Table 1.

Frequency of Reclassified SLEs

Event type	Frequency of events
	FU1		FU2		FU3
	%	n	%	n	%	n
Independent Events
Total number	29.5	381	19.2	276	15.9	146
More than one event per participant	3.1	41	2.5	29	1.3	12
By event type:
Serious illness or injury to close other	13.0	169	8.6	100	5.8	53
Death of a partner, parent, or child	3.5	46	4.0	46	1.4	13
Death of a close friend or another relative	16.2	210	13.7	159	10.0	92
Dependent Events
Total number	20.9	271	16.6	195	8.8	80
More than one event per participant	3.7	48	2.9	33	0.9	8
By event type:
Separation due to marital difficulties	0.5	7	0.6	7	0.1	1
Breaking off a steady relationship	1.6	21	1.6	18	0.5	5
Serious problem with a close other	4.3	56	2.8	33	2.1	19
Unemployment for more than a month	3.9	51	3.6	42	0.9	8
Fired or laid off from job	2.1	27	1.7	20	0.5	5
Major financial crisis	4.6	60	4.0	46	2.4	22
Problems with police/courts	0.7	9	0.7	8	0.3	3
Something valuable was lost/stolen	2.9	37	1.5	17	1.2	11
Victim of a serious crime	0.7	9	0.4	5	0.3	3
Changes in family responsibilities	3.7	48	3.3	38	1.2	11

Note. SLE = stressful life event; FU = follow-up.