Table 2.

Characteristics of the index event.

		N = 8675a
		n	%
Meeting DSM-5 PTSD A-criterion	Yes	6053	69.8
	No	2413	27.8
Trauma onset > one year ago	Yes	4812	55.5
	No	3450	39.7
Multiple experiences of index event	Yes	3007	34.7
(vs. single event)	No	4240	48.9
Characteristics of index eventb	Physical violence
	Happened to self	1712	19.7
	Happened to someone else	1362	15.7
	Sexual violence
	Happened to self	1397	16.1
	Happened to someone else	675	7.8
	Emotional abuse
	Happened to self	3468	40.0
	Happened to someone else	1196	13.8
	Serious injury
	Happened to self	998	11.5
	Happened to someone else	1020	11.8
	Life threatening
	Happened to self	1784	20.6
	Happened to someone else	1819	21.0
	Causing harm to someone else	323	3.7
	Sudden death	1838	21.2

Note. ^aInformation reported based on raw data. Percentages of the yes/no items that do not add up to 100 indicate missing data. Information on characteristics of the index event was missing in 1.4% to 2.1% of cases. ^bMultiple answers were possible.