Priority Area 7 : Violent and Abusive Behavior Objective Status

By Department of Health and Human Services

Book Id: WPLBN0000179479
Format Type: PDF eBook
File Size: 0.1 MB
Reproduction Date: 2005

Title:	Priority Area 7 : Violent and Abusive Behavior Objective Status
Author:	Department of Health and Human Services
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Language:	English
Subject:	Health., Medical research, Medical reports
Collections:	Medical Library Collection
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Publisher:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Citation APA MLA Chicago Health And Human Services, D. O. (n.d.). Priority Area 7 : Violent and Abusive Behavior Objective Status. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.us/

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7. Homicide (age adjusted per 100,000) 1987 8.5 10. 10.8 10.3 10.6 10. 9.2 8.3 7.8 7.2 a. Children 3 years and under (per 100,000) 1987 3.9 4.4 4.9 4.5 4.9 4.6 4.5 4.5 -- 3. b. Spouses 15-34 years (per 100,000) 1987 1.7 1/1.5 2/1. 2/1. 2/1. 2/1.0 -- 1.4 c. Black male 15-34 years (per 100,000) 1987 91. 130.5 140.8 134.2 140.5 133.8 114.6 105.7 97.6 72.4 d. Hispanic male 15-34 years (per 100,000)/3 1987 41.3 53.2 55.7 56.8 52.4 52.2 49.7 39.2 34.9 33.0 e. Black female 15-34 years (per 100,000) 1987 20.2 22. 24. 22.7 23.7 21.0 18.5 16. 14.4 16.0 f. American Indian/Alaska Native (age adjusted per 100,000) 1987 11.2 10.7 12.2 10.3 10.7 11.8 11.5 9.9 10.8 9.0 7.2 Suicide (age adjusted per 100,000) 1987 11.7 11.5 11.4 11. 11.3 11.2 11.2 10.8 10.6 10.5 a. Adolescents 15-19 years (per 100,000) 1987 10.2 11. 11.0 10.8 10.9 11. 10.5 9.7 9.5 8.2 b. Male 20-34 years (per 100,000) 1987 25.2 25. 25. 24.5 25.5 26.5 26.3 24.2 23.4 21.4 c. White male 65 years and over (per 100,000) 1987 46.7 44.4 42.7 41.0 40.9 38.9 38.7 37.8 36. 39.2 d. American Indian/Alaska Native male (age adjusted per 100,000)1987 20. 21.0 19.2 17.9 18.7 23.8 20. 20.0 21.3 17.0 7.3 Firearm related deaths (age adjusted per 100,000) 1990 14.615.2 14.9 15.6 15. 13.9 12.9 12.2 11.6 a. Black 1990 33.435.4 34.4 37.6 35.5 30.3 28.5 25.7 30.0 7.4 Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000) 1986 22.6 -- 41.9 -- Less than 22.6 Incidence of types of maltreatment a. Physical abuse 1986 4.9 -- 4/9. -- Less than 4.9 b. Sexual abuse 1986 2. -- 4/4.5 -- Less than 2. c. Emotional abuse 1986 3.0 -- 4/7.9 -- Less than 3.0 d. Neglect 1986 14.6 -- 4,5/29.2 -- Less than 14.6 7.5 Partner abuse (per 1,000 couples) 1985 30.0 -- 27.0 Assaults by intimates (per 1,000 females 12 years and over)/6 -- 8.8 9.8 9. 8.6 7.5 -- 7.6 Assault injuries (per 1,000 people 12 years and over)/6 1986 9.7 10.3 11.0 9.3 12.3 12.7 11.7 10.5 7/10.2 8.7 7.7 Rape and attempted rape (per 100,000)/6 Female 12 years and over 1992 332.. . 267 273 193 144 156 108 a. Female 12-34 years 1992 607.. . 477 527 374 249 349 225 Sexual assaults (per 100,000 females 12 years and over) 1992 184.. . 138 96 84 84 1027.8 Suicide attempts among adolescents 14-17 years 1990 2.1%1.7% -- 2.7% -- 2.8% -- 2.6% 1.8% a. Female 14-17 years 1991 2.5% -- 3.8% -- 3.4% -- 3.3% 2.0% 7.9 Physical fighting among adolescents 14-17 years (incidents per 100 students per month) 1991 137 -- 137 -- 128 -- 115 110 a. Non-Hispanic black male 14-17 years 1991 207 -- 203 -- 181 -- 175 160 7.10 Weapon-carrying by adolescents 14-17 years (incidents per 100 students per month) 1991 107 -- 92 -- 81 -- 74 86 a. Non-Hispanic black adolescents 14-17 1991 134 -- 117 -- 85 -- 84 105 7.11 Proportion of people 18 years and over with firearms in the home that are stored either loaded or unlocked 1994 8/20% -- 7,8/19% 16% 7.12 Emergency room protocols for victims of violence -- 90%...

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