Fourth National Incidence Study of Child Abuse and Neglect (NIS–4)

families. The incidence rate for children in low-SES families is more than 3 times therate for children not in low-SES families.Children in families of low SES had a significantly higher rate of HarmStandard neglect than those not in low-SES families (16.1 versus 2.2 per 1,000 children,respectively). Thus, the risk of Harm Standard neglect for children in low-SES familieswas over 7 times the risk for children not in families of low SES.Table 5–3. Differences Related to Family Socioeconomic Status in Incidence Rates per1,000 Children for Harm Standard Maltreatment in the NIS–4 (2005–2006) *Harm Standard MaltreatmentCategoryChildren not in low SESFamiliesChildren in Low SESFamiliesALL MALTREATMENT 4.4 22.5ABUSE:All Abuse 2.5 7.7Physical Abuse 1.5 4.4Sexual Abuse 0.6 1.7Emotional Abuse 0.5 2.6NEGLECT:All Neglect 2.2 16.1Physical Neglect 0.8 6.9Emotional Neglect 0.8 3.8Educational Neglect † 1.0 7.1SEVERITY OF HARM:Serious 1.7 9.9Moderate 2.4 11.7Inferred 0.2 ‡ 0.9* All differences are significant at p