TABLE 1.

Summary of Health Risk Behaviors and Experiences in Adulthood

Outcome	Measures	Operationalization
Emotional distress, past week	How often was the following true during the past seven days: you were bothered by things that usually don’t bother you; you could not shake off the blues, even with help from your family and your friends; you felt you were just as good as other people; you had trouble keeping your mind on what you were doing; you felt depressed; you felt that you were too tired to do things; you felt happy; you enjoyed life; you felt sad; you felt that people disliked you?	Reverse-coded positive items. Items summed. Scale score: 0–30
Suicidal ideation, past 12 months	During the past 12 months, have you ever seriously thought about committing suicide?	Dichotomous indicator, yes versus no
Suicide attempts, past 12 months	During the past 12 months, how many times have you actually attempted suicide?	Dichotomized, yes (≥1 time) versus no
Physical violence victimization, past 12 months	In past 12 months: someone pulled a knife or gun on you; someone shot or stabbed you; someone slapped, hit, choked, or kicked you; you were beaten up	Summed and dichotomized, yes versus no
Physical violence perpetration, past 12 months	In past 12 months: how often did you use or threaten to use a weapon to get something from someone? How often did you get into a serious physical fight? You pulled a knife or gun on someone; you shot or stabbed someone	Summed and dichotomized, yes versus no
Intimate partner physical violence victimization, current or most recent relationship	How often [has or did] [first name]: [threatened or threaten] you with violence, [pushed or push] or [shoved or shove] you, or [thrown or throw] something at you that could hurt; [slapped or slap], hit, or [kicked or kick] you?	Summed and dichotomized, yes (at least once) versus no
Intimate partner sexual violence victimization, current or most recent relationship	How often [has or did] [first name] [insisted or insist] on or [made or make] you have sexual relations with [him or her] when you didn’t want to?	Dichotomized, yes (at least once) versus no
2+ sexual partners, past 12 months	Considering all types of sexual activity: with how many male partners have you had sex in the past 12 months, even if only 1 time; with how many female partners have you had sex in the past 12 months?	Summed and dichotomized, 2+ versus 1
Condom nonuse, past 12 months	In the past 12 months, did you or your partner(s) use any of these methods for birth control or disease prevention (check all that apply): condoms (rubbers)?	Dichotomous indicator, no versus yes
STI diagnosis	Have you ever been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that you have the following sexually transmitted disease: Chlamydia; gonorrhea; trichomoniasis; syphilis; genital herpes; genital warts; hepatitis B (HBV); human papillomavirus (HPV); any other sexually transmitted disease?	Summed and dichotomized, yes versus no
Prescription drug misuse, ever	Have you ever taken any prescription drugs that were not prescribed for you, taken prescription drugs in larger amounts than prescribed, more often than prescribed, for longer periods than prescribed, or taken prescription drugs that you took only for the feeling or experience they caused?	Dichotomous indicator, yes versus no
Other illicit drug use, ever	Have you ever used any of the following drugs: cocaine; crystal meth; other types of illegal drugs, such as LSD, PCP, ecstasy, heroin, mushrooms, or inhalants?	Summed and dichotomized, yes versus no