Immigrants as Crime Victims: Experiences of Personal Nonfatal Victimization

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• Personal Author:
  Kelleher K ; Stallones L ; Wheeler K ; Xiang H ; Zhao W
• Description:
  BACKGROUND: Immigrants to the United States are disproportionately victims of homicide mortality in and outside the workplace. Examining their experiences with nonfatal victimization may be helpful in understanding immigrant vulnerability to violence. METHODS: We compared the annual prevalence of nonfatal personal victimization experienced by immigrant and US-born adults by sociodemographics, employment, occupation, industry, smoking, alcohol and drug use using data from Wave 1 National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions. RESULTS: The prevalence of victimization among immigrants was comparable to that among US-born adults [3.84% (95% CI: 3.18-4.63) vs. 4.10% (95% CI: 3.77-4.44)]. Lower percentages of victimization experienced by immigrants were seen among the unmarried, those age 30-44 years, and among residents of central city areas as compared to those groups among the US-born. For immigrants entering the US as youth, the victimization prevalence declines with greater years of residency in US. Multivariate logistic regression models suggest that, the odds of victimization was significantly associated with age, family income, marital status, central city residency, smoking, and drug use while employment status was not a significant factor. Immigrant workers with farming/forestry occupations might face a higher risk of being victims of violence than their US-born counterparts. CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of victimization among immigrants was comparable to that among US-born adults. Employment status and industry/occupation overall were not significant risk factors for becoming victims of violence. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Demography Epidemiology Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Occupational Injuries Race Factors Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety
• Keywords:
  Agricultural-workers Author Keywords: Immigrant Demographic-characteristics Industry Mathematical-models Nonfatal Occupation Occupational-accidents Occupational-hazards Occupations Racial-factors Risk-analysis Risk-factors Sociological-factors Statistical-analysis Victimization Workers

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  435-442
• Volume:
  53
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20036734
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2010 Apr; 53(4):435-442
• Contact Point Address:
  Dr.Huiyun Xiang,Center for Injury Research and Policy,The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, 700 Children's Drive, Columbus, OH 43205
• Email:
  huiyun.xiang@nationwidechildrens.org
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2010
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  Children's Research Institute, Columbus, Ohio
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20060801
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• End Date:
  20090731
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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