what percentage of people who were abused or neglected grow up to be abusive and neglectful to their own children?
â¢ 31 percent percent of women in prison in the United States were abused as children. â¢ Over 60 percent of people in drug rehabilitation centers report being abused or neglected as a child. â¢ About 30 percent of abused and neglected children will later abuse their own children, continuing the horrible cycle of abuse. â¢ About 80 percent of 21 year olds that were abused as children met criteria for at least one psychological disorder. â¢ The estimated annual cost of child abuse and neglect in the United States for 2007 is $104 billion. â¢ Abused children are 25 percent more likely to experience teen pregnancy.