Table 2.
Occurrence of Difficult Life Events
| n | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Early familial adversity | ||
| Been fostered with another family | 260 | 1.7 |
| Lived in a children’s home | 242 | 1.6 |
| Parents/guardians drank heavily | 1,200 | 8.0 |
| Persecution | ||
| Concentration camp | 22 | 0.1 |
| Discrimination | 610 | 4.0 |
| Dispossession of property due to persecution | 526 | 3.5 |
| Evacuated/relocated during war | 769 | 5.1 |
| Labor camp | 65 | 0.4 |
| War camp | 84 | 0.6 |
| Late familial adversity | ||
| Child dead | 950 | 6.3 |
| Partner dead | 2,194 | 14.6 |
| Relationship breakdown/divorce | 2,320 | 15.4 |
| Stillborn baby | 488 | 3.2 |
| Other adversities | ||
| Been homeless (for 1 month or more) | 60 | 0.4 |
| Prison | 50 | 0.3 |
Note. N = 15,073. Events which were reported to occur at or after W1 interview year were omitted from the final count.