Table 2. Adversity Classification by Demographic Sub-group of Youth.
Adversity type | no adversity | limited adversity (1-4 types) (n = 430) | Multi adversity | ||
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% low multi adversity (5- 6 types) (n = 203) | % high multi adversity (7+ types) (n = 172) | % any multi adversity (5 or more) (n = 375) | |||
Child gender | |||||
Male | 14 | 48 | 22 | 16 | 38 |
Female | 11 | 46 | 22 | 21 | 43 |
Child grade in school*** | |||||
6th | 13 | 61 | 14 | 12 | 26 |
7th – 8th | 15 | 48 | 19 | 17 | 37 |
9th – 12th | 10 | 43 | 25 | 21 | 47 |
Race and ethnicity** | |||||
White, non-Hispanic | 9 | 53 | 23 | 16 | 39 |
Black, non-Hispanic | 12 | 46 | 20 | 21 | 41 |
Hispanic, any race | 19 | 44 | 19 | 17 | 36 |
Other race | 10 | 41 | 28 | 21 | 49 |
Mental health score (Mean, SD) | |||||
Depression*** | .73 (.42) | .78 (.43) | .86 (.48) | 1.1 (.53)a | .97 (.52) |
Aggression*** | .21 (.28) | .29 (.25) | .40 (.29)c | .49 (.34)b | .44 (.32) |
p ≤ .05.
p ≤ .01.
p ≤ .001.
High multi significantly higher than all other categories at p < .001 level.
High multi significantly higher than limited and none at p < .001 level and from low multi at the p < .05 level.
Low multi significantly higher than limited and none at p < .001 level.
Note. Row percentages provided.