Unadjusted weighted prevalence estimates of adverse childhood experiences by age groups and sex*
| Characteristic | Total sample | Total | Age 45–54 yr (birth cohort 1960–1969) | Age 55–64 yr (birth cohort 1950–1959) | Age 65–74 yr (birth cohort 1940–1949) | Age 75–85 yr (birth cohort 1930–1939) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | ||
| n (%) | 44 817 | 21 873 (48.3) | 22 944 (51.7) | 3201 (49.8) | 3397 (50.2) | 6984 (48.2) | 7766 (51.8) | 6643 (49.3) | 6660 (50.8) | 5045 (44.9) | 5121 (55.1) |
| Age, yr, mean | 63.8 | 63.5 | 64.1 | 52.0 | 51.9 | 59.0 | 59.1 | 68.9 | 69.0 | 80.3 | 80.6 |
| Adverse childhood experiences, no. (%) | |||||||||||
| Physical abuse | 11 357 (25.7) | 6580 (30.0) | 4777 (21.7) | 1009 (30.5) | 841 (26.1) | 2313 (31.9) | 1914 (24.4) | 2058 (29.7) | 1378 (20.6) | 1200 (25.0) | 644 (12.8) |
| Sexual abuse | 7227 (17.3) | 1942 (9.1) | 5285 (24.9) | 301 (8.7) | 866 (28.3) | 595 (8.8) | 2015 (26.5) | 633 (10.0) | 1562 (24.0) | 413 (8.9) | 842 (19.0) |
| Emotional abuse | 9242 (21.8) | 3960 (19.1) | 5282 (24.4) | 759 (23.6) | 990 (30.7) | 1538 (22.0) | 2132 (27.3) | 1147 (16.4) | 1519 (23.5) | 516 (10.7) | 641 (12.5) |
| Neglect | 1473 (3.1) | 582 (2.5) | 891 (3.7) | 106 (3.2) | 171 (5.2) | 187 (2.6) | 322 (3.8) | 163 (1.9) | 257 (3.3) | 126 (2.3) | 141 (2.6) |
| Exposure to intimate partner violence | 9232 (22.4) | 3977 (20.1) | 5255 (24.6) | 814 (26.8) | 1033 (31.5) | 1506 (21.7) | 2065 (27.3) | 1126 (17.2) | 1483 (22.7) | 531 (12.2) | 674 (13.7) |
| Verbal abuse | 8631 (20.9) | 3665 (18.5) | 4966 (23.2) | 775 (25.6) | 991 (30.0) | 1405 (20.2) | 1970 (26.0) | 1030 (15.4) | 1394 (21.0) | 455 (10.5) | 611 (12.7) |
| Physical violence | 3265 (7.8) | 1389 (6.5) | 1876 (9.0) | 268 (8.0) | 337 (10.8) | 495 (6.9) | 761 (10.1) | 427 (6.1) | 540 (9.1) | 199 (4.3) | 238 (4.4) |
| Death of a parent | 7264 (16.3) | 3477 (15.6) | 3787 (17.0) | 385 (11.7) | 435 (14.3) | 1008 (15.6) | 1194 (15.1) | 1066 (15.7) | 1162 (19.5) | 1018 (20.5) | 996 (20.3) |
| Parental divorce or separation | 4298 (10.7) | 2016 (10.7) | 2282 (10.8) | 526 (16.1) | 592 (17.5) | 744 (11.9) | 909 (11.6) | 432 (7.0) | 466 (7.8) | 314 (6.9) | 315 (6.1) |
| Living with a family member with mental health problems | 9147 (21.3) | 3829 (18.0) | 5318 (24.4) | 755 (22.5) | 1019 (30.0) | 1438 (19.6) | 2134 (27.3) | 1100 (15.9) | 1445 (22.6) | 536 (11.7) | 720 (14.6) |
↵* Sum of prevalence of the categories do not add up to 100 since they are not mutually exclusive.
CLSA weights are calculated based on 4 age (45–54, 55–64, 65–74 and 75–85), 2 sex (male and female), 10 provinces and 2 geographic area (CLSA data collection site and nondata collection sites) strata.