Table 2.
Sample-weighted prevalence estimations of individual ACEs and ACE scoresa in each of four U.S. regions.
| Type of ACE | Prevalence (%) |
p-value# | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northeast | Midwest | South | West | Overall | ||
| Emotional abuse | 15.4 | 13.1 | 10.1 | 12.5 | 12.3 | <0.001 |
| Physical abuse | 11.5 | 9.6 | 7.4 | 11.8 | 9.4 | <0.001 |
| Sexual abuse | 13.0 | 12.1 | 10.8 | 11.3 | 11.7 | 0.46 |
| Substance abuse in household | 17.2 | 14.6 | 12.1 | 14.7 | 14.1 | 0.06 |
| Mental illness in household | 9.4 | 7.8 | 7.0 | 10.0 | 8.1 | 0.50 |
| Parental separation or divorce | 24.4 | 23.9 | 25.1 | 23.8 | 24.4 | 0.96 |
| Incarcerated member in household | 1.5 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 0.01 |
| Emotional neglect | 10.7 | 9.3 | 10.4 | 10.7 | 10.3 | 0.74 |
| Physical neglect |
2.7 |
2.8 |
2.5 |
3.3 |
2.7 |
0.87 |
|
ACE Score |
Prevalence (%) |
p-value# |
||||
|
Northeast |
Midwest |
South |
West |
Overall |
||
| 0 | 44.8 | 47.0 | 50.1 | 47.5 | 47.9 | 0.10 |
| 1 | 27.0 | 28.6 | 28.3 | 24.9 | 27.7 | |
| 2 | 15.2 | 13.4 | 13.7 | 16.9 | 14.3 | |
| 3 | 8.1 | 6.7 | 4.9 | 7.2 | 6.3 | |
| 4+ | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.8 | |
Note.
# P-value was obtained using the survey design-adjusted Pearson Chi-square test (Rao-Scott Chi-square test).
a
These regional estimations were statistically calculated by sample weights.