@article{ref1,
title="Using Demographic Risk Factors to Explain Variations in the Incidence of Violence Against Women",
journal="Journal of interpersonal violence",
year="2002",
author="Madison, Jeanne R. and Smith, Angie and O'Donnell, Christopher J.",
volume="17",
number="12",
pages="1239-1262",
abstract="This article offers statistical support for the contention that demographic risk factors influence the incidence of some women's experiencing violence more than others. Our results were generated using a binary probit model and 6,332 observations from the 1996 Australian Women's Safety Survey. For purposes of comparison, we identified a set of benchmark demographic characteristics as those occurring most frequently in the data set and estimated that if a woman were to have all of these characteristics, the probability she would have experienced violence in the past 12 months was 6.7%. We found that the risk varied with levels of postschool education, income, ethnic background, number and age of children, marital status, and age. Employment status, school-leaving age, and socioeconomic status had no statistically significant effect on the risk of experiencing violence once other factors were considered. This analysis may provide a basis for violence reduction and prevention programs.<p />",
language="en",
issn="0886-2605",
doi="10.1177/088626002237854",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/088626002237854"
}