Racial Differences Among Shelter Residents: A Comparison of Anglo, Black, and Hispanic Battered

• NCJ Number: 111936
• Journal: Journal of Amily Violence Volume: 3 Issue: 1 Dated: (March 1988) Pages: 39-51
• Author(s): E W Gondolf; E Fisher; J R McFerron
• Date Published: 1988
• Length: 13 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This study's findings suggest that the greatest overall difference in shelter services for battered women is between those provided to Anglo and to Hispanic women.

Abstract

The implications of racial differences for shelter services have become an increasing concern with the expansion and development of shelters for battered women. This study employs bivariate cross-tabulations and discriminant analysis of shelter intake and exit interviews to determine the most influential variables in differentiating Anglo, Black, and Hispanic women. The groups appear to be differentiated most by income and marital related variables, versus abuse and help-seeking variables. Additional economic and educational supports need to be directed to the Hispanic group. 2 tables, 5 footnotes, and 27 references. (Author abstract modified)