{"id":9350,"date":"2021-09-14T16:57:05","date_gmt":"2021-09-14T16:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/?post_type=cde-knowledge-base&#038;p=9350"},"modified":"2025-08-27T09:40:59","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T14:40:59","slug":"prevalence-of-domestic-violence","status":"publish","type":"cde-knowledge-base","link":"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/en\/knowledge-base\/te-invito\/prevalence-of-domestic-violence\/","title":{"rendered":"Prevalence of domestic violence"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9350\" class=\"elementor elementor-9350 elementor-10616\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-15139652 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default tf-sticky-section tf-sticky-no\" data-id=\"15139652\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;tf_sticky&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b9bcc29\" data-id=\"2b9bcc29\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5af98a28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5af98a28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>Prevalence of domestic violence<\/strong><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">National statistics about the experience of DV in the U.S. represent estimates that vary by different methods of data collection. Therefore, you will notice quite a bit of statistical variability. Nevertheless, we have presented some of the most recent prevalence information published on Latin@ populations. It is important to remember that these findings must be considered within the context of the limitations outlined previously and may be limited in their representations.<\/span><\/p><p><b>For example<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Latin@s experience DV at similar rates to other ethnic groups; however, when one examines rates within sub-populations of Latin@s, interesting findings arise, such as those related to immigrant married vs. unmarried Latinas. These findings highlight the continued need to understand the extreme variability within the Latin@ community.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Approximately <\/span><b>1 in 3<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Latinas (Breiding,Chen &amp; Black, 2014) have experienced intimate partner violence during her lifetime and <\/span><b>1 in 12<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the previous 12 months.(Breiding, Smith, Basile, Walters, Chen, &amp; Merrick, 2014)<\/span><\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This rate is approximately the same as for women from other racial\/ethnic groups.\u00a0 In fact, a recent study found no significant difference across racial groups once socioeconomic status was taken into consideration.(Cho, 2012)<\/span><\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reported rates of DV were lower for Mexican immigrants (13.4%) than for persons of Mexican descent born in the United States (16.7%) (Aldarondo, Kantor, &amp; Jasinski, 2002).<\/span><\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These differences are consistent with other studies examining physical and mental health outcomes (Vega, Sribney, Aguilar-Gaxiola, &amp; Kolody, 2004), school achievement (Brabeck, &amp; Guzman, 2008), and substance abuse (Ojeda, Patterson, &amp; Strathdee, 2008). This surprising strength of immigrant groups\u2014despite the social and economic challenges they often face\u2014has been labeled <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">immigrant paradox <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Wright &amp; Benson, 2010). Latin@s also show differences based on their country of origin and level of acculturation; a greater number of years in the U.S. predicts poorer health outcomes.\u00a0 The apparent protective nature of being an immigrant is the subject of several current studies (Su\u00e1rez-Orozco, &amp; Su\u00e1rez-Orozco, 2001; Vega, Sribney, Aguilar-Gaxiola, &amp; Kolody, 2004).<\/span><\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A study that included 2,000 Latinas found that 63.1% of women who identified as being victimized in their lifetime (i.e., interpersonal victimization such as, stalking, physical assaults, weapon assaults, physical assaults in childhood, threats, sexual assault, attempted sexual assault, etc.) reported having experienced more than one victimization, with an average of 2.56 victimizations (Cuevas, Sabina, &amp; Picard, 2010).<\/span><\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a sample of over 300 pregnant Latinas, DV during pregnancy was reported at 10% for physical abuse and 19% for emotional abuse (Martin &amp; Garcia, 2011).<\/span><\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Research is beginning to document work-related DV among\u00a0 Latin@s. One study reported abusive strategies, such as on-the-job surveillance or harassment and work disruption tactics. However, this study also found strategies that were unique in a Latin@ sample, such as denying access to driver\u2019s license, lying about childcare arrangements, and sending the partner temporarily to their country of origin (Mankowski, Galvez, &amp; Glass, 2011).<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For all works cited and references, please visit the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/en\/knowledge-base\/te-invito\/references\/\"><b>References page.<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-25b7229 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default tf-sticky-section tf-sticky-no\" data-id=\"25b7229\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;tf_sticky&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bdd75fa\" data-id=\"bdd75fa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dddfba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1dddfba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\u00a0<\/div><div style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 200;\">Last updated 2021<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prevalence of domestic violence National statistics about the experience of DV in the U.S. represent estimates that vary by different methods of data collection. Therefore, you will notice quite a bit of statistical variability. Nevertheless, we have presented some of the most recent prevalence information published on Latin@ populations. 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