Table 2.
Sexual violence (SV) perpetrator type by gender identity across the lifespan
| Timing of SV | Full sample (n=583), No. (%) | Cisgender Men (n=321), No. (%) | Cisgender Women (n=199), No. (%) | Transgender Women (n=63), No. (%) |
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| SV in Childhood | 113 (19.6) | 54 (16.8) | 38 (19.6) | 21 (33.3) |
| Family members/caregivers | 72 (63.7) | 30 (55.6) | 29 (76.3) | 13 (61.9) |
| Personal or family acquaintances | 27 (23.9) | 16 (29.6) | 6 (15.8) | 5 (23.8) |
| Drug and sex work interactions | 1 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.6) | 0 (0.0) |
| Other | 36 (31.9) | 14 (25.91) | 10 (26.3) | 12 (57.1) |
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| SV in Adolescence | 93 (16.1) | 29 (9.0) | 43 (22.2) | 21 (33.3) |
| Family members/caregivers | 46 (49.5) | 12 (41.4) | 22 (51.2) | 12 (57.1) |
| Current/former partners | 10 (10.8) | 3 (10.3) | 5 (11.6) | 2 (9.5) |
| Personal or family acquaintances | 22 (23.7) | 9 (31.0) | 7 (16.3) | 6 (28.6) |
| Drug and sex work interactions | 3 (3.2) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (4.7) | 1 (4.8) |
| Other | 31 (33.3) | 11 (37.9) | 12 (27.9) | 8 (38.1) |
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| SV in Young Adulthood | 65 (11.3) | 15 (4.7) | 33 (17.3) | 17 (27.0) |
| Family members/caregivers | 10 (15.4) | 2 (13.3) | 5 (15.2) | 3 (17.7) |
| Current/former partners | 25 (38.5) | 4 (26.7) | 11 (33.3) | 10 (58.8) |
| Personal or family acquaintances | 7 (10.8) | 4 (26.7) | 2 (6.1) | 1 (5.9) |
| Drug and sex work interactions | 6 (9.2) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (9.1) | 3 (17.7) |
| Other | 32 (49.2) | 8 (53.3) | 19 (57.6) | 5 (29.4) |
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| SV in Adulthood | 55 (9.6) | 10 (3.1) | 32 (16.8) | 13 (20.6) |
| Family members/caregivers | 3 (5.5) | 1 (10.0) | 1 (3.1) | 1 (7.7) |
| Current/former partners | 20 (36.4) | 3 (30.0) | 11 (34.4) | 6 (46.2) |
| Personal or family acquaintances | 10 (18.2) | 3 (30.0) | 7 (21.9) | 0 (0.0) |
| Drug and sex work interactions | 1 (2.1) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (3.6) | 0 (0.0) |
| Other | 31 (56.4) | 4 (40.0) | 20 (62.5) | 7 (53.9) |
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| SV in the Past 12 Months | 16 (2.8) | 6 (1.9) | 5 (2.6) | 5 (8.1) |
| Family members/caregivers | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Current/former partners | 7 (43.8) | 3 (50.0) | 2 (40.0) | 2 (40.0) |
| Personal or family acquaintances | 3 (18.8) | 2 (33.3) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (20.0) |
| Drug and sex work interactions | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Other | 8 (50.0) | 2 (33.3) | 3 (60.0) | 3 (60.0) |
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| SV ever in Lifetime | 192 (33.2) | 76 (23.8) | 81 (41.5) | 35 (55.6) |
Note. Multiple responses per respondent were possible. “Other” includes: stranger, gang member, law enforcement, prisoners, unidentified. Significant differences tested with Fisher exact test (P <.05) are in bold text.