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Table 1 Prevalence of ACEs in older adults by ACE type

From: Associations of adverse childhood experiences with common psychiatric disorder in later life: results from the China mental health survey

Type of ACEs

n

Weighted prevalence

Domestic violence

264

9.2

Neglect

330

11.6

Guardians with substance abuse

35

1.0

Guardians with mental illness

74

2.4

Guardians with criminal behaviour

15

0.6

Parental loss

172

9.1

Any ACE a

434

18.1

Number of ACEs

  

1

339

15.0

2 and more

95

3.1

  1. Note: Any ACE a: Respondents have experienced at least one type of domestic violence, neglect, guardians with substance abuse, guardians with mental illness, and guardians with criminal behaviour or parental loss