Sociodemographic variables by child abuse status in a sample of Canadian public safety personnel
| Variable | Status; no. (%) of respondents*† | OR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No child abuse n = 1924 | Child abuse n = 2275 | ||
| Sex | |||
| Male | 1222 (45.1) | 1490 (54.9) | 1.00 |
| Female | 570 (42.3) | 778 (57.7) | 1.12 (0.98–1.3) |
| Age, yr, mean ± SD | 41.7 ± 9.3 | 44.5 ± 8.9 | 1.04 (1.0–1.0) |
| Marital status | |||
| Married/common-law/remarried | 1453 (45.5) | 1741 (54.4) | 1.00 |
| Single | 181 (44.1) | 229 (55.9) | 1.06 (0.9–1.3) |
| Separated/divorced/widowed | 151 (34.2) | 290 (65.8) | 1.60 (1.3–2.0) |
| Region of residence | |||
| Western Canada‡ and territories | 962 (43.5) | 1249 (56.5) | 1.00 |
| Eastern Canada§ | 580 (42.4) | 787 (57.6) | 1.05 (0.9–1.2) |
| Atlantic Canada¶ | 239 (51.6) | 224 (48.4) | 0.72 (0.6–0.9) |
| Ethnicity | |||
| White | 1671 (45.0) | 2039 (55.0) | 1.00 |
| Other | 112 (34.6) | 212 (65.4) | 1.55 (1.2–2.0) |
| Education | |||
| Some postsecondary or less | 1038 (41.8) | 1444 (58.2) | 1.00 |
| University degree/4 yr of college or higher | 714 (48.0) | 774 (52.0) | 0.78 (0.7–0.9) |
| Years of service, mean ± SD | 16.6 ± 9.4 | 18.6 ± 9.3 | 1.02 (1.0–1.0) |
| Public safety personnel category | |||
| Municipal/provincial police | 497 (45.6) | 594 (54.4) | 1.00 |
| Royal Canadian Mounted Police | 480 (46.7) | 547 (53.3) | 0.95 (0.8–1.1) |
| Correctional workers | 234 (40.6) | 343 (59.4) | 1.23 (1.0–1.5) |
| Firefighters | 279 (45.1) | 340 (54.9) | 1.02 (0.8–1.2) |
| Paramedics | 218 (39.6) | 332 (60.4) | 1.27 (1.0–1.6) |
| Call centre operators/dispatchers | 90 (43.1) | 119 (56.9) | 1.11 (0.8–1.5) |
Note: CI = confidence interval, OR = odds ratio, SD = standard deviation.
↵* Except where noted otherwise.
↵† Denominators vary as not all respondents answered all questions.
↵‡ British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
↵§ Ontario and Quebec.
↵¶ New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador.