Table 2 Prevalence of cumulative Potentially Traumatic Events (PTEs) among sociodemographic groups (n = 4351)

Total (n; %)

1309 (27.8 %)

1005 (23.1 %)

917 (21.6 %)

591 (14.3 %)

328 (8.1 %)

199 (5.1 %)

<.0001

3040 (72.2 %)

<.0001

91 (2.2 %)

<.0001

Sex

 Female

27.7

23.6

21.7

14.6

8.3

4

<.0001

52.6

0.098

2.5

0.327

 Male

25.4

19.8

21.4

15.3

10.7

7.4

47.4

1.9

Age

 18–29

31.1

23.5

19.6

14.3

6.9

4.7

0.092

68.9

0.008

1.4

0.168

 30–44

25.6

21.8

22.8

15.3

8.5

6

74.4

2.4

 45–59

24.1

23.7

23.1

13.9

9.9

5.4

75.9

3.2

 60+

29.8

23.4

23.6

11.6

8.1

3.5

70.2

3.1

Marital Status

 Currently married

26.1

22

23.1

14.2

9.2

5.4

0.009

73.9

0.013

2.4

0.001

 Previously married

21

27.2

17.4

19.4

10.2

4.8

79

6.9

 Never Married

30.8

23.5

20.6

13.8

6.4

4.8

69.2

1.3

Education

 Low (0–2 years)

23.2

23.8

23.4

15.2

8.6

5.8

0.459

76.8

0.069

3.2

0.164

 Low-avg (3–7 years)

27.9

22.8

21.4

14.3

8.1

5.5

72.1

1.8

 High-avg (8–12 years)

30.3

21.7

23.1

13.2

7.4

4.4

69.7

2.5

 High (13+ yrs)

29.7

25.3

18.4

15.2

8.6

2.9

70.3

2.8

Employment status

 Employed

23.2

21.3

23.5

16

10.1

5.9

0.492

76.8

0.246

2.4

0.173

 Unemployed

21.7

23

22.1

16.3

9.4

7.6

78.3

2.2

 Homemaker

27.1

20.2

27.4

11.9

10.3

3.2

72.9

5.2

 Retired

25.6

25

24.6

13.5

4.2

6.9

74.4

6.5

 Other

17.6

26.9

17.5

19.3

9.2

9.5

82.4

1.7

Race

 White

26.6

23.2

23.4

11.7

10.8

4.3

0.10

73.4

0.155

3.8

0.118

 Black

27.1

22.7

22

15

7.7

5.5

72.9

2

 Colored

35

24.4

17.3

13

7.7

2.6

65

3.1

 Indian

24.3

26.6

28.9

10.9

4.7

4.5

75.7

0.2

 Other

26.1

25

12.9

12.3

15.2

8.5

73.9

2.9