Table 1.

Comparison of Demographic and Background Characteristics Between Lower and Higher Childhood Adversity History Groups

Characteristics	Lower (N = 435) % or M (SD)	Higher (N = 134) % or M (SD)
Age	21.8 (2.9)	21.1 (2.9) *
17–19 years	25.0	30.8
20–22 years	33.3	41.0
23–25 years	31.1	14.9
26–28 years	10.4	12.6
Socioeconomic Status Index	37.6 (16.4)	32.1 (17.6) **
Level V (highest level)	18.1	33.6
Level IV	19.5	18.5
Level III	12.3	9.2
Level II	30.4	23.5
Level I (lowest level)	19.7	15.1
Race/ethnicity
White	31.0	12.7***
African American/Black	21.1	27.6
Latino/Hispanic	37.7	49.3*
Other	10.1	10.4
Sexual identity
Gay, homosexual	68.7	46.3***
Bisexual	20.7	33.6**
Heterosexual	5.7	11.9*
Other or none-identified	4.8	8.2
Transgendera	8.1	11.2
Age first in foster care/group home	—	9.93 (4.81)
0–3 years	—	10.9
4–6 years	—	18.0
7–9 years	—	11.7
10–12 years	—	21.1
13–15 years	—	28.9
16–18 years	—	9.4
Childhood maltreatment (0–9)	1.74 (1.71)	4.10 (2.69) ***
Serious adverse life events (0–13)	3.53 (2.35)	6.24 (3.10) ***
Ever homeless	17.2	53.7***
Currently homeless	6.9	25.4***
Street economy involvement— current
Drug economy	5.1	15.7***
Panhandling	1.8	9.7***
Stealing, mugging, robbing	0.7	7.5***
Sex work	14.0	47.0***

^aYMSM reported sexual identity and transgender status separately.

^*p < .05.

^**p < .01.

^***p < .001.