Table 1 Descriptive Characteristics of Decedents of Violent Death with and without a History of Child Maltreatment, NVDRS 2014–2018, N = 198,284
Decedent characteristics | History of maltreatment, n (%) | No history of maltreatment, n (%) | Chi-square | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (in years) | ||||
< 18 years | 1005 (41.5) | 8904 (4.6) | 6883.04 | < 0.0001 |
≥ 18 years | 1416 (58.5) | 186,959 (95.5) | ||
Manner of death | ||||
Suicide | 1486 (61.4) | 124,497 (63.6) | 34.68 | < 0.0001 |
Homicide | 701 (29.0) | 48,514 (24.8) | ||
Unintentional firearm | 15 (0.6) | 1234 (0.6) | ||
Legal intervention | 12 (0.5) | 2616 (1.3) | ||
Undetermined | 207 (8.6) | 19,002 (9.7) | ||
Sex | ||||
Male | 1323 (54.6) | 151,410 (77.3) | 694.45 | < 0.0001 |
Female | 1098 (45.4) | 44,439 (22.7) | ||
Unknown | 0 | 14 | ||
Race | ||||
White | 1830 (75.7) | 144,650 (74.0) | 102.49 | < 0.0001 |
Black or African American | 394 (16.3) | 38,849 (19.9) | ||
American Indian/Alaska Native | 48 (2.0) | 2941 (1.5) | ||
Asian/Pacific Islander | 45 (1.9) | 4354 (2.2) | ||
Other/Unspecified | 29 (1.2) | 2719 (1.4) | ||
Two or more | 70 (2.9) | 1997 (1.0) | ||
Unknown | 5 | 353 | ||
Ethnicity | ||||
Hispanic | 242 (10.2) | 176,759 (91.1) | 6.49 | 0.039 |
Not Hispanic | 2127 (89.8) | 17,210 (8.9) | ||
Unknown | 0 | 1894 | ||
Mental health disorder, age ≥ 18 years | ||||
Yes | 1121 (79.2) | 65,603 (35.1) | 1193.61 | < 0.0001 |
No | 295 (20.8) | 121,356 (64.9) | ||
Substance use disorder, age ≥ 18 years | ||||
Yes | 693 (48.9) | 51,178(27.4) | 327.59 | < 0.0001 |
No | 723 (51.1) | 135,781(72.6) | ||