TABLE 6. Demographic Characteristics at Time of Target Incident, by New Incident Reporting Status

Characteristic No new incident (Group 1) (N = 60) New incident reported (Group 2) (N = 25) New incident not reported (Group 3) (N = 34) {chi}2 p

Non-White victim 11.7% 16.0% 20.6% 1.36 5.06
Non-White offender 13.3 12.0 14.7 0.09 .955
Victim in labor force 56.7a,b 80.0 79.4 7.24 .027
Household income < $30K 69.1 81.8 83.9 2.89 .235
Victim completed high school or more 88.1 73.9 88.2 3.00 .223
Victim and offender were married/cohabitating 55.0 44.0 61.8 1.84 .398
Age of victim 37.0 35.5 32.9 1.01 .369
Age of offender 35.0 34.2 32.6 0.56 .573
Victim not in relationship with offender 1 year after target incident 36.7a,b 92.0 81.8 31.0 .001

a 2 x 2 cross-tabulation between this category and the "new incident, not reported" category reveals a statistically significant association between reporting status and this factor.

b Analysis of residuals indicates that the significant association between the variables is attributable to the lower than expected number of cases in this cell.