Table 2. Prevalence Rates of Victimization among Gay/Lesbian, Bisexual, Heterosexual, and Mostly Heterosexual Groups.
| Heterosexual (n = 422) | Gay/Lesbian (n = 238) | Bisexual (n = 323) | Mostly Heterosexual (n = 120) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item of ACE | M (n = 189) | F (n = 233) | G (n = 135) | L (n = 103) | M (n = 111) | F (n = 212) | M (n = 39) | F (n = 81) |
| Verbal or Physical Abuse (F *** /M ** ) | ||||||||
| 1. Did a parent or other adult in the household often or very often swear at you, insult you, put you down, or humiliate you? Or act in a way that made you afraid that you might be physical hurt? | 37 (19.6) | 62 (26.6) | 51 (37.8) | 31 (30.1) | 33 (29.7) | 86 (40.6) | 9 (23.1) | 35 (43.2) |
| 2. Did a parent or other adult in the household often or very often push, grab, slap or throw something at you? | 19 (10.1) | 33 (14.2) | 27 (10.1) | 22 (21.4) | 24 (21.6) | 58 (27.4) | 4 (10.3) | 22 (27.2) |
| 3. Did a parent or other adult in the household often or very often ever hit you so hard that you had marks or were injured? | 11 (5.8) | 28 (12.0) | 18 (13.3) | 16 (15.5) | 15 (13.5) | 37 (17.5) | 2 (5.1) | 14 (17.3) |
| Sexual Abuse (F *** /M *** ) | ||||||||
| 4. Did an adult or person at least 5 years older than you, before you were age 16, ever touch, or fondle you or have you touch their body in a sexual way? | 8 (4.2) | 32 (13.7) | 26 (19.3) | 19 (18.4) | 10 (9.0) | 64 (30.2) | 2 (5.1) | 16 (19.8) |
| 5. Did an adult or person at least 5 years older than you, before you were age 16, ever attempt or actually have oral, anal, or vaginal intercourse with you? | 5 (2.6) | 21 (9.0) | 14 (10.4) | 13 (12.6) | 8 (7.2) | 36 (17.0) | 1 (2.6) | 9 (11.1) |
| Physical or Emotional Neglect (F * /M *** ) | ||||||||
| 6. Did you often or very often feel that no one in your family loved you or thought you were important or special? | 25 (13.2) | 68 (29.2) | 37 (27.4) | 33 (32.0) | 36 (32.4) | 87 (41.0) | 7 (17.9) | 26 (32.1) |
| 7. Did you often or very often feel that your family didn’t look out for each other, feel close to each other, or support each other? | 32 (16.9) | 69 (29.6) | 35 (25.9) | 33 (32.0) | 35 (31.5) | 83 (39.2) | 9 (23.1) | 30 (37.0) |
| 8. Did you often or very often feel that you didn’t have enough to eat, had to wear dirty clothes, and had no one to protect you? | 14 (7.4) | 23 (9.9) | 10 (7.4) | 14 (13.6) | 17 (15.3) | 31 (14.6) | 3 (7.7) | 14 (17.3) |
| 9. Did you often or very often feel that your parents were too drunk or high to take care of you or take you to the doctor if you needed it? | 5 (2.6) | 13 (5.6) | 15 (11.1) | 7 (6.8) | 9 (8.1) | 22 (10.4) | 4 (10.3) | 11 (13.6) |
| Household Dysfunction (F *** /M *** ) | ||||||||
| 10. Were your parents ever separated or divorced? | 59 (31.2) | 72 (30.9) | 46 (34.1) | 35 (34.0) | 41 (36.9) | 102 (48.1) | 16 (41.0) | 40 (49.4) |
| 11. Was your mother or stepmother often or very often pushed, grabbed, slapped, or had something thrown at her? | 7 (3.7) | 24 (10.3) | 23 (17.0) | 15 (14.6) | 15 (13.5) | 28 (13.2) | 2 (5.1) | 13 (16.0) |
| 12. Did you live with anyone who was a problem drink or alcoholic or who used street drugs? | 33 (17.5) | 60 (25.8) | 51 (37.8) | 28 (27.2) | 33 (29.7) | 80 (37.7) | 12 (30.8) | 23 (28.4) |
| 13. Was a household member depressed or mentally ill, or did a household member attempt suicide? | 23 (12.2) | 59 (25.3) | 36 (26.7) | 31 (30.1) | 39 (35.1) | 76 (35.8) | 9 (23.1) | 39 (48.1) |
| 14. Did a household member go to prison? | 5 (2.6) | 9 (3.9) | 10 (7.4) | 7 (6.8) | 9 (8.1) | 15 (7.1) | 3 (7.7) | 8 (9.9) |
| School Bullying (F *** /M ** ) | ||||||||
| 15. Were you ever verbally bullied or harassed (called names, teased, or threatened) during high school? | 84 (44.9) | 89 (38.4) | 89 (66.4) | 57 (55.9) | 60 (54.1) | 125 (59.5) | 23 (59.0) | 46 (56.8) |
| 16. Were you ever physically bullied or harassed (pushed, tripped, had objects thrown at you, punched etc.) during high school? | 46 (24.7) | 31 (13.4) | 50 (37.0) | 23 (22.5) | 34 (30.6) | 59 (27.8) | 11 (28.2) | 19 (23.8) |
| Overall ACE (M, SD) | 2.18 (2.48) | 2.97 (3.36) | 3.98 (3.48) | 3.73 (3.53) | 3.77 (3.73) | 4.67 (3.61) | 3.00 (2.64) | 4.51 (3.68) |
Note: M = male, F = female, significance corresponds to chi-square tests of prevalence rates
*p < .05,
** p < .01,
*** p < .001