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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2014 Feb 28;55(9):1047–1055. doi: 10.1111/jcpp.12220

Table 1.

Demographic and vulnerability factors for PTSD and MDE in a sample of tornado exposed adolescents.

Characteristic % Mean (SD)
Gender (Female) 50.9
Age 14.5 (1.7)
Race (White/Caucasian) 70.5
Black/African-American 25.6
Other 3.9
Household annual income <$20,000 24.0
Prior natural disaster 26.9
Prior traumatic events 1.0 (1.1)
Time since tornado (months) 8.8 (2.6)
Present during tornado 90.6
Physical injury 2.7
Concerned about safety of loved ones 74.8
Displacement (>1 week) 9.0
Property damage 1.4 (1.6)
Loss of services 0.6 (1.1)