Table 1.

Analytic and Control Variables Used in the Study

Variables	Definitions
Analytic variables
Contact sexual violence (CSV)	Combined measure that includes rape, being made to penetrate someone else (measured among men only), sexual coercion, and unwanted sexual contact.
Rape	Any completed or attempted unwanted vaginal (women), oral, or anal penetration through the use of physical force or threats to physically harm and also includes times when the victim was too drunk, high, drugged, or passed out and unable to consent.
Being made to penetrate	Experiences when the victim was made, or an attempt was made, to sexually penetrate someone else without the victim's consent due to physical force, being threatened with physical harm, or when the victim was too drunk, high, drugged, or passed out and unable to consent.
Sexual coercion	Unwanted sexual penetration that occurred after the victim was pressured in a nonphysical way. How many people have you had vaginal, oral, or anal sex with after they pressured you by doing any of the following? (a) Telling you lies, making promises about the future they knew were untrue, threatening to end your relationship, or threatening to spread rumors about you? (b) Wearing you down by repeatedly asking for sex, or showing they were unhappy? (c) Using their influence or authority over you, for example, your boss or your teacher?
Unwanted sexual contact	Unwanted sexual experiences involving touch but not sexual penetration: How many people have ever... (a) kissed you in a sexual way when you did not want it to happen? (b) fondled, groped, grabbed, or touched you in a sexual way when you did not want it to happen?
Control variables
Demographic characteristics
Current age	18–24; 25–34; 35–44; 45–54; 55–64, and 65 years or older
Educational attainment	High school or less; high school graduate / GED; technical or vocational school (attended or graduated) or some college; Associate (2-year) degree; Bachelor's (4-year) degree; postgraduate degree.
Ethnicity	Hispanic; not Hispanic
Race	White; Black or African American; Asian; Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander; American Indian or Alaska Native; Other (specify); Multiracial (selection of 2 or more racial groups)
Health conditions	Have you ever been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that you had (a) asthma? (b) Irritable Bowel Syndrome or IBS? (c) diabetes? (d) high blood pressure? (e) HIV/AIDS? (f) Do you have frequent headaches? (g) Do you have chronic pain? (h) Do you have difficulty sleeping? (i) Do you have serious difficulty hearing? (j) Are you blind or do you have serious difficulty seeing, even when wearing glasses?
Activity limitation	(a) Do you have serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs? (b) Do you have difficulty dressing or bathing? (c) Because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition, do you have difficulty concentrating, remembering or making decisions? (d) Because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition, do you have difficulty doing errands alone such as visiting a doctor's office or shopping?
Other violence victimization
Physical violence by an intimate partner	How many of your current or ex-romantic or sexual partners have EVER ... slapped, pushed or shoved, hit with a fist or something hard, kicked, hurt by pulling hair, slammed against something, tried to hurt by choking or suffocating, beaten, burned on purpose, used a knife on them, used a gun on them
Verbal sexual harassment by any perpetrator	While you were in a public place, how many people have ever verbally harassed you in a sexual way that made you feel uncomfortable?
Psychological aggression by an intimate partner	How many of your current or ex-romantic or sexual partners have EVER ... insulted, humiliated, or made fun of in front of others, kept you from having your own money, tried to keep you from seeing or talking to your family or friends, made threats to physically harm you, threatened to hurt themselves or commit suicide because they were upset with you, made decisions for you that should have been yours to make, and destroyed something that was Important to you
Stalking by any perpetrator (Intimate or nonlntlmate)	Has anyone ever... (a) followed you around and watched you when you did not want them to? (b) approached you or showed up In places, such as your home, work, or school when you did not want them to? (c) used GPS technology or equipment to monitor or track your location when you did not want them to? This Includes GPS technology used In a phone or In social media, such as Facebook? (d) left strange or potentially threatening Items for you to find? (e) sneaked Into your home or car and did things to scare you by letting you know they had been there? (f) used technology such as a hidden camera, recorder, or computer software to spy on you from a distance? (g) made unwanted phone calls to you, Including hang-ups and voice messages? (h) sent you unwanted text messages, photo messages, emails, or messages through Facebook, Twitter, or other social media? (1) sent you cards, letters, flowers, or presents when they knew you didn’t want them to? Follow-up questions were asked among those who experienced the tactics more than once by the same perpetrator; they were asked whether the perpetrator made them feel fearful, threatened, or concerned for their safety or the safety of others or made threats of physical harm. A person was considered a stalking victim If they experienced any of the stalking tactics on more than one occasion and by the same perpetrator and felt fearful, threatened, or concerned for their own safety or the safety of others as a result of the perpetrator’s behavior.