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Table 3 Frequencies of ACE Types and Mean ACE Score by Sociodemographic Characteristics (Weighted Percent and 95% CI)

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

 

Emotional

Physical

Sexual

IPV

House Sub. Abuse

Household Mental Ill.

Parental Sep/Div.

Incarcerated Member

ACE Score Mean

Mean Score Sig. Diff.

Total

33.46

17.50

11.31

17.76

26.83

16.16

28.24

8.08

1.56

 

(33.02–33.91)

(17.14–17.87)

(11.02–11.60)

(17.40–18.13)

(26.42–27.23)

(15.82–16.50)

(27.81–28.67)

(7.81–8.36)

(1.54–1.57)

 

Sex

 1. Male

33.57

17.46

6.18

17.00

25.58

13.59

27.84

8.47

1.46

2 > 1

(32.91–34.25)

(16.92–18.02)

(5.87–6.51)

(16.46–17.56)

(24.98–26.19)

(13.11–14.08)

(27.20–28.48)

(8.06–8.90)

(1.44–1.49)

 

 2. Female

33.37

17.54

16.05

18.46

27.97

18.50

28.60

7.73

1.64

 

(32.77–33.97)

(17.06–18.04)

(15.59–16.51)

(17.97–18.95)

(27.42–28.52)

(18.03–18.99)

(28.02–29.19)

(7.38–8.09)

(1.62–1.67)

 

Age Group

 1. 18–24

42.02

18.32

9.67

17.26

28.29

24.43

39.33

16.30

1.91

2 > all

(40.29–43.76)

(17.00–19.72)

(8.71–10.73)

(16.01–18.57)

(26.80–29.82)

(23.02–25.91)

(37.64–41.05)

(15.07–17.61)

(1.84–1.97)

1 > 3,4,5,6

 2. 25–34

40.05

21.07

11.42

21.71

31.52

23.05

40.72

14.10

1.98

3 > 4,5,6

(38.73–41.39)

(19.95–22.24)

(10.61–12.27)

(20.59–22.88)

(30.30–32.78)

(21.96–24.18)

(39.39–42.06)

(13.17–15.07)

(1.93–2.04)

4 > 5,6

 3. 35–44

36.65

20.31

13.56

20.99

29.67

18.21

35.04

9.26

1.79

5 > 6

(35.46–37.85)

(19.31–21.35)

(12.75–14.42)

(19.98–22.05)

(28.57–30.79)

(17.32–19.15)

(33.86–36.23)

(8.57–9.99)

(1.74–1.84)

 

 4. 45–54

35.69

19.11

13.62

19.11

28.08

15.52

29.07

6.44

1.63

 

(34.65–36.74)

(18.26–19.99)

(12.92–14.35)

(18.27–19.98)

(27.14–29.04)

(14.80–16.28)

(28.09–30.07)

(5.92–7.01)

(1.59–1.67)

 

 5. 55–64

32.75

17.03

12.07

18.28

27.61

13.92

20.50

5.05

1.44

 

(31.85–33.66)

(16.31–17.79)

(11.47–12.69)

(17.53–19.05)

(26.79–28.45)

(13.30–14.56)

(19.73–21.28)

(4.63–5.51)

(1.41–1.47)

 

 6. > 64

20.80

11.63

7.91

11.41

19.08

7.88

14.82

2.58

0.94

 

(20.18–21.43)

(11.14–12.14)

(7.54–8.31)

(10.92–11.92)

(18.49–19.68)

(7.51–8.26)

(14.26–15.39)

(2.37–2.82)

(0.92–0.96)

 

Race/Ethnicity

 1. White

34.01

16.35

11.23

15.95

27.62

18.18

26.00

6.67

1.53

4 > all

(33.52–34.15)

(15.97–16.74)

(10.91–11.55)

(15.57–16.34)

(27.17–28.08)

(17.78–18.59)

(25.53–26.48)

(6.39–6.95)

(1.51–1.54)

2 > 1,3

 2. Black

29.97

13.46

12.30

20.88

25.87

12.22

43.84

14.45

1.66

5 > 1,3

(28.56–31.41)

(12.42–14.57)

(11.34–13.33)

(19.65–22.16)

(24.57–27.21)

(11.19–13.33)

(42.29–45.41)

(13.37–15.60)

(1.60–1.71)

1 > 3

 3. Other

29.60

18.02

8.01

16.51

15.30

11.10

17.89

5.62

1.18

 

(27.35–31.95)

(16.19–20.02)

(6.89–9.30)

(14.81–18.36)

(13.73–17.03)

(9.78–12.56)

(16.15–19.77)

(4.68–6.75)

(1.10–1.25)

 

 4. Multiracial

47.12

27.10

19.29

27.26

39.31

26.78

44.60

14.95

2.39

 

(43.90–50.37)

(24.35–30.04)

(16.88–21.96)

(24.52–30.19)

(36.25–42.45)

(24.04–29.71)

(41.41–47.83)

(12.77–17.42)

(2.26–2.51)

 

 5. Hispanic

33.84

23.70

11.34

22.40

27.07

11.55

29.30

9.35

1.63

 

(32.43–35.28)

(22.45–24.99)

(10.46–12.28)

(21.19–23.67)

(25.80–28.38)

(10.64–12.51)

(27.98–30.67)

(8.51–10.27)

(1.58–1.69)

 

Household Income

 1. < 15,000

37.70

25.16

16.31

25.06

33.89

19.33

36.73

12.64

2.00

1 > all

(36.17–39.25)

(23.80–26.57)

(15.21–17.47)

(23.70–26.46)

(32.44–35.38)

(18.13–20.60)

(35.19–38.30)

(11.61–13.74)

(1.97–2.06)

2 > 3,4,5

 2. 15,000-24,999

33.95

20.17

13.61

22.11

29.26

16.32

32.05

10.92

1.73

3 > 5

(32.73–35.19)

(19.13–21.25)

(12.77–14.49)

(21.00–23.26)

(28.13–30.42)

(15.41–17.28)

(30.83–33.29)

(10.08–11.82)

(1.68–1.78)

4 > 5

 3. 25,000-34,999

33.21

18.79

12.00

19.49

27.84

15.17

28.23

8.85

1.59

 

(31.75–34.70)

(17.57–20.08)

(11.07–12.99)

(18.23–20.80)

(26.50–29.22)

(14.10–16.31)

(26.85–29.65)

(7.99–9.79)

(1.54–1.65)

 

 4. 35,000-49,999

35.03

18.08

11.83

18.90

27.45

15.83

29.49

8.88

1.62

 

(33.71–36.37)

(17.00–19.21)

(10.98–12.73)

(17.82–20.02)

(26.28–28.66)

(14.87–16.83)

(28.22–30.80)

(8.07–9.77)

(1.56–1.67)

 

 5. > 50,000

33.76

15.48

9.83

15.27

25.24

16.80

25.13

5.77

1.44

 

(33.09–34.44)

(14.96–16.02)

(9.43–10.25)

(14.76–15.79)

(24.64–25.85)

(16.27–17.34)

(24.50–25.77)

(5.42–6.13)

(1.42–1.47)

 

Educational Attainment

 1. Less than HS

31.83

22.87

12.22

23.49

30.92

13.01

31.55

10.90

1.71

1 > 2,4

(30.40–33.30)

(21.59–24.21)

(11.26–13.24)

(22.20–24.83)

(29.55–32.32)

(12.02–14.06)

(30.13–33.00)

(9.99–11.89)

(1.66–1.77)

3 > 2,4

 2. HS diploma/GED

32.12

17.37

10.43

18.21

27.55

14.73

31.17

9.94

1.57

2 > 4

(31.30–32.96)

(16.69–18.06)

(9.94–10.95)

(17.53–18.91)

(26.79–28.32)

(14.10–15.38)

(30.35–32.00)

(9.37–10.54)

(1.54–1.61)

 

 3. Some college

36.88

18.42

13.38

18.74

29.08

18.85

30.80

8.56

1.70

 

(36.04–37.72)

(17.75–19.10)

(12.82–13.96)

(18.08–19.43)

(28.32–29.84)

(18.19–19.53)

(29.99–31.63)

(8.08–9.06)

(1.67–1.73)

 

 4. College degree

31.82

13.61

9.36

13.03

21.11

16.25

20.24

3.95

1.26

 

(31.14–32.50)

(13.12–14.11)

(8.97–9.76)

(12.55–13.52)

(20.56–21.68)

(15.74–16.77)

(19.67–20.83)

(3.68–4.23)

(1.24–1.29)

 

Employment Status

 1. Employed

35.64

17.41

10.81

18.22

27.39

17.02

30.51

8.55

1.61

3 > all

(35.02–36.26)

(16.91–17.92)

(10.43–11.21)

(17.71–18.74)

(26.83–27.96)

(16.55–17.50)

(29.91–31.11)

(8.17–8.93)

(1.59–1.64)

 

 2. Unemployed

39.42

24.80

15.39

23.04

34.10

20.77

39.99

14.39

2.05

2 > 1,4

(37.39–41.50)

(22.97–26.72)

(13.99–16.89)

(21.33–24.84)

(32.17–36.09)

(19.16–22.47)

(37.91–42.11)

(12.84–16.09)

(1.97–2.14)

1 > 4

 3. Unable to work

41.20

27.09

22.19

27.74

40.07

23.73

36.43

13.22

2.24

 

(39.55–42.87)

(25.61–28.63)

(20.77–23.67)

(26.24–29.30)

(38.46–17.71)

(22.38–25.13)

(34.79–38.09)

(12.08–14.46)

(2.17–2.31)

 

 4. Other

27.08

14.06

9.16

13.80

21.52

12.37

20.43

5.17

1.20

 

(26.34–27.83)

(13.49–14.65)

(8.74–9.61)

(13.25–14.38)

(20.89–22.17)

(11.83–12.93)

(19.75–21.12)

(4.79–5.59)

(1.18–1.23)

 

Sexual Orientation

 1. Straight

33.76

17.59

10.54

17.34

26.20

15.42

27.89

7.64

1.53

 

(33.19–34.33)

(17.13–18.06)

(10.20–10.89)

(16.88–17.80)

(25.70–26.72)

(15.00–15.85)

(27.35–28.44)

(7.31–7.98)

(1.51–1.55)

 

 2. Gay/Lesbian

48.05

28.77

23.60

27.68

36.73

26.31

33.41

12.13

2.30

3 > all

(43.53–52.60)

(24.85–33.05)

(19.90–27.75)

(24.00–31.69)

(32.54–41.13)

(22.78–30.18)

(29.41–37.67)

(9.43–15.47)

(2.11–2.49)

2 > 1,4

 3. Bisexual

58.32

35.03

30.97

27.60

46.62

44.05

43.17

21.49

3.01

1 > 4

(53.95–62.56)

(30.96–39.33)

(27.18–35.03)

(24.01–31.51)

(42.37–50.93)

(39.79–48.39)

(38.88–47.57)

(18.13–25.28)

(2.83–3.20)

 

 4. Other

34.75

21.73

9.68

17.45

24.66

13.72

25.47

6.58

1.50

 

(27.61–42.64)

(16.16–28.58)

(6.72–13.74)

(12.39–24.01)

(19.01–31.33)

(9.89–18.71)

(19.33–32.77)

(3.67–11.53)

(1.22–1.79)

 

Census Region

 1. Midwest

35.96

16.95

11.71

16.68

26.53

17.08

25.12

7.92

1.56

4 > all

(35.07–36.86)

(16.24–17.68)

(11.12–12.32)

(15.99–17.40)

(25.71–17.36)

(16.36–17.82)

(24.28–25.98)

(7.36–8.51)

(1.52–1.59)

 

 2. Northeast

34.72

17.08

10.54

15.89

26.00

17.40

25.24

6.92

1.52

 

(33.61–35.84)

(16.22–17.97)

(9.85–11.26)

(15.04–16.78)

(25.00–27.03)

(16.51–18.34)

(24.20–26.31)

(6.31–7.58)

(1.47–1.56)

 

 3. South

29.85

15.96

11.42

17.83

25.99

15.60

29.55

8.23

1.49

 

(29.21–30.51)

(15.42–16.51)

(10.98–11.87)

(17.27–18.40)

(25.39–26.59)

(15.10–16.12)

(28.89–30.22)

(7.82–8.66)

(1.47–1.52)

 

 4. West

38.52

21.71

11.22

19.94

29.52

15.64

30.41

8.70

1.70

 

(39.36–39.70)

(20.79–22.66)

(10.57–11.91)

(19.05–20.85)

(28.52–30.53)

(14.89–16.41)

(29.39–31.45)

(8.08–9.36)

(1.66–1.74)

 
  1. Note: IPV Interpersonal Violence