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Table 2 Demographic Characteristics of the Sample

From: The frequencies and disparities of adverse childhood experiences in the U.S.

 

Male

Female

All

Characteristic

No.

Wgt %

95% CI

No.

Wgt %

95% CI

No.

Wgt %

95% CI

Age Group

 18–24

4631

12.39

(11.87–12.94)

4268

10.74

(10.25–11.24)

8900

11.53

(11.17–11.9)

 25–34

7469

15.61

(15.07–16.17)

9321

14.43

(13.96–14.91)

16,792

14.99

(14.64–15.36)

 35–44

9883

16.82

(16.28–17.37)

13,019

15.47

(15.00–15.95)

22,904

16.11

(15.75–16.48)

 45–54

14,706

18.09

(17.57–18.62)

20,077

17.66

(17.2–18.14)

34,791

17.87

(17.52–18.22)

 55–64

20,365

17.31

(16.86–17.77)

28,207

18.09

(17.66–18.53)

48,575

17.72

(17.41–18.04)

 > 64

28,751

19.78

(19.32–20.25)

47,005

23.61

(23.16–24.06)

75,761

21.78

(21.46–22.11)

Race/Ethnicity

 White

67,131

65.17

(64.44–65.88)

95,550

64.98

(64.31–65.63)

162,689

65.06

(64.58–65.55)

 Black

4838

10.66

(10.21–11.15)

8689

11.93

(11.5–12.36)

13,528

11.33

(11.01–11.65)

 Other

4543

6.31

(5.92–6.72)

5252

5.70

(5.31–6.13)

9798

5.99

(5.71–6.29)

 Multiracial

2303

1.45

(1.32–1.59)

3009

1.39

(1.27–1.52)

5314

1.42

(1.33–1.51)

 Hispanic

5613

16.41

(15.8–17.04)

7932

16.00

(15.45–16.57)

13,546

16.20

(15.78–16.62)

Household Income

 < 15,000

6179

8.98

(8.55–9.42)

12,326

13.11

(12.64–13.59)

18,505

11.08

(10.76–11.41)

 15,000-24,999

10,788

14.97

(14.43–15.52)

18,947

19.03

(18.48–19.59)

29,736

17.04

(16.65–17.43)

 25,000-34,999

8101

10.21

(9.78–10.67)

12,130

10.84

(10.44–11.25)

20,236

10.54

(10.24–10.84)

 35,000-49,999

11,432

14.22

(13.71–14.76)

15,050

13.33

(12.89–13.79)

26,486

13.77

(13.43–14.12)

 > 50,000

39,473

51.62

(50.89–52.36)

42,919

43.69

(43.02–44.36)

82,397

47.57

(47.07–48.07)

Education

 Less than HS

6708

15.12

(14.52–15.73)

9267

13.85

(13.34–14.36)

15,975

14.45

(14.06–14.85)

 HS diploma/GED

24,332

29.51

(28.89–30.14)

34,282

27.32

(26.78–27.87)

58,615

28.37

(27.96–28.78)

 Some college

21,997

29.54

(28.91–30.18)

35,299

32.89

(32.3–33.49)

57,305

31.29

(30.86–31.73)

 College degree

32,570

25.83

(25.32–26.35)

42,783

25.94

(25.46–26.43)

75,362

25.89

(25.54–26.24)

Employment Status

 Employed

47,133

64.70

(64.05–65.34)

52,621

49.01

(48.38–49.63)

99,766

56.50

(56.04–56.95)

 Unemployed

4178

5.93

(5.59–6.28)

4805

5.29

(5–5.6)

8984

5.59

(5.37–5.82)

 Unable to work

5718

6.88

(6.54–7.24)

10,016

8.41

(8.08–8.76)

15,734

7.68

(7.44–7.93)

 Other

27,798

22.49

(21.96–23.03)

53,206

37.29

(36.69–37.88)

81,009

30.23

(29.82–30.64)

Sexual Orientation

 Straight

44,748

96.14

(95.81–96.44)

60,072

95.48

(95.11–95.82)

104,834

95.80

(95.55–96.03)

 Gay/Lesbian

935

2.08

(1.86–2.31)

661

1.25

(1.09–1.46)

1596

1.65

(1.52–1.81)

 Bisexual

575

1.41

(1.23–1.63)

1000

2.54

(2.28–2.82)

1577

1.99

(1.83–2.17)

 Other

167

0.37

(0.28–0.49)

340

0.73

(0.59–0.89)

507

0.56

(0.47–0.65)

Census Region

 Northeast

14,396

13.70

(13.26–14.14)

19,530

13.77

(13.37–14.18)

33,939

13.74

(13.44–14.04)

 South

27,665

45.02

(44.34–45.71)

42,265

45.78

(45.16–46.39)

69,931

45.41

(44.96–45.87)

 Midwest

21,205

20.26

(19.76–20.77)

29,748

20.17

(19.72–20.63)

50,958

20.22

(19.88–20.56)

 West

22,539

21.02

(20.43–21.61)

30,354

20.28

(19.73–20.84)

52,895

20.63

(20.23–21.04)