Table 2 Prevalence of potentially trauma event (PTE) experiences among participants (14–19 years) overall and by gender (n = 767)

Experienced at least one PTE

765

99.7

325

100.0

440

99.6

0.511

High trauma score (≥7) (alpha = 0.63)

348

45.4

151

46.5

197

44.6

0.603

Separated from mom (e.g. lived with another relative or in foster care)

253

33.0

118

36.3

135

30.5

0.093

Parents separated

370

48.2

153

47.1

217

49.1

0.581

Parents argued frequently or more than usual

259

33.8

111

34.2

148

33.5

0.846

Changed schools (not because of graduation) or moved to a new home

245

31.9

123

37.9

122

27.6

0.003

Parent/guardian lost job

342

44.6

139

42.8

203

45.9

0.385

Lost home or had no home

65

8.5

38

11.7

27

6.1

0.006

Family member or someone close had HIV/AIDS

287

37.4

85

26.2

202

45.7

<0.001

Family member or someone close died of HIV/AIDS

273

35.6

91

28.0

182

41.2

0.001

Family member or someone close died

569

74.2

243

74.8

326

73.8

0.751

Family member or someone close was very sick or had a bad injury

524

68.3

230

70.8

294

66.5

0.211

Experienced race/ethnicity discrimination

183

23.9

77

23.7

106

24.0

0.926

Family struggled with money

355

46.3

147

45.2

208

47.1

0.616

Seen an act of violence towards someone else (not in family)

538

70.1

248

76.3

290

65.6

0.001

Experienced an act of violence by someone not in your family

316

41.2

147

45.2

169

38.2

0.052

Seen an act of violence in the family

324

42.2

136

41.9

188

42.5

0.849

Experienced an act of violence by someone in your family

240

31.3

107

32.9

133

30.1

0.403

Deliberately inflicted harm on another person

293

38.2

166

51.1

127

28.7

<0.001

Experienced forced Sex

98

12.8

35

10.8

63

14.3

0.153

Experienced forcing someone to have sex

30

3.9

24

7.4

6

1.4

<0.001