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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Jul 8.
Published in final edited form as: J Trauma Stress. 2008 Apr;21(2):218–222. doi: 10.1002/jts.20313

Table 2.

Percentages of Self-Reported Lifetime Rates of Exposure to Traumatic Events (N = 220)

Event
Natural disaster 18.5
Serious accident or injury 35.7
Sudden life-threatening illness 23.9
Military combat or service 2.3
Murdered family member or friend 46.8
Suicide of close friend or family member 14.9
Attacked with gun, knife, or weapon 42.5
Attacked without weapon 28.6
Witnessed violence between parents or caregiversa 39.7
Beaten as a child 12.2
Sexual contact before age 13 21.7
Sexual contact after 13 with physical force 15.5
Pressure/threat for sexual contact w/o physical force 9.5
Unspecified traumatic events 16.3
a

Total n = 68 for this question as it was added later in data collection.