TABLE 1—
US Federal Agency Surveys of Sexual Victimization Using Probability Samples
| Study | Year of Study | Conducted by | Sample | No. |
| National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS) | 2010 | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Nationally representative telephone survey of 12 mo and lifetime prevalence data on sexual violence, stalking, and intimate partner violence | 16 507 |
| National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) | 2012 | Bureau of Justice Statistics | Longitudinal survey of US households | 40 000 households |
| ∼75 000 | ||||
| Uniform Crime Report (UCR) | 2012 | Federal Bureau of Investigation | NA (UCR is a cooperative statistical effort whereby 18 000 city, university, and college, county, state, tribal, and federal law enforcement agencies report data on crimes brought to their attention.) | NA |
| Sexual Victimization in Prisonsa and Jails Reported by Inmates; National Inmate Survey (NIS 2011–12) | 2011–2012 | Bureau of Justice Statistics | Probability sample of state and federal confinement facilities and random sampling of inmates within selected facilities | 92 449 |
| Sexual Victimization in Juvenile Facilitiesa Reported by Youth; National Survey of Youth in Custody (NSYC 2012) | 2012 | Bureau of Justice Statistics | Multistage stratified survey of facilities in each state of the United States and random sample of youths within selected facilities | 8707 |
Note. NA = not available.
a
In these reports, 12-month prevalence refers to 12 months, or shorter if the respondent has been in the facility for less than 12 months.