This, if true, would indicate that the data obtained were not truly representative of the ACEs actually experienced by the children: "Do you sexually abuse your children? If you answer yes, we've got a sheriff's deputy here who'd like a word with you".
Mind you, I'm not saying your description of the procedure would not be devoid of value; for most, very much to the contrary.
The more one thinks about it the more ways one can think of potential problems with the data.
In any event, this was a "stock question" put to pediatricians in practice -- even then, 63% of potential participants did not complete the survey, younger doctors in particular did not respond -- see the article for more details. In that, it did not ask the pediatricians about the methods they used to ask the questions, or to whom they put the questions. Dr Kerker was very generous and prompt about sending her article out when asked. But asking it here has provided some useful food for thought.