With regard to education, there was no significant difference between less than high school and some college, while having a high school degree were associated with significantly lower ACEs. Having a college degree was significantly associated with the lowest ACEs. Data from the 2016 census revealed that more individuals have college degrees now more than ever, [38] and as such, it may be that the first three categories of education (all below having a college degree) represent a lower level of attainment compared to past decades where differences in these categories were more delineated- thus possibly explaining why there was no significant difference in having some college and not completing high school. It is also possible that some individuals were not old enough in order to complete a college degree, and thus, the data may be slightly skewed with respect to educational attainment; although it should be noted that the 18 to 24 age group only comprised 4% of the total sample.
