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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2007 Jun 29.
Published in final edited form as: Child Maltreat. 2006 Nov;11(4):346–353. doi: 10.1177/1077559506291950

Table 1.

Rates of Childhood Trauma

Childhood trauma Rate
Traumatic Stress Schedule
  Robbery 15%
  Assault 51%
  Serious motor vehicle accident 24%
  Injury or property damage from a natural disaster 11%
  Unexpected death of a loved one 32%
  Other traumatic event 83%
Documented abuse
  Physical abuse 88%
  Sexual abuse 69%
Self-reported sexual abuse 76%
Witness domestic violence 79%
Experience parent(s) being jailed 64%
Average number of parental transitions 17
Average number of out of home placements 3