Table 1

Attributes of seven studies using national samples to examine psychological correlates or effects of child sex abuse

^a FTF = face-to-face interviews; SAQ = self-administered questionnaires; Mail = mail survey; Tele = telephone survey

^b Ages qualifying as "child" given first; in parentheses, ages for other person and any other conditions; C = contact sex, NC = noncontact sexual experience

^c Includes number of respondents used in data analyses in studies assessing adjustment; otherwise, indicates number of actual participants

^d Based on actual number of respondents who participated

Study	Population of interference	Data gath- ering ^a	Definition of CSA ^b	Sample size ^c		CSA prevalence ^d		Res- ponse rate
Study	Population of interference	Data gath- ering ^a	Definition of CSA ^b	Males	Females	Males	Females	Res- ponse rate
Badgley et al. (1984)	Canada: ages 18+	SAQ	any unwanted sex; C, NC	1002	1006	31%	53%	94%
Baker & Duncan (1985)	GB: ages 15+	FTF	< 16 ("sexually mature"); C, NC	834	923	9%	14%	87%
Bigler (1992)	US: ages 30 to 55	Mail	< 18 (5+, family, or coerced); N, NC	140	174	36%	51%	33%
Boney-McCoy & Finkelhor (1995)	US: ages 10 to 16	Tele	any unwanted sex; C, NC	987	911	6%	15%	72%
Finkelhor et al. (1989)	US: ages 18+	Tele	< 19; any sex now seen as SA; C, NC	1142	1476	15%	28%	76%
Laumann et al. (1994)	US: ages 18 to 59	FTF	< puberty (past puberty); C only	1311	1608	12%	17%	79%
López et al. (1995)	Spain: ages 18 to 60	FTF SAQ	< 17 (5+ or coercion); C, NC	462	433	15%	22%	82%

Table 1

Attributes of seven studies using national samples to examine psychological correlates or effects of child sex abuse

Study

Population of interference

Data gath- ering a

Definition of CSA b

Sample size c

CSA prevalence d

Res- ponse rate

Males

Females

Males

Females

Data gath-
ering ^a

Definition of CSA ^b

Sample size ^c

CSA prevalence ^d

Res-
ponse rate