Journal article
Perceptions of safety and exposure to violence in public places among working age adults with disabilities or long-term health conditions in the UK: cross sectional study
E Emerson, L Krnjacki, G Llewellyn, C Vaughan, A Kavanagh
Public Health | Published : 2016
Abstract
Objectives To examine perceptions of safety and exposure to violence in public places among working age adults with and without disabilities in the UK and to assess the extent to which any between-group differences may be moderated by gender and socio-economic situation. Study design Cross-sectional study. Methods Secondary analysis of data collected in Wave 3 (2011–13) of Understanding Society. Data were extracted on a subsample of 5069 respondents aged 16 to 64 years (28% of whom had a disability/long-term health condition) who were administered a questionnaire module addressing experiences of harassment. Between-group comparisons were made on four self-reported indicators of safety. Resul..
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Funding Acknowledgements
Understanding Society the UK Household Longitudinal Study (UKHLS) is an initiative by the Economic and Social Research Council with scientific leadership by the Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of Essex, and survey delivery by the National Centre for Social Research and TNS BMRB. The study has also been supported by the Department for Work and Pensions, the Department for Education, the Department for Transport, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, the Department for Communities and Local Government, the Scottish Government, the Welsh Government, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the Food Standards Agency, the Office for National Statistics, and the Department of Health.