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Table 2 Population Weighted Age Distribution of Childhood Abuse Onset by Sex

From: Retrospectively self-reported age of childhood abuse onset in a United States nationally representative sample

 

Na

Mean (95% CI)

Median (95% CI)

10th Percentile (95% CI)

25th Percentile (95% CI)

75th Percentile (95% CI)

90th Percentile (95% CI)

Boys

 Parent/Adult Caregiver Abuse

  Emotional Abuse

1337

9.57 (9.30,9.85)

9.25 (8.92,9.53)

4.18 (3.89,4.45)

5.88 (5.49,6.36)

12.04 (11.74,12.45)

14.36 (13.93,14.69)

  Physical Abuse

856

9.17 (8.76,9.59)

8.37 (7.62,9.30)

3.77 (3.14,4.20)

5.21 (4.81,5.74)

11.94 (11.54,12.55)

14.32 (13.79,14.78)

  Sexual Abuse

168

7.78 (6.93,8.63)

6.36 (5.50,7.04)

1.48 (0.66,3.37)

4.28 (3.51,4.93)

10.37 (8.16,12.20)

14.57 (12.13,-b)

Non- Parental/Adult Caregiver Sexual Abuse

 Motivated by Non-Physical Threat

148

10.66 (9.66,11.66)

10.43 (7.91,12.41)

4.46 (3.95,5.23)

5.81 (5.15,7.20)

14.51 (13.05,15.35)

15.91 (14.96,-b)

 Motivated by Physical Force

102

8.48 (7.60,9.37)

7.21 (5.92,9.05)

2.83 (1.46,4.52)

4.97 (4.32,5.60)

11.72 (9.25,13.30)

14.12 (12.38,15.41)

Girls

 Parent/Adult Caregiver Abuse

  Emotional Abuse

2238

10.07 (9.81,10.34)

9.92 (9.54,10.75)

4.11 (3.85,4.29)

5.96 (5.61,6.42)

12.96 (12.67,13.29)

14.76 (14.57,14.93)

  Physical Abuse

915

9.89 (9.55,10.23)

9.46 (8.86,9.99)

4.15 (3.83,4.38)

5.74 (5.22,6.27)

12.99 (12.53,13.48)

14.81 (14.50,15.08)

  Sexual Abuse

556

8.18 (7.80,8.56)

7.51 (6.87,8.10)

2.69 (2.35,3.16)

4.45 (4.12,4.82)

10.59 (9.79,11.20)

13.33 (12.52,13.95)

Non- Parental/Adult Caregiver Sexual Abuse

 Motivated by Non-Physical Threat

850

12.68 (12.31,13.06)

13.76 (13.32,14.12)

4.89 (4.42,5.85)

10.01 (8.55,11.15)

15.46 (15.22,15.68)

16.40 (-b, -b)

 Motivated by Physical Force

629

12.52 (12.12,12.93)

13.47 (12.82,14.08)

5.27 (4.62,6.31)

8.85 (7.95,10.28)

15.37 (15.08,15.62)

16.32 (-b, -b)

  1. aUnweighted Sample Size
  2. bValue not computed (Denominator of the interpolation is zero)