Table 2.

Frequency distribution of household dysfunction and abuse items.

N = 1000	N	%
Household dysfunction and abuse items (age below 15 y):
Father died when the subject was < 15 years old………	104	10.4
Mother died when the subject was < 15 years old………	21	2.1
Parents separated when the subject was < 15 years of age………	30	3.0
Live with a household member who was a problem drinker, alcoholic, or misused street or prescription drugs………	133	13.3
Lived with a household member who was depressed, mentally ill or suicidal………	83	8.3
Lived with a household member who was ever sent to jail or prison………	105	10.5
Saw or heard a parent or household member at home being yelled at, screamed at, sworn at, insulted or humiliated………	469	46.9
Saw or heard a parent or household member at home being slapped, kicked, punched or beaten up………	331	33.1
Saw or heard a parent or household member at home being hit or cut with an object (stick, bottle, club, knife, whip… etc.)………	175	17.5
If a parent, guardian or other household member had threatened to, or actually had abandoned or thrown you out of the house………	137	13.7
If a parent, guardian or other household member yelled, screamed, insulted or humiliated you………	387	38.7
If a parent, guardian or other household member spanked, slapped, kicked, punched or beaten you………	335	33.5
If a parent, guardian or other household member hit or cut you with an object, such as stick, bottle, club, knife, whip …etc………	162	16.2
If bad treatment resulted in injury………	33	3.3