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Family violence, employment status, welfare benefits, and alcohol
drinking in the United States: what is the relation?
E Rodrigueza, K E Laschb, P Chandrac, J Leed
a Cornell University,
Department of Policy Analysis and Management, and Graduate School of
Medical Sciences, Medical College and Sloan-Kettering Divisions, USA, b The Health
Institute/Division of Clinical Care Research of the New England Medical
Center and the Department of Medicine of Tufts University School of
Medicine, USA, c Cornell
Institute for Social and Economic Research, Cornell University, USA, d The
Health Institute/Division of Clinical Care Research of the New England
Medical Center, USA
Correspondence to: Dr Rodriguez, 140 MVR Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA (er23{at}Cornell.edu)
Accepted for publication 7 January 2000
OBJECTIVES
This study
examined the contribution of employment status, welfare benefits,
alcohol use, and other individual, and contextual factors to physical
aggression during marital conflict.
METHODSLogistic
regression models were used to analyse panel data collected in the
National Survey of Families and Households in 1987 and 1992. A total of
4780 married or cohabiting persons re-interviewed in 1992 were included
in the analysis. Domestic violence was defined as reporting that both
partners were physically violent during arguments.
RESULTSIt was found
that non-employed respondents are not at greater risk of family
violence in comparison with employed respondents, after controlling for
alcohol misuse, income, education, age, and other factors; however,
employed persons receiving welfare benefits are at significantly higher
risk. Alcohol misuse, which remains a predictor of violence even after
controlling for other factors, increases the risk of family violence
while satisfaction with social support from family and friends
decreases it.
CONCLUSIONThese
results underscore the important effect of alcohol misuse on domestic
violence, and the need to monitor the potential impact of welfare
reform on domestic violence.
Keywords: family violence; alcohol misuse; employment status; welfare benefits
© 2001 by Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
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