Table 2.
Victimization and Perpetration of Unwanted Sexual Activities (n = 3,977).
| Undergraduate Respondents (UG)
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Graduate Respondents
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| Characteristic | Female (n = 1,149) | Male (n = 712) | p Value M vs. F | Alternate Gender (n = 18) | Total UG Students (n = 1,879) | Female (n = 1,255) | Male (n = 815) | p Value M vs. F | Alternate Gender (n = 14) | Total Graduates (n = 2,084) | p Value Graduate vs. UG | Total Students (n = 3,963) | Missing (n = 14) |
| Victimization at the university | |||||||||||||
| Unwanted sexual contact only using a verbal tactica | 183 (15.9) | 38 (5.3) | <.0001 | 2 (11.1) | 223 (11.9) | 53 (4.2) | 22 (2.7) | 0.070 | 1 (7.1) | 76 (3.6) | <.0001 | 299 (7.5) | 1 |
| Sexual violence overall | 140 (12.2) | 12 (1.7) | <.0001 | 0 (0.0) | 152 (8.1) | 39 (3.1) | 8 (1.0) | 0.001 | 0 (0.0) | 47 (2.3) | <.0001 | 199 (5.0) | 0 |
| Sexual violence by force or weapon | 14 (1.2) | 1 (0.1) | .011 | 0 (0.0) | 15 (0.8) | 4 (0.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0.159 | 0 (0.0) | 4 (0.2) | .006 | 19 (0.5) | 0 |
| Sexual violence by threat of physical harm | 1 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | >.999 | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.1) | 1 (0.1) | 3 (0.4) | 0.307 | 0 (0.0) | 4 (0.2) | .378 | 5 (0.1) | 0 |
| Sexual violence while intoxicated (alcohol, substance, or asleep) | 135 (11.7) | 12 (1.7) | <.0001 | 0 (0.0) | 147 (7.8) | 35 (2.8) | 8 (1.0) | 0.005 | 0 (0.0) | 43 (2.1) | <.0001 | 190 (4.8) | 0 |
| Sexual harassment behavior | 228 (19.8) | 21 (2.9) | <.0001 | 2 (11.1) | 251 (13.4) | 98 (7.8) | 15 (1.8) | < .0001 | 1 (7.1) | 114 (5.5) | <.0001 | 365 (9.2) | 1 |
| Victimization both before and at the university | |||||||||||||
| Unwanted sexual contact only | 52 (4.5) | 5 (0.7) | <.0001 | 0 (0.0) | 57 (3.0) | 21 (1.7) | 6 (0.7) | 0.066 | 0 (0.0) | 27 (1.3) | <.001 | 84 (2.1) | 0 |
| Sexual violence overall | 30 (2.6) | 1 (0.1) | <.0001 | 0 (0.0) | 31 (1.6) | 16 (1.3) | 1 (0.1) | 0.004 | 0 (0.0) | 17 (0.8) | .016 | 48 (1.2) | 0 |
| Perpetration at the university | |||||||||||||
| Unwanted sexual contact only | 11 (1.0) | 24 (3.4) | <.001 | 0 (0.0) | 35 (1.9) | 7 (0.6) | 10 (1.2) | 0.099 | 1 (7.1) | 18 (0.9) | .006 | 53 (1.3) | 0 |
| Sexual violence overall | 8 (0.7) | 15 (2.1) | .007 | 1 (5.6) | 24 (1.3) | 5 (0.4) | 7 (0.9) | 0.236 | 0 (0.0) | 12 (0.6) | .020 | 35 (0.9) | 1 |
| Perpetration both before and at the university | |||||||||||||
| Unwanted sexual contact only | 1 (0.1) | 5 (0.7) | .033 | 0 (0.0) | 6 (0.3) | 1 (0.1) | 4 (0.5) | 0.082 | 0 (0.0) | 5 (0.2) | .635 | 11 (0.3) | 0 |
| Sexual violence overall | 3 (0.3) | 1 (0.1) | >.999 | 0 (0.0) | 4 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.2) | 0.155 | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.1) | .432 | 6 (0.1) | 0 |
Note. Missing values for student status = 7, gender = 9, student status and gender combination = 14 resulting into n = 3,963 that had self-report on gender and student status.
The values in parentheses refers to total number of students who participated in the survey. Victimization note:
Verbal tactic either (a) catching off guard or ignoring nonverbal cues or looks; (b) telling lies, threatening to end the relationship, or to spread rumors or verbally pressuring; or (c) showing displeasure, criticizing sexuality or attractiveness, or getting angry. Perpetration note: There is no tactic data available on perpetration of unwanted sexual contact or sexual violence. General note: p value from a chi-square test or a Fisher’s exact test as appropriate, UG = undergraduate; M vs. F = male vs. female.