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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Mar 12.
Published in final edited form as: Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2012 Mar;69(3):293–299. doi: 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2011.1385

Table 1.

Prevalence of Traumatic Events

Event Women, % (n = 1604) Men, % (n = 964)
High risk
 Rape 10.9 2.8
 Sexual molestation 24.2 11.0
 Physical attack or assault 8.7 17.0
 Childhood physical abuse 7.0 7.6
 Serious childhood neglect 4.2 3.1
 Any high-risk traumatic event 35.7 29.5
Low risk
 Combat exposure 0.4 2.8
 Life-threatening accident 18.8 28.9
 Fire, flood, or natural disaster 11.9 28.1
 Witnessed injury or killing 19.5 44.1
 Threatened with weapon/held captive 8.5 20.0
 Any low-risk traumatic event 40.9 66.7