Table 1 Selected participant characteristics, including frequent insufficient sleep, individual ACEs, and ACE score among adults aged 18 years and older in 5 states, 2009 BRFSS

Total

25,810

100.0

Gender

Men

9,336

48.4 (47.3-49.6)

Women

16,474

51.6 (50.4-52.7)

Age, years

18-24

750

8.1 ( 7.3- 8.9)

25-34

2,073

17.2 (16.2-18.2)

35-44

3,354

23.3 (22.1-24.4)

45-54

5,300

19.5 (18.7-20.3)

55-64

6,062

15.1 (14.6-15.7)

≥65

8,140

16.8 (16.2-17.4)

Race/ethnicity

White, Non-Hispanic

19,485

77.1 (76.2-78.0)

Black, Non-Hispanic

2,599

10.7 (10.0-11.5)

Hispanic

2,179

6.7 ( 6.3- 7.2)

Non-Hispanic/Others*

1,356

5.4 ( 4.9- 5.9)

Education attainment

<High school

2,540

9.0 ( 8.3- 9.7)

High school graduates or GED

7,236

28.1 (27.0-29.1)

Some college

7,465

30.1 (29.0-31.1)

College graduates

8,541

32.8 (31.9-33.8)

Body Mass Index, kg/m ²

Underweight (<18.5)

407

1.6 ( 1.3- 1.9)

Normal Weight (18.5-24.9)

8,110

32.1 (31.0-33.1)

Overweight (25.0-29.9)

8,800

35.4 (34.3-36.6)

Obese (≥30)

7,541

30.9 (29.8-32.0)

Smoking status

Current smokers

4,336

18.8 (17.8-19.7)

Former smokers

7,748

26.2 (25.2-27.2)

Never smoked

13,639

55.0 (53.9-56.1)

Frequent mental distress (≥14 days/the past 30 days)

2,752

10.8 (10.1-11.6)

ACEs before age 18

Verbal abuse

6,297

26.1 (25.1-27.0)

Physical abuse

3,616

14.8 (14.0-15.6)

Sexual abuse

3,310

12.1 (11.4-12.7)

Substance abusing household member

7,021

29.1 (28.1-30.2)

Household mental illness

4,423

19.5 (18.6-20.4)

Witnessing domestic violence

3,906

16.3 (15.5-17.2)

Incarcerated household member

1,261

7.2 ( 6.4- 7.9)

Parental separation/divorce

5,583

26.6 (25.6-27.7)

ACE score

0

11,208

40.5 (39.4-41.6)

1

5,894

22.4 (21.5-23.4)

2

3,221

13.1 (12.3-13.9)

3

2,179

8.8 ( 8.2- 9.4)

4

1,435

6.5 ( 5.9- 7.2)

≥5

1,873

8.7 ( 8.0- 9.3)

Frequent insufficient sleep (≥14 days/the past 30 days)

6,522

28.8 (27.7-29.8)