Table 4.
Proportion of Respondents With Mental Health Problems, Sexual Risk Taking, and Experiences of Violence, by Alternative Care Experience (Crosstabs and Chi-Squared Analyses)
| No alternative care experience | Alternative care experienced | |
|---|---|---|
| Mental distress∗ | 4.7 | 1.7 |
| Suicidality | 5.1 | 7.5 |
| Self-harm∗ | 5.4 | 9.8 |
| Sexual risk-taking∗∗∗ | 18.1 | 32.4 |
| Sexual assault∗∗ | 13.3 | 22.2 |
| Caregiver physical abuse∗∗∗ | 30.2 | 43.5 |
| Caregiver emotional abuse∗∗∗ | 20.2 | 34.4 |
| Peer violence∗∗ | 21.2 | 29.8 |
Note: Data are percentages.
∗p < .05; ∗∗p < .01; ∗∗∗p < .001.