Characteristics of respondents | Complete sample | Women respondents | Men respondents | ||||||||
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Violent arguments: (both partners) | No violent arguments | Violent arguments: (both partners) | No violent arguments | Violent arguments: (both partners) | No violent arguments | ||||||
Total sample | 151 | 4629 | 90 | 2590 | 61 | 2039 | |||||
Employment status in 1992 | Number (%) | Number (%) | Number (%) | Number (%) | Number (%) | Number (%) | |||||
Full time work | 87 (57.6) | 3061 (66.1) | 40 (44.4) | 1312 (50.7) | 47 (77.0) | 1749 (85.8) | |||||
Part time work | 15 (9.9) | 498 (10.8) | 13 (14.4) | 408 (15.8) | 2 (3.3) | 14 (0.7) | |||||
Working w/Welfare | 12 (7.9) | 52 (1.1) | 9 (10.0) | 38 (1.5) | 3 (4.9) | 14 (0.7) | |||||
Non-employed | 37 (24.5) | 1018 (22) | 28 (31.1) | 832 (32.1) | 9 (14.8) | 186 (9.1) | |||||
Household characteristics | |||||||||||
Same spouse/partner as in 1987 | 45 (29.8) | 1950 (42.2) | 30 (33.3) | 1083 (41.8) | 15 (24.6) | 867 (42.5) | |||||
Changed partner between 1987 and 1992 | 34 (22.5) | 724 (15.6) | 19 (21.1) | 410 (15.8) | 15 (24.6) | 314 (15.4) | |||||
New coupleāno partner in 1987 | 72 (47.7) | 1955 (42.2) | 41 (45.6) | 1097 (42.4) | 31 (50.8) | 858 (42.1) | |||||
Sex | |||||||||||
Male | 61 (40.4) | 2039 (44) | |||||||||
Female | 90 (59.6) | 2590 (56) | |||||||||
Ethnicity | |||||||||||
White | 110 (73) | 3766 (81.4) | 66 (73.4) | 2116 (81.7) | 44 (72.1) | 1650 (80.9) | |||||
African American | 29 (19.2) | 500 (10.8) | 13 (14.4) | 270 (10.4) | 16 (26.2) | 230 (11.3) | |||||
Others | 12 (7.9) | 363 (7.8) | 11 (12.2) | 204 (7.9) | 1 (1.6) | 159 (7.8) | |||||
Having a health condition limiting work for pay | 5 (3.3) | 155 (3.3) | 3 (3.3) | 99 (3.8) | 2 (3.3) | 56 (2.7) | |||||
In 1987, arguments become physical | 24 (15.6) | 192 (4.1) | 16 (17.8) | 117 (4.5) | 8 (13.1) | 75 (3.7) | |||||
In 1987, respondent had alcohol problems | 7 (5) | 76 (1.6) | 1 (1.1) | 22 (0.8) | 6 (9.8) | 54 (2.6) | |||||
Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||||||||||
Years of education in 1992 | 12.5 (2.6) | 13.4 (2.8) | 12.3 (2.5) | 13.2 (2.7) | 12.7 (2.7) | 13.7(2.9) | |||||
Years of age in 1992 | 33.4 (6.7) | 40.3 (10.2) | 33 (7.0) | 39.8 (10.1) | 34.1 (6.3) | 40.9 (10.3) | |||||
Weeks unemployed and looking for work in 1991 | 3.5 (9.3) | 1.4 (6.2) | 4.2 (10.3) | 1.4 (6.4) | 2.4 (7.5) | 1.4 (6.0) | |||||
Total number of children in household in 1992 | 1.9 (1.3) | 1.5 (1.3) | 1.9 (1.1) | 1.5 (1.4) | 1.9 (1.6) | 1.4 (1.3) | |||||
Total family income, 1992 | $43 918 (44 438) | $56 723 (51 423) | $42 035 (48 233) | $56 252 (56 825) | $46 696 (38 379) | $57 321 (43 614) | |||||
Number of alcohol drinks in past 30 days | 21.8 (37) | 11.2 (25.3) | 12.8 (31.2) | 6.3 (15.1) | 35 (40.9) | 17.3 (33.1) | |||||
Index of satisfaction with social relationships | 10.1 (2.2) | 11.5 (2.1) | 9.9 (2.2) | 11.6 (2.1) | 10.5 (2.3) | 11.4 (2.1) |