title: The 5-year course of intimate partner violence among White, Black, and Hispanic couples in the United States.
abstract: This article examines the 5-year incidence, prevalence, and recurrence of intimate partner violence (IPV) among White, Black, and Hispanic intact couples in the United States. A national multistage household probability sample of couples, age 18 years or older, was interviewed in 1995 with a response rate of 85%, and reinterviewed in 2000 with a response rate of 72%. Results indicate that the incidence and recurrence of IPV are higher for Blacks and Hispanics than for Whites. Compared to Whites, Hispanics are 2.5 times more likely to initiate IPV between baseline and follow-up and Blacks are 3.7 times more likely to report IPV at baseline and follow-up. Couples reporting severe IPV in 1995 are more likely than others to report severe IPV at follow-up. The rate of recurrence for severe IPV among Black and Hispanic couples is 6 and 4 times higher, respectively, than the rate among Whites. The results suggest that Blacks and Hispanics may be more affected by IPV.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas School of Public Health, Dallas Regional Campus,USA. Raul.Caetano@UTSouthwestern.edu
authors.forename: Raul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Caetano
authors.forename: Craig A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Field
authors.forename: Suhasini
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ramisetty-Mikler
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: McGrath
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology; D044383:Black People / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012920:Social Behavior Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D044465:White People / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D001741:Black or African American