Socioeconomic Factors and Abuse Rates (was Decline in Quebec incidence rates...)

[Dan Herman <dbh14@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Brett Drake wrote:  

> If I may be allowed a guess, I would consider that the economic context
> might be important here.  We have seen studies showing that physical abuse
> rates (in Colorado) are *very* closely tied to unemployment rates.  My own
> research, and the NIS work, shows that even sexual abuse is strongly tied
> to poverty (although I understand that some excellent researchers still
> doubt this to be the case).....

Can Dr. Drake or others please provide a few references to the strongest
research findings linking socioeconomic factors to rates of abuse. 

Thanks.  

Daniel Herman, DSW
Department of Psychiatry
Columbia University 
dbh14@columbia.edu