Urban community characteristics and adolescent assault victims.

نویسندگان

  • Marlene D Melzer-Lange
  • Charis Dusen Van Thatcher
  • Jingxia Liu
  • Shankuan Zhu
چکیده

PURPOSE To examine the relationship between neighborhood factors and adolescent victimization for low- and high-risk areas of Milwaukee, Wis. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, we compared neighborhood characteristics based on the US Census Database by rates of adolescent victim rates as measured through victim client enrollment in an adolescent violence intervention program. Multiple regression procedures were used to analyze the data. RESULTS The mean adolescent assault victim rate was 34.31 per 10,000 population (Standard deviation [SD] = 29.71) with range from 0.00 to 105.09 per 10,000 population in 35 ZIP-code areas in Milwaukee County. Neighborhood ZIP codes with low median household income and high rates of grandparents serving as heads of household were associated with high rates of adolescent assault victims (R2 = 0.75). CONCLUSIONS Urban areas with higher rates of grandparent head of household and low median household income are associated with higher rates of adolescent assault victims.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • WMJ : official publication of the State Medical Society of Wisconsin

دوره 106 7  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2007