Table 3.
Type of CA | % (n) | % (n) of individuals who also had other type(s) of CA | Amongst those with > 1 CA, mean (SD) of number of CAs experienced |
---|---|---|---|
Physical neglect | 47.3 (213) | 97.5 (435) | 2.26 (1.13) |
Poverty | 36.4 (163) | 96.2 (429) | 2.40 (1.15) |
Physical abuse | 33.6 (151) | 96.6 (431) | 2.42 (1.15) |
Parental mental illness | 31.0 (139) | 74.4 (332) | 2.36 (1.61) |
Unpreferable rearing conditions | 26.2 (117) | 98.2 (438) | 2.45 (1.22) |
Emotional abuse | 18.7 (84) | 99.3 (443) | 2.50 (1.89) |
Parental crime | 17.3 (78) | 99.3 (443) | 2.52 (1.25) |
Parental divorce | 13.9 (62) | 98.2 (438) | 2.58 (1.21) |
Child’s own problem (developmental) | 7.6 (34) | 99.1 (442) | 2.62 (1.26) |
Parental hospitalisation | 7.4 (33) | 99.8 (445) | 2.60 (1.26) |
Missing parents | 7.0 (31) | 98.9 (441) | 2.63 (1.27) |
Parental death | 5.6 (25) | 98.7 (440) | 2.65 (1.28) |
Parents can’t cope with parenting | 4.9 (22) | 99.1 (442) | 2.64 (1.27) |
Homelessness | 3.6 (16) | 79.4 (354) | 2.63 (1.27) |
Sexual abuse | 3.3 (15) | 79.8 (356) | 2.64 (1.26) |
Abandonment at infancy | 2.5 (11) | 99.6 (444) | 2.66 (1.28) |
Domestic violence | .9 (4) | 99.8 (445) | 2.66 (1.28) |
Failed foster care placement | .9 (4) | 80.0 (357) | 2.66 (1.28) |
Number of CAs experienced | % | (n) | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 19.7 | 88 | |
2 | 28.3 | 126 | |
3 | 29.1 | 130 | |
4 | 14.3 | 64 | |
5 | 6.1 | 27 | |
6 | 2.0 | 9 | |
8 | .4 | 2 |