Table 2 Prevalences of abusive and neglectful childhood experiences of the sub-dimensions. Total, by East-West and gender
From: Legacy of the GDR: regional disparities in childhood maltreatment in post-unification Germany
| Â | All | Â | East | Â | West | Â | Male | Â | Female | Â |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | N = 5,982 |  | N = 762 |  | N = 5,220 |  | N = 3,093 |  | N = 2,889 |  |
At least one type of Maltreatment | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % |
yes | 1,080 | 18.6 | 117 | 15.8 | 963 | 19.0 | 484 | 16.1 | 598 | 21.3 |
no | 4,731 | 81.4 | 623 | 84.2 | 4,108 | 81.0 | 2,516 | 83.9 | 2,215 | 78.7 |
Emotional Abuse | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | % |
yes | 406 | 6.8 | 44 | 5.8 | 362 | 7.0 | 149 | 4.9 | 257 | 8.9 |
no | 5,528 | 93.2 | 710 | 94.2 | 4,818 | 93.0 | 2,910 | 95.1 | 2,618 | 91.1 |
Physical Abuse | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
yes | 219 | 3.7 | 18 | 2.4 | 201 | 3.9 | 102 | 3.3 | 117 | 4.1 |
no | 5,704 | 96.3 | 732 | 97.6 | 4,972 | 96.1 | 2,960 | 96.7 | 2,744 | 95.9 |
Sexual Abuse | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
yes | 197 | 3.3 | 14 | 1.9 | 183 | 3.6 | 47 | 1.6 | 151 | 5.3 |
no | 5,695 | 96.7 | 736 | 98.1 | 4,959 | 96.4 | 2,984 | 98.4 | 2,712 | 94.7 |
Emotional neglect | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
yes | 543 | 9.2 | 64 | 8.5 | 479 | 9.3 | 254 | 8.3 | 289 | 10.1 |
no | 5,370 | 90.8 | 689 | 91.5 | 4,681 | 90.7 | 2,811 | 91.7 | 2,560 | 89.9 |
Physical neglect | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
yes | 519 | 8.7 | 56 | 7.4 | 463 | 8.9 | 266 | 8.7 | 253 | 8.8 |
no | 5,419 | 91.3 | 701 | 92.6 | 4,718 | 91.1 | 2,801 | 91.3 | 2,619 | 91.2 |