Table 3.

ACE prevalence rates among Chinese young adults by category and total score, using two SC-ACE-IQ

	Binary scoring method		Frequency scoring method
	n	%	n	%
Category of ACE
Emotional neglect	12	2.1%	179	31.6%
Physical neglect	156	27.6%	25	4.4%
Emotional abuse	296	52.3%	85	15.0%
Physical abuse	255	45.1%	55	9.7%
Sexual abuse	87	15.4%	87	15.4%
Alcohol/drug abuser in the household	15	2.7%	15	2.7%
Someone chronically depressed, mentally ill, institutionalized or suicidal	33	5.8%	33	5.8%
Incarcerated household member	8	1.4%	8	1.4%
One or no parents, parental separation or divorce	95	16.8%	95	16.8%
Household member treated violently	322	56.9%	148	26.1%
Bullying	148	26.1%	18	3.2%
Community violence	330	58.3%	54	9.5%
Total ACE score
0 ACE	65	11.5%	209	36.9%
1 ACE	91	16.1%	147	26.0%
2 ACE	70	12.4%	106	18.7%
3 ACE	99	17.5%	35	6.2%
≥ 4 ACE	241	42.6%	69	12.2%
Mean (SD)	3.1 (2.07)		1.42 (1.64)

ACE Adverse Childhood Experience, SC-ACE-IQ Simplified Chinese-Adverse Childhood Experiences-International Questionnaire, SD standard deviation