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Table 3 Incidents of workplace violence reported by Justice Health employees between 1 July 2007 and 30 June 2010 by victim’s age 1

From: Workplace violence in a large correctional health service in New South Wales, Australia: a retrospective review of incident management records

 

Workplace violence

Physical abuse

Verbal abuse

n

%

n

%

n

%

<30 ;years

32

16.8

17

30.9

15

11.1

30-39 ;years

40

21.1

15

27.3

25

18.5

40-49 ;years

56

29.5

15

27.3

41

30.4

50+ years

62

32.6

8

14.6

54

40.0

Total

190

100

55

100

135

100

  1. 1. Data source: Justice Health, Incident Information Management System.
  2. Frequency missing (n = 18).