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Table 1 Sample characteristics

From: Women's childhood and adult adverse experiences, mental health, and binge drinking: The California Women's Health Survey

Sociodemographics

% of full sample

Age (mean, SD)

32.6, 13.0

Minority/racial group member

50.2

Not married

45.0

No. children in household

49.6

No education beyond high school

37.4

Not employed

45.4

Income below federal poverty line

17.9

Physical health

 

Not pregnant

94.7

Smokes

13.6

Fair/poor health

17.3

Mental health

 

PTSD symptoms

6.3

Anxiety symptoms

21.8

Depression symptoms

13.7

Overwhelmed by stress

12.5

Mental health help

 

Poor mental health

14.2

Perceived need for mental health help

23.2

Utilized mental health help

9.8

Adult victimization

 

Intimate partner violence

9.9

Physically assaulted

19.7

Sexually assaulted

10.6

Death of someone close

29.7

Childhood victimization

 

Lived in foster care

3.4

Lived with someone abusing substances

22.3

Lived with someone mentally ill

16.8

Lived with mother victimized by violence

18.4

Lived with someone incarcerated

7.6

Emotionally abused by adult in home

18. 4

Physically assaulted

19.1

Sexually assaulted

11.2