Table 2.
Weighted prevalence of ACEs by alcohol binge consumption levels in NIAAA and NESARC-III (%, SE)a
| Alcohol binge levelb | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-binge | Level I | Level II | Level III | P-value | |
| NESARC-III | N = 14,030 | N = 7,190 | N = 2,599 | N = 1,733 | |
| Child abuse and neglect | |||||
| Sexual abuse | 5.71 (0.25) | 5.86 (0.30) | 4.81 (0.53) | 7.44 (0.71) | 0.02 |
| Physical abuse | 18.68 (0.50) | 18.93 (0.63) | 19.48 (0.97) | 26.26 (1.48) | <0.0001 |
| Verbal abuse | 26.57 (0.61) | 28.03 (0.67) | 28.55 (1.14) | 38.59 (1.33) | <0.0001 |
| Physical neglect | 18.87(0.54) | 20.08 (0.58) | 22.07 (0.91) | 29.04 (1.39) | <0.0001 |
| Emotional neglect | 29.16 (0.58) | 29.89 (0.68) | 30.64 (1.09) | 34.17 (1.34) | 0.004 |
| Household dysfunction ACE | |||||
| Battered mother/stepmother | 10.10 (0.38) | 10.74 (0.47) | 12.12 (0.82) | 16.11 (1.22) | <0.0001 |
| Substance abuse | 22.93 (0.50) | 26.73 (0.71) | 29.04 (1.17) | 36.99 (1.54) | <0.0001 |
| Mental illness | 5.30 (0.20) | 6.01 (0.40) | 5.65 (0.45) | 6.71 (0.86) | 0.12 |
| Incarceration | 6.38 (0.28) | 8.87 (0.39) | 9.80 (0.68) | 15.41 (0.96) | <0.0001 |
| Suicide/suicide attempts | 2.84 (0.18) | 4.14 (0.28) | 4.26 (0.47) | 5.48 (0.68) | <0.0001 |
| NIAAA | N = 199 | N = 319 | N = 196 | N = 589 | |
| Child abuse and neglect | |||||
| Sexual abuse | 5.03 (1.55) | 6.58 (1.39) | 13.27 (2.43) | 19.19 (1.62) | <0.0001 |
| Physical abuse | 5.53 (1.62) | 9.72 (1.66) | 17.35 (2.71) | 28.69 (1.87) | <0.0001 |
| Emotional abuse | 16.08 (2.61) | 16.61 (2.09) | 26.53 (3.16) | 39.73 (2.02) | <0.0001 |
| Physical neglect | 3.54 (1.32) | 6.98 (1.44) | 8.81 (2.05) | 18.40 (1.60) | <0.0001 |
| Emotional neglect | 19.19 (2.81) | 24.13 (2.41) | 29.02 (3.28) | 42.69 (2.04) | <0.0001 |
aWeighted prevalence % (SE) reported.
bAlcohol binge levels are gender-specific: for women, non-binge = 1–3; level I = 4–7; level II = 8–11; level III 
12 drinks; for men, non-binge = 1–4; level L = 5–9; level II = 10–14; level III 
15 drinks.