Table 2.
Summary of Lifetime Exposure to Nonchildhood Abuse Traumatic Experiences by Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Statusa
| Nonchildhood Abuse Trauma Type Experienced | Overall Percentage and Frequency of Respondents’ Endorsing Exposure | Percentage Endorsing Exposure by PTSD Status
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|---|---|---|---|
| PTSD % (n) | No PTSD % (n) | ||
| Any significant traumaa | 83.9% (640/762) | 93.6% (218) | 80.0% (427) |
| Natural disastera | 28.5% (215/754) | 38.6% (88) | 24.1% (127) |
| Serious accident or injurya | 41.2% (308/748) | 53.1% (120) | 36.0% (188) |
| Sudden life-threatening illness | 20% (151/755) | 26.3% (60) | 17.3% (91) |
| Military combat | 1.3% (10/752) | 0.9% (2) | 1.5% (8) |
| Witness of murder of close family member or frienda | 15.0% (113/752) | 24.1% (55) | 11.1% (58) |
| Confronted with murder of close family member or frienda | 49.3% (364/738) | 59.3% (134) | 44.9% (23) |
| Attacked with knife, gun, or other weapon by someone other than intimate partnera | 32.2% (224/695) | 41.8% (89) | 28.0% (135) |
| Attacked with knife, gun or other weapon by intimate partnera | 20.5% (154/750) | 35.8% (81) | 13.9% (73) |
| Witnessed family member or friend attacked with knife, gun, or other weapona | 24.5% (184/751) | 37.2% (84) | 19.0% (100) |
| Witnessed non-family member or friend attacked with knife, gun, or other weapona | 29.9% (225/752) | 40.3% (92) | 25.4% (133) |
| Attacked without a weapon by someone other than intimate partnera | 26.8% (202/754) | 30.6% (70) | 25.1% (132) |
| Attacked without a weapon by intimate partnera | 34.2% (256/749) | 56.0% (126) | 24.8% (130) |
| Witnessed family member or friend attacked without a weapon weapona | 35.1% (265/755) | 48.7% (112) | 29.1% (153) |
| Witnessed non-family member or friend attacked without a weapona | 36.2% (273/754) | 46.7% (107) | 31.6% (166) |
| Sexual contact 17 years and older with physical forcea | 7.35% (55/748) | 13.7% (31) | 4.6% (24) |
Differences in exposure by PTSD were assessed using χ2
a
p < .0001