Table 2.
Prevalence of different types of stressful and traumatic events in the whole sample (N = 1,018).
| Stressful/traumatic event | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Natural disaster (earthquake, hurricane, explosion) | 102 (10%) |
| Serious accident—witness (e.g., car wreck) | 209 (20.5%) |
| Serious accident | 53 (5.2%) |
| Incarceration of a family member | 33 (3.2%) |
| Incarcerated | 2 (0.2%) |
| Own adoption | 5 (0.5%) |
| Separation/ divorce of parents | 99 (9.7%) |
| Own separation/divorce | 95 (9.3%) |
| Financial difficulties (e.g., not enough money for food or place to live) | 186 (18.3%) |
| Serious physical / mental illness (e.g., cancer, heart attack) | 62 (6.1%) |
| Emotional abuse (e.g., frequently shamed, embarrassed, ignored, etc.) | 49 (4.8%) |
| Physical neglect (e.g., not fed, not properly clothed, etc.) | 29 (2.8%) |
| Induced abortion | 29 (5.5% of woman) |
| Miscarriage | 57 (11% of woman) |
| Difficult birth | 37 (7% of woman) |
| Separation from own child (e.g., loss of custody or visitation or kidnapping) | 7 (0.7%) |
| Severe physical or mental handicap of a child (e.g., mentally retarded, birth effects etc.) | 15 (1.5%) |
| Caring for a loved one with a disability | 72 (7.1%) |
| Unexpected death of a loved one (e.g., sudden heart attack, murder, suicide) | 273 (26.8%) |
| Death of a loved one | 383 (27.6%) |
| Witness of family violence—before the age of 16 (e.g., hitting, kicking, punching etc.) | 69 (6.8%) |
| Robbery—witness | 26 (2.6%) |
| Have been robbed | 26 (2.6%) |
| Physical abuse before the age of 16 by someone they knew | 89 (8.7%) |
| Physical abuse after the age of 16 | 25 (2.5%) |
| Sexual harassment | 37 (3.6%) |
| Sexual touching before the age of 16 | 9 (0.9%) |
| Sexual touching after the age of 16 | 6 (0.6%) |
| Forced sex before the age of 16 | 8 (0.8%) |
To get a better grip on the prevalence rates of each type of trauma in the general Slovak adult population, the sample in this table is not limited to the participants who experienced a traumatic event.