Table 2.
Chi-Square Analysis Describing Trauma Types by Race/Ethnicity (n=2414)
| Trauma type | Total n (%) | Black n (%) | Hispanic n (%) | White n (%) | DF | Chi-square | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Experienced natural disaster | 1213 (50.5) | 341 (52.7) | 450 (43.6) | 422 (58.5) | 2 | 39.7 | <0.001 |
| Directly experienced combat | 31 (1.3) | 11 (1.7) | 10 (1.0) | 10 (1.4) | 2 | 1.7 | 0.43 |
| Close to someone in combat | 323 (10.1) | 65 (10.1) | 105 (10.2) | 153 (21.3) | 2 | 53.4 | <0.001 |
| Close to someone with mental or physical illness | 567 (23.6) | 121 (18.7) | 174 (16.9) | 272 (37.7) | 2 | 114.0 | <0.001 |
| Parent abused drugs or alcohol | 744 (30.9) | 168 (26.0) | 250 (24.1) | 326 (45.2) | 2 | 98.1 | <0.001 |
| Death of someone close | 1500 (62.5) | 428 (66.5) | 531 (51.4) | 541 (74.9) | 2 | 106.2 | <0.001 |
| Divorced or left by partner | 575 (23.9) | 123 (19.0) | 213 (20.6) | 239 (33.2) | 2 | 48.42 | <0.001 |
| Burglarized | 418 (17.4) | 106 (16.4) | 160 (15.4) | 152 (21.1) | 2 | 10.0 | 0.007 |
| Lost job | 621 (25.9) | 186 (28.8) | 186 (18.1) | 249 (34.5) | 2 | 63.7 | <0.001 |
| Emotional mistreatment | 824 (34.3) | 214 (33.1) | 292 (28.2) | 318 (44.0) | 2 | 47.8 | <0.001 |
| Parents physically fought | 751 (31.3) | 194 (30.1) | 254 (24.6) | 303 (42.0) | 2 | 60.3 | <0.001 |
| Punished physically | 490 (20.5) | 134 (20.8) | 128 (12.4) | 228 (31.7) | 2 | 96.4 | <0.001 |
| Injured by another person | 543 (22.7) | 133 (20.7) | 196 (19.1) | 214 (29.7) | 2 | 29.2 | <0.001 |
| Unwanted sexual activity | 362 (15.53) | 84 (13.5) | 123 (12.2) | 155 (22.1) | 2 | 33.3 | <0.001 |