 | < .001 |
| Severe incidents | ||||||
| • Assault | 765 | 136 (17.8) | Male 22.6 Female 14.1 | .002 | White 20.0 Minority 10.8 | .007 |
| • Assault causing injury | 759 | 37 (4.9) | Male 6.6 Female 3.5 | NS | White 4.9 Minority 5.2 | .001 |
| • Attempted assault | 764 | 202 (26.4) | Male 29.0 Female 24.4 | NS | White 29.1 Minority 17.7 | .004 |
| • Sexual assault | 767 | 59 (7.7) | Male 5.7 Female 9.2 | NS | White 8.5 Minority 5.1 | NS |
| • Stalking | 766 | 104 (13.6) | Male 11.1 Female 15.5 | NS | White 15.1 Minority 7.0 | .008 |
NS—not significant.