Table 2.
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) items, by gender-identity.
| Gender Identity (%)a | ||||
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| ACE item | Total Sample (n = 477) | Cis-gender (n = 375) | Trans gender (n = 102) | Unadjusted OR (95% CI) |
| Did a parent or other adult in the household often swear at you insult you, put you down, or humiliate you? | 53.6 | 50.1 | 65.7 | 1.90 (1.21–3.01) |
| Did a parent or other adult in the household often push, grab, or throw something at you? | 35.6 | 34.0 | 41.2 | 1.37 (0.87–2.14) |
| Did an adult or person at least 5 years older than you ever touch or fondle you or have you touch their body in a sexual way? | 42.3 | 42.7 | 41.2 | 0.94 (0.61–1.47) |
| Did you often feel that no one in your family loved you or thought you were important or special? | 43.6 | 40.8 | 53.9 | 1.70 (1.09–2.64) |
| Did you often feel you didn’t have enough to eat, had to wear dirty clothes, and had no one to protect you? | 16.1 | 14.1 | 23.5 | 1.87 (1.09–3.21) |
| Were your parents ever separated or divorced? | 48.6 | 48.8 | 48.0 | 0.97 (0.63–1.50) |
| Was your mother or stepmother often physically assaulted (e.g., pushed, grabbed, hit)? | 26.4 | 25.9 | 28.4 | 1.14 (0.70–1.86) |
| Did you live with anyone who was a problem drinker or alcoholic or who used illegal drugs? | 46.1 | 45.1 | 50.0 | 1.22 (0.79–1.89) |
| Was a household member depressed or mentally ill or did a household member attempt suicide? | 49.9 | 48.5 | 54.9 | 1.29 (0.83–2.00) |
| Did a household member go to prison? | 13.0 | 12.8 | 13.7 | 1.08 (0.57–2.06) |
Notes. OR = Odds Ratio.
CI = Confidence Interval.
a
Includes transgender, discordance between sex assigned at birth and current gender identity, and other gender minorities.