Table 2.

Childhood Adversity Survey Questions

Adversity Questions
1. Did you feel safe in your neighborhood?
2. How often, if ever, did you see or hear someone being beaten up, stabbed, or shot in real life?
3. How often, if ever, did you see or hear a parent, step-parent, or another adult who was helping to raise you being yelled at, screamed at, sworn at, insulted, or humiliated?
4. How often, if ever, did you see or hear a parent, step-parent, or another adult who was helping to raise you being hit or kicked hard that caused injury?
5. During your first 18 years of life, how often did a parent, step-parent, or another adult living in your home hit you so hard that you had marks or were injured?
6. During your first 18 years of life, how often did a parent, step-parent, or another adult living in your home act in a way that made you afraid that you would be physically hurt?

* All questions from the Philadelphia Urban ACE Survey