Citation

Ingram EM. Violence Against Women 2007; 13(2): 159-171.

Affiliation

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801206296981

PMID

17251503

Abstract

Analyses based on a random-digit-dial survey of households (N = 12,039) compared Latinos and non-Latinos on sociodemographic factors for intimate partner violence (IPV) and help seeking. Lifetime prevalence of IPV was found to be lower for Latinos than for non-Latinos, but past-year prevalence of IPV was greater for Latinos. Reported IPV victimization was greater among non-Latinos than among Latinos at education levels below college and at family incomes less than $35,000. Informal help seeking was found to be similar for Latinos and non-Latinos; however, non-Latinos reported seeking access to shelters more frequently than Latinos, and Latino immigrants were less likely than non-immigrants to seek help from formal agencies.

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