The ACEs Study

The following chart illustrates how ACEs may progress into poor health outcomes.

Pyramid Chart: Mechanism by Which Adverse Childhood Experiences Influence Health and Well-being Throughout the Lifespan. CDC.gov

The study found that ACEs are common. Almost two-thirds of study participants reported at least one ACE, and more than one in five reported three or more ACEs. 64% of participants reported experiencing at least one ACE.

Graph: How Common are ACEs? From the ACE Study: Zero = 36%, One = 26%, Two = 16%, Three = 9.5%, Four or More = 12.5%. CDC.gov
*Participants reflected a cross-section of middle-class American adults.

Images: Center for Disease Control and Prevention