Table 2 shows the means and percentages for the outcomes for Black and White maltreated and non-maltreated boys. When we combined Black and White victims and compared them to Black and White non-victims, we found significant maltreatment differences for depression and violence but not for heavy drinking. In both adolescence and young adulthood, victims, compared to non-victims, reported higher mean depression levels and committed more violent offenses. Similarly, when combining White victims and non-victims and comparing them to Black victims and non-victims, in both developmental periods Whites were more likely to be heavy drinkers, whereas Blacks were more likely to commit serious violence (note 6). Blacks reported higher levels of depression than Whites during young adulthood, although there was no significant difference in adolescence.
