Table 2 Caller, victim, and perpetrator characteristics
From: Elder abuse in the COVID-19 era based on calls to the National Center on Elder Abuse resource line
Time 1 (795 calls) | Time 2 (550 calls) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
Caller characteristics | ||||
Self Report | 183 | 23.02% | 155 | 28.18% |
Other Report | 515 | 64.78% | 362 | 65.82% |
Unspecified | 96 | 12.08% | 33 | 6.00% |
Victim Sex | ||||
Male | 171 | 21.51% | 149 | 27.09% |
Female | 359 | 45.16% | 263 | 47.82% |
Unspecified | 264 | 33.21% | 138 | 25.09% |
Perpetrator Sexa | ||||
Male | 121 | 15.22% | 108 | 19.64% |
Female | 161 | 20.25% | 116 | 21.09% |
Unspecified | 487 | 61.26% | 312 | 56.73% |
Number of Perpetrators | ||||
One | 370 | 46.54% | 266 | 48.36% |
More than one | 91 | 11.45% | 64 | 11.64% |
Company or facility | 152 | 19.12% | 98 | 17.82% |
Unable to determine | 182 | 22.89% | 122 | 22.18% |
Relationship to Perpetratorb | ||||
Family | 270 | 33.96% | 203 | 36.91% |
Non-family, caretaker (medical) | 138 | 17.36% | 90 | 16.36% |
Non-family, caretaker/guardian (non-medical) | 14 | 1.76% | 11 | 2.00% |
Known, non-family, non-caretaker | 140 | 17.61% | 90 | 16.36% |
Unknown (i.e., stranger) | 60 | 7.55% | 30 | 5.45% |
Not reported | 175 | 22.01% | 118 | 21.45% |
Caretaker relationship, unknown type | 6 | 0.75% | 8 | 1.45% |