Table 1 Adverse childhood experiences questions included in the 2020 and 2021 behavioral risk factor surveillance system.
Adverse Childhood Experiences | Survey question(s)# | Operational Definition |
|---|---|---|
Household Mental Illness | 1.Did you live with anyone who was depressed, mentally ill, or suicidal? | No vs. Yes |
Household Alcoholism | 2.Did you live with anyone who was a problem drinker or alcoholic? | No vs. Yes |
Household Drug Abuse | 3.Did you live with anyone who used illegal street drugs or who abused prescription medications? | No vs. Yes |
Incarceration History in Home | 4.Did you live with anyone who served time or was sentenced to serve time in a prison, jail, or other correctional facility? | No vs. Yes |
Parental Separation/Divorce | 5.Were your parents separated or divorced? | No vs. Yes |
Parental Intimate Partner Violence | 6.How often did your parents or adults in your home ever slap, hit, kick, punch or beat each other up? Was it… | Never vs. At least once |
Physical Abuse | 7.Not including spanking, (before age 18), how often did a parent or adult in your home ever hit, beat, kick, or physically hurt you in any way? Was it… | Never vs. At least once |
Emotional Abuse | 8.How often did a parent or adult in your home ever swear at you, insult you, or put you down? Was it… | Never vs. At least once |
Sexual Abuse | 9.How often did anyone at least 5 years older than you or an adult, ever touch you sexually? Was it… | Never vs. At least once |
10.How often did anyone at least 5 years older than you or an adult, try to make you touch them sexually? Was it… | Never vs. At least once | |
11.How often did anyone at least 5 years older than you or an adult, force you to have sex? Was it… | Never vs. At least once |
