title: Risk factors for work-related violent victimization.
abstract: This case-control study used the National Crime Victimization Survey database (a national sample of housing addresses) to examine sociodemographic risk factors for becoming a victim of work-related robbery and assault. Cases (N = 267) reported having been violently victimized in the previous 6 months. Controls (N = 1,783) were chosen from all nonvictims of violent crime at the end of the 6-month period. Risk factors varied by type of victimization, and differences were evident between men and women. Men less than 45 years of age had an increased risk for assault [odds ratio (OR) = 2.0-2.7], compared with those 55 years of age and older; and those with a family income of less than $40,000 had an increased risk for assault (OR = 1.7-1.9), compared with those having a family income of $50,000 or more. We found a decreased risk for those with a high school education (OR = 0.6), compared with those with some college education. For women, an increased risk was seen for ages 16-18 years (OR = 3.3) and 25-34 years (OR = 2.3), compared with those 55 years of age or older. Women who were divorced or separated (OR = 4.4) and never-married (OR = 2.1) were at higher risk than women who were married. We found a decreased risk for nonwhites (OR = 0.5), compared with whites.
authors.affiliation: Division of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Gerberich
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Gibson
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Maldonado
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kruttschnitt
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Larntz
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Renier
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016208:Databases, Factual; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016017:Odds Ratio; D011902:Rape / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014754:Violence / Q000208:ethnology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*