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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Child Abuse Negl. 2008 Aug 28;32(8):785–796. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2007.12.006

Table 4.

Lifetime Prevalence of Traumas and Victimization Experiences by Type of Childhood Abuse or Neglect (in percent)

Description Physical only Neglect only Sexual only Multiple p
1 Natural disaster 21.6 28.3 32.7 30.0 .72
2 Human-made disaster 70.3 61.8 71.4 64.0 .47
3 Direct combat experience 2.7 5.5 4.1 6.0 .87
4 Lived in war zone 0.00 7.2 10.2 6.0 .87
5 Serious accident 45.9 31.3 34.7 36.0 .33
6 Exposed to dangerous chemicals 27.0 18.3 18.4 22.0 .60
7 Physically harmed 86.5 74.0 67.3 90.0 .02
8 Threatened with weapon 54.1 54.0 51.0 56.0 .97
9 Threatened face-to-face 64.9 57.9 57.1 60.0 .86
10 Assaulted with weapon 40.5 36.3 36.7 42.0 .85
11 Physically harmed as child 67.6 49.6 40.8 72.0 .003
12 Physically abused as child 51.4 29.9 42.9 62.0 .000
13 Coerced into unwanted sex 35.1 32.7 42.9 56.0 .01
14 Attempted forced sex 18.9 17.2 28.6 24.0 .22
15 Private parts touched 13.5 11.6 14.3 8.0 .78
16 Family/friend murdered 32.4 40.2 38.8 32.0 .60
17 Seen murder or serious injury 21.6 33.5 32.7 44.0 .20
18 Family/friend committed suicide 24.3 23.0 20.4 20.0 .94
19 Seen dead body 35.1 41.3 51.0 40.0 .48
20 Seen another person physically harmed 48.6 48.8 32.7 58.0 .09
21 Seen another person sexually attacked 10.8 8.0 4.1 14.0 .34
22 Property damaged 48.6 38.0 42.9 36.0 .55
23 Something stolen with force (mugging) 5.4 17.5 12.2 18.0 .28
24 Attempt to steal by force 8.1 8.0 8.2 6.0 .97
25 Break-in (not present) 45.9 40.2 59.2 40.0 .09
26 Break-in (present) 10.8 11.9 12.2 8.0 .87
27 Something stolen without force 37.8 32.1 36.7 40.0 .62
28 Kidnapped 16.2 8.3 18.4 10.0 .10
29 Stalked 21.6 24.7 36.7 24.0 .30
30 Other dangerous situation 37.8 36.6 34.7 34.0 .98

Note: p = p value; Fisher’s test was used if a cell had less than 5 cases.