TABLE 1. Descriptive Sociodemographic Characteristics by IPV Status in Civilian and Military Samples From the Metropolitan Washington, DC, Area, 1999–2000, Weighted Data

Civilian (N = 1,982)

Military (N = 468)





Total (n = 1,983), n (%)

Nonabused (n = 1,004), n (%)

Abused (n = 980), n (%)

Total (n = 468), n (%)

Nonabused (n = 349), n (%)

Abused (n = 119), n (%)


Age category 21–29 years 180 (9.1) 79 (7.9) 101 (10.4) 66 (14.1) 52 (14.9) 14 (11.8)
30–39 years 577 (29.1) 300 (37.8) 276 (28.2) 198 (42.3) 150 (43.0) 48 (40.3)
40–49 years 961 (48.4) 485 (86.2) 475 (48.5) 189 (40.4) 137 (39.3) 52 (43.7)
50–59 years 265 (13.4) 139 (13.8) 126 (12.9) 15 (3.2) 10 (2.9) 5 (4.2)
Ethnicity White/other 1,192 (60.1) 602 (59.9) 590 (60.3) 401 (86.4) 301 (86.7) 100 (85.5)
African American 791 (39.9) 402 (40.1) 389 (39.7) 63 (13.6) 46 (13.3) 17 (14.5)
Marital status Married 1,188 (59.9) 605 (60.2) 583 (59.5) 334 (71.4) 249 (71.3) 85 (71.4)
Not married 796 (40.1) 399 (39.8) 397 (40.5) 134 (28.6) 100 (28.7) 34 (28.6)
Education ≤High school 444 (22.4) 225 (22.4) 210 (22.4) 26 (5.6) 20 (5.8) 6 (5.1)
Some college/trade 567 (28.6) 262 (26.1) 306 (31.2) 122 (26.2) 89 (25.6) 33 (28.0)
4 year college/+ 971 (49) 517 (51.5) 454 (46.4) 317 (68.2) 238 (68.6) 79 (66.9)
Income <$50 K 755 (38.3) 389 (39) 365 (37.5) 147 (32.4) 107 (31.8) 40 (34.2)
≥$50 K 1,218 (61.7) 609 (61) 608 (62.5) 307 (67.6) 230 (68.2) 77 (65.8)
Military type Officer 265 (56.6) 197 (56.4) 68 (57.1)


Enlisted







203 (43.4)

152 (43.6)

51 (42.9)