The Structure of Witnessed Community Violence amongst Urban African American Mothers: Latent Class Analysis of a Community Sample

Table 1

Frequency of witnessed community violence among african american mothers.

Type of exposure	N	%
Heard a gunshot
Never	66	31.6
Sometimes	110	52.6
Often	33	15.8
Saw an arrest
Never	91	43.5
Sometimes	91	43.5
Often	27	12.9
Saw a drug deal
Never	132	63.2
Ever	77	36.8
Saw someone beaten up
Never	148	70.8
Ever	61	29.2
Own home was broken into
Never	196	93.8
Ever	13	6.2
Saw someone get stabbed*
Never	199	95.2
Ever	10	4.8
Saw someone get shot*
Never	190	90.9
Ever	19	9.1
Saw a gun in own home
Never	193	92.3
Ever	16	7.7
Saw gangs
Never	146	69.9
Ever	63	30.1
Saw a gun pulled on someone*
Never	178	85.2
Ever	31	14.8
Saw someone stabbed or shot in own home*
Never	204	97.6
Ever	5	2.4

*Exposures to lethal violence.