Table 1.

Type and Mean Frequency Scores of Physical Abuse Behaviors (N=3,023)

Item	Unweighted number reporting any use of behavior	Weighted % of any use of behavior	Weighted mean frequency of behavior
In the past year, how often have you shook him/her? (For children younger than 2)	66	2.3	0.26
In the past year, how often have you hit him/her with a fist or kicked him/her?	62	2.6	0.29
In the past year, how often have you hit him/her on some other part of the body besides the bottom with belt, hairbrush, stick, or other hard object?	15	1.0	0.05
In the past year, how often have you slapped him/her on the face, head, or ears?	106	3.4	0.14
In the past year, how often have you threw or knocked him/her down?	29	1.5	0.05
Total Physical Abuse Scale	185	7.6	0.54