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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Interpers Violence. 2017 Oct 1:886260517734221. doi: 10.1177/0886260517734221

Table 4.

Characteristics of Perpetrators of Incidents at the University, n (%).

Incident Type (n = 89)a
Perpetrator Characteristics Unwanted Sexual Contact Only Overall (n = 53) Sexual Violence Overall (n = 36) p Value
Victim type
Acquaintance, peer, 13 (25.5) 2 (7.1) .005
colleague, or friend
Current or former partner 23 (45.1) 8 (28.6)
No relationship (stranger) 15 (29.4) 14 (50.0)
Academic related 0 (0.0) 3 (10.7)
Family member or other 0 (0.0) 1 (3.6)
Victim data missing 2 8
Location of incident
On campus 19 (37.2) 12 (40.0) .817
Off campus 32 (62.8) 18 (60.0)
Location data missing 2 6
Birthplace
Foreign-born 7 (13.2) 11 (30.6) .045
U.S.-born 46 (86.8) 25 (69.4)
Race/ethnicity
NH White or Caucasian 33 (64.7) 13 (38.2) .087
NH Black/African American 5 (9.8) 3 (8.8)
NH Asian 8 (15.7) 9 (26.5)
NH multirace 2 (3.9) 2 (5.9)
Hispanic (any race) 3 (5.9) 7 (20.6)
Race/ethnicity missing 2 2

Note. NH = non-Hispanic.

a

Incident type here is self-reported perpetration of either unwanted sexual contact only or sexual violence overall. Denominators are now incidents only; p value from a chi-square test or a Fisher’s exact test as appropriate; missing category not included in testing.