From: Adverse childhood experiences and mental health in young adults: a longitudinal survey
ACE | Girls | Boys | White | Black | Hispanic | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | % | % | % | % | % | % |
Parents separated | 27.9 | 27.0 | 28.0 | 29.0 | 29.3 | 27.5 |
Sent away from home | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 4.1 | 6.0 | 5.1 |
Parent unemployed | 18.3 | 16.9 | 17.5 | 22.4 | 18.2 | 17.6 |
Parent drink/drug problem Race | 15.8 | 12.4 | 16.8 | 11.4 | 13.1 | 14.2 |
Witnessed injury/murder Sex, Race | 13.8 | 19.7 | 12.9 | 24.3 | 25.0 | 16.6 |
Sex abuse/assault Sex, Race | 11.7 | 1.4 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 13.1 | 6.8 |
Physically assaulted Sex | 4.5 | 10.8 | 8.6 | 5.9 | 8.0 | 7.5 |
Physically abused | 5.0 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 6.0 | 4.2 |
Seriously neglected Sex | 3.3 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 2.6 |
Threatened/captive Sex, Race | 4.3 | 15.5 | 11.2 | 5.9 | 16.0 | 9.6 |
Total number | 575 | 518 | 573 | 219 | 100 | 1093 |