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Fact Sheet About Abuse, New Horizon Press
- Child abuse has risen from 45 percent in 2008 to 63 percent in 2009. (CBS News, 2009)
- According to divorce statistics, it is estimated that between 40 percent and 50 percent of first marriages end in divorce in the United States. In some countries, divorce rates for first marriages exceed 50 percent. Second and third marriages in the United States have even higher divorce rates. According to statistics, second marriages fail at a rate of 60-67 percent, and third marriages fail at a rate of 73-74 percent. (EzineArticles.com, 2009)
- Of the approximately 899,000 children in the United States who were victims of abuse and neglect in 2005, 62.8 percent (564,765 children) suffered from neglect alone, including medical neglect (AmericanHumane.org, 2009)
- Mothers are found to be the neglectful parent in 72 percent of neglect cases. (Child-Abuse-Effects.com, 2009)
- Nearly 90 percent of third- to sixth-graders experience some degree of victimization by bullies, and 59 percent admit to bullying others. (Reuters, 2007)
- Studies conducted since 1980 suggest that worldwide 20 percent of women and 5 to 10 percent of men suffered sexual abuse as children. (Unicef.org, 2007)
- Children of all races and ethnicities experience child abuse. In 2002, one-half of all victims were White (54 percent), one-quarter were African American (26 percent) and one-tenth (11 percent) were Hispanic. American Indian or Alaska Native children accounted for 2 percent of victims and Asian-Pacific Islanders accounted for 1 percent of victims. (About.com, 2007)
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