TABLE 1—
Prevalence of Adverse Childhood Events That Occurred at Age 16 Years or Younger Among US Adults in the General Population: National Comorbidity Survey Replication, 2001–2003
Women, % (95% CI) | Men, % (95% CI) | |
Adverse childhood events | ||
Childhood physical abuse | 6.1 (5.2, 7.2) | 5.4 (4.5, 6.4) |
Childhood sexual abuse*** | 19.2 (17.6, 21.0) | 4.9 (4.0, 5.9) |
Witnessing domestic violence* | 14.3 (12.7, 16.1) | 11.8 (10.3, 13.5) |
No. of adverse childhood events*** | ||
1 | 21.2 (19.2, 23.3) | 12.3 (10.8, 14.1) |
2 | 5.8 (5.0, 6.9) | 3.5 (2.8, 4.4) |
3 | 2.1 (1.7, 2.6) | 0.7 (0.4, 1.20) |
Note. CI = confidence interval.
*P < .051, from χ2 test; ***P < .001, from χ2 test.