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Table E-2a. T-statistics for comparisons between NIS-4 and NIS-3 incidence ratesfor Endangerment Standard maltreatmentT-ValueAll Maltreatment0.3648All Abuse2.2422 cPhysical Abuse1.7573 cSexual Abuse2.5479 bEmotional Abuse2.2202 cAll Neglect0.2747Physical Neglect1.1901Emotional Neglect3.4514 aEducational Neglect0.6374Severity, Fatal0.5190Severity, Serious0.8789Severity, Moderate0.3076Severity, Inferred0.3827Severity, Endangered 0.0785Table E-2b. T-statistics for comparisons between NIS-4 and NIS-2 incidence ratesfor Endangerment Standard maltreatmentT-ValueAll MaltreatmentAll AbusePhysical AbuseSexual AbuseEmotional AbuseAll NeglectPhysical NeglectEmotional NeglectEducational NeglectSeverity, Fatal3.7645 a1.4382 d2.3694 b0.96001.5148 d4.5315 a4.2679 a9.1051 a0.24591.4710 d Alpha LevelsSeverity, SeriousSeverity, ModerateSeverity, InferredSeverity, Endangered5.8110 a0.00051.20217.0272 aa:b:c:d:0.0010.0100.0500.100E-2
Table E-3. Chi-squared tables for sex differences between NIS-3 and NIS-4 incidencerates for harm standard maltreatment.All MaltreatmentMaleFemaleNIS-3NIS-421.717616.032724.505817.5222Chi-SquareRS3Value0.115Probability0.734All AbuseMaleFemaleNIS-3 9.5062 12.6419NIS-4 6.4617 8.4542Chi-Square Value ProbabilityRS3 0.015 0.902Physical AbuseMaleFemaleNIS-3 5.7962 5.5581NIS-4 4.5525 4.1342Chi-Square Value ProbabilityRS3 0.123 0.726Sexual AbuseMaleFemaleNIS-3 1.6198 4.9401NIS-4 0.647 3.0426Chi-Square Value ProbabilityRS3 1.48 0.224E-3
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Fourth National Incidence Studyof C
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Fourth National Incidence Studyof C
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TABLE OF CONTENTSChapterPageEXECUTI
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ChapterPage5.1.2 Differences in Mal
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LIST OF TABLESTablePage2-1 NIS-4 60
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LIST OF FIGURESFigurePage2-1 Levels
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Figure5-265-275-286-16-26-36-46-56-
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARYThis executive sum
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In the NIS classifications, maltrea
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3. The National Incidence of Child
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(36%, or 302,600 children) were emo
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maltreatment outcomes—rates of ch
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details that would exclude legitima
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Grandparents as caregivers. The NIS
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males more often were abusers (62%
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maltreated children to enter CPS in
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with Harm Standard maltreatment and
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differences in maltreatment rates r
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1. INTRODUCTIONThis report presents
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Incorporating the TAG input, DHHS d
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• The NIS-4 Data Collection Repor
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these with the percentages that rec
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Rationale. Although CPS investigate
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eveal the maltreatment to persons i
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Figure 2-3.Schematic Summary of the
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CPS recruitment. In order to undupl
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format: the Sentinel data form desc
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3. Purposive and Avoidable Acts/Omi
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each child substantiated by CPS or
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2.6 Weighting and Estimation 14The
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the population. The estimated total
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2.8 Supplementary StudiesThe NIS pr
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3. INCIDENCE OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEG
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3.1.1 Overall Incidence of Harm Sta
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3.1.2 Incidence of Harm Standard Ab
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children represent 58% of all child
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From inadequate supervision to the
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3.1.5 Severity of Outcomes from Har
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interpreted as less serious than mo
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considered to be endangered by thei
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totals represent national incidence
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Changes since 1986 in the incidence
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The NIS-3 found significant increas
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Moderate harm. Moderate harm due to
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4. DISTRIBUTION OF ABUSE AND NEGLEC
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Sexual Abuse. Girls experienced Har
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Table 4-2. Sex Differences in Incid
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4.2 Age Differences in the Incidenc
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Figure 4-4.Age Differences in Incid
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graph shows, the incidence rate for
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4.2.2 Age Differences in Endangerme
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Physical abuse. The incidence of En
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Figure 4-11.Age Differences in the
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Figure 4-12.Percent Changes since t
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Endangered. Chapter 3 reported that
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significantly higher than that for
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Changes since the NIS-3 in Rates of
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Overall Endangerment Standard Maltr
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Changes since the NIS-3 in Rates of
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4.4.1 Differences in Harm Standard
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Table 4-6. Differences Related to C
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Thus, the incidence rate for childr
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Overall Harm Standard MaltreatmentS
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Table 4-8. Differences Related to C
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Endangerment Standard maltreatment,
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5.1 Differences in the Incidence of
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more than 2 times the rate for chil
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inferring that they were harmed. Th
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Specific Categories of Endangerment
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Endangered. The estimated incidence
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families. The incidence rate for ch
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Educational neglect. Children in fa
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The incidence rate of Endangerment
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Endangered. Children in families of
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Figure 5-1.Incidence of Harm Standa
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Figure 5-2.Incidence of Harm Standa
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higher, the rate for children whose
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maltreatment at a reliably higher r
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Figure 5-6.Percent Changes since NI
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5.3.2 Differences in the Incidence
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Specific Categories of Endangerment
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Figure 5-11.Incidence of Endangerme
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living with a single parent who had
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oth parents showed much smaller cha
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child’s primary caregiver, when t
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Table 5-6. Differences in Incidence
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in households with two children), a
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per 1,000). Also, the rate of moder
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two children, 1.7 times the rate fo
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Emotional abuse. The incidence of E
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Endangered. The estimated incidence
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Figure 5-23.Incidence of Harm Stand
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5.6.2 Differences in Endangerment S
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were 1.5 times more likely to be ph
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Moderate harm. Children residing in
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Second, because multiple persons so
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hierarchy comprises other adults kn
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Table 6-2 also reveals a marked dif
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with the fact that mothers tend to
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Table 6-4. Perpetrator's Sex by Sev
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perpetrator relationship, with the
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earlier (Chapter 4) and did not var
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perpetrator’s alcohol use was a f
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More of the moderately harmed child
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7. RECOGNIZING ABUSED AND NEGLECTED
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classification hierarchy. If more t
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neglected. That is, when school sen
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NIS-4 estimates and rates per 1,000
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largest contributor in this sector,
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schools and social services agencie
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maltreatment situations only to CPS
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that influence sentinels’ respons
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8.1 CPS Investigation of Abused and
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Figure 8-1.Changes in Rates of CPS
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Figure 8-2.CPS Investigation of Mal
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CPS investigated more than one-half
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Figure 8-6. CPS Investigation of Ch
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children recognized at shelters, al
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Figure 8-8.Changes in Rates of CPS
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Just as in the Harm Standard, the i
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Figure 8-11.Changes in Investigatio
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Figure 8-13.CPS Investigation of Ch
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maltreated children. With these chi
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during the extra month but were alr
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Figure 8-15.Uninvestigated Maltreat
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columns, providing the presumptive
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determining whether the child would
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Table 8-2 shows the actual and pres
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8.4 Relationship between CPS Invest
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investigation rates were lower for
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Prioritizing recommended responses
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maltreatment directly to CPS. Among
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columns, the educational neglect pe
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9. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONSThe
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sliding scales for the poorer child
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REFERENCESAhlbom, A., & Norell, S.
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Youth and Families, Administration
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U.S. Census Bureau. (2004). Current
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Appendix A Design and Methods Summa
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weighted the records (so the sample
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design. The measure of size was the
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optimal sample sizes from law enfor
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CPS RECRUITMENT In order to develop
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SENTINEL AGENCY RECRUITMENT The sen
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Table A-2.NIS-4 Agency Participatio
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DATA COLLECTIONThe goals of the NIS
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Table A-5. Participating Sentinel A
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• The nature of harm (injuries to
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The evaluative coders recorded thes
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Table A-9. Agreement Rates for Over
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probability-based matching software
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WEIGHTING Sampling weights were dev
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eport the child to CPS, which in tu
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Table A-12. Topics Covered in the 4
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CPS SCREENING POLICIES STUDY (SPS)
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• 52 agencies provided their own
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SENTINEL DEFINITIONS SURVEY (SDS) T
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The first surveys were mailed in Ma
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TABLE B-1.CATEGORIES OF MALTREATMEN
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TABLE B-4.AGE BY CATEGORIES OF MALT
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TABLE B-4. (Continued)AGE CLASS = 1
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TABLE B-5. (Continued)RACE/ETHNICIT
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TABLE B-6. (Continued) NCHILDR = 4
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TABLE B-8.CHILDREN COUNTABLE UNDER
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TABLE B-8. (Continued)CLASS = NOT I
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TABLE B-10.FAMILY STRUCTURE AND PAR
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TABLE B-10. (Continued)FAMILY STRUC
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TABLE B-11. (Continued)FAMILY STRUC
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TABLE B-13. (Continued)PARENTS' EMP
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Appendix C Endangerment Standard Es
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TABLE C-3.SEX BY CATEGORIES OF MALT
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TABLE C-4. (Continued)AGE CLASS = 6
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TABLE C-5.RACE/ETHNICITY BY CATEGOR
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TABLE C-6. (Continued)NCHILDR = 2 C
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TABLE C-7. (Continued)METROSTATUS =
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Page 369 and 370: APPENDIX DWITHIN STUDY ANALYSES Thi
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Page 373 and 374: Table D-3. ContinuedAge 6-8 vs 9-11
Page 375 and 376: Table D-4. ContinuedAge 0-2 vs 12-1
Page 377 and 378: Table D-4 ContinuedAge 9-11 vs 12-1
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Page 387 and 388: Table D-12. ContinuedMarried Parent
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Page 405 and 406: APPENDIX E BETWEEN-STUDY ANALYSES T
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Page 413 and 414: Table E-4. (Continued)Sexual Abuse0
Page 415 and 416: Table E-4. (Continued)Severity, Mod
Page 417 and 418: Table E-5. (Continued)Physical Negl
Page 419 and 420: Table E-6. Chi-squared tables for p
Page 421 and 422: Table E-6. (Continued)Educational N
Page 423 and 424: Table E-7. Chi-squared tables for f
Page 425 and 426: Table E-7. (Continued)Emotional Neg
Page 427 and 428: Table E-8. (Continued)Sexual AbuseL
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Page 435 and 436: Table E-10. (Continued)Emotional Ab
Page 437 and 438: Table E-10. (Continued)Severity, In
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