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Citation |
Newby JH, McCarroll JE, Thayer LE, Norwood AE, Fullerton CS, Ursano RJ. J. Fam. Violence 2000; 15(2): 199-208. |
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Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine and Department of Psychiatry, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, 20814; Department of Psychiatry, Uniformed Services University of the Health Scien |
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(Copyright © 2000, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group) |
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Abstract |
Black soldiers are overrepresented in the U.S. Army Central Registry of spouse abuse cases. For each year between 1989 and 1997, the number of black offenders outnumbers white offenders, while the white population outnumbers the black population. When age-specific rates per 1000 were computed, the rates for blacks were greater than those for whites in every age group. The highest rates for both races were in the 18- to 21-year age group. Age-specific rate ratios between blacks and whites for 1997 ranged from 3.4 for the 18- to 21-year-old group to 1.9 for the 42- to 46-year age group. All of the rate ratios except the one for the 42 to 46-year age group were statistically significant. Socioeconomic status (SES) is an unlikely explanation for these findings as SES was reasonably controlled. Culturally specific longitudinal studies are needed to clarify the reasons for differences in black and white spouse abuse incidents. |