Article ; Online: Prevalence of victimization and exposure to violence in a sample of Hispanic Americans: a research note.
Journal of interpersonal violence
2015 Volume 30, Issue 9, Page(s) 1593–1610
Abstract: Research on the growing U.S. Hispanic population has increased in recent years, although much of this work has examined differences between the foreign- and native-born or between Hispanics and non-Hispanics. Fewer studies have explored within-group ... ...
| Abstract | Research on the growing U.S. Hispanic population has increased in recent years, although much of this work has examined differences between the foreign- and native-born or between Hispanics and non-Hispanics. Fewer studies have explored within-group differences (Mexican vs. Puerto Rican vs. Cuban, etc.) and none have assessed variability in the prevalence of victimization across these diverse groups. Unfortunately, the available evidence is somewhat inconclusive regarding the prevalence of victimization among Hispanics and relative to other demographic groups such as Whites and Blacks. This study first aims to provide clarification as to the prevalence of Hispanic victimization relative to non-Hispanic Whites (NHW) and non-Hispanic Blacks (NHB). Then, we assess within-group differences for the Hispanic subsample for each of the victimization measures. Using Wave IV of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health), we estimate the prevalence of various forms of criminal victimization and exposure to violence for Hispanics, NHW, and NHB. Results suggest that significant differences exist between Hispanics and both NHW and NHB. More specifically, Hispanics were less likely to report most of the victimization outcomes than either group. Significant differences in victimization were also observed between Hispanic subgroups. Generally, Mexicans and Puerto Ricans were most likely to report victimization whereas Cubans and Chicanos (with the exception of property crime) were least likely to report victimization. |
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| MeSH term(s) | Adult ; Crime Victims/statistics & numerical data ; Exposure to Violence/statistics & numerical data ; Female ; Hispanic Americans/statistics & numerical data ; Humans ; Male ; Prevalence |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2015-05 |
| Publishing country | United States |
| Document type | Journal Article |
| ZDB-ID | 2028900-5 |
| ISSN | 1552-6518 ; 0886-2605 |
| ISSN (online) | 1552-6518 |
| ISSN | 0886-2605 |
| DOI | 10.1177/0886260514540803 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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