Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participants and descriptive statistics of ACEs
Characteristics | N (272) | % |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
 Male | 129 | 47.42 |
 Female | 143 | 52.57 |
Age category | ||
 18–24 years | 256 | 94.11 |
 25–36 years | 16 | 5.88 |
Educational level | ||
 Undergraduates | 253 | 93.01 |
 Graduate | 19 | 6.98 |
Marital status | ||
 Unmarried | 184 | 67.64 |
 Married | 75 | 27.57 |
 Divorce | 13 | 4.78 |
Family income | ||
 Lower middle class | 58 | 21.32 |
 Middle class | 114 | 41.91 |
 Upper middle class | 65 | 23.90 |
 Upper class | 35 | 12.87 |
ACE type | ||
 Emotional abuse | 116 | 42.64 |
 Physical abuse | 85 | 31.25 |
 Sexual abuse | 56 | 20.59 |
 Emotional neglect | 83 | 30.51 |
 Physical neglect | 38 | 13.97 |
 Parental separation | 30 | 11.03 |
 Witness violent threat of mother | 48 | 17.65 |
 Household substance abuse | 20 | 7.35 |
 Household mental illness | 62 | 22.79 |
 Incarcerated household member | 15 | 5.51 |
ACE Score (Mean, SD) | 1.71 ± 1.47 | |
ACE Score Categories | ||
 0 | 75 | 27.57 |
 1 | 60 | 22.06 |
 2 | 54 | 19.85 |
 3 | 34 | 12.50 |
≥ 4 | 49 | 18.01 |