Table 1:
Lifetime adolescent SV prevalence rates and age at first perpetration
| Type of SV | Male youth | Female youth | Statistical comparison of male vs. female mean age of first perpetration | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All males | Among male perpetrators | All females | Among female perpetrators | ||||||
| Prevalence (lifetime) |
Mean Age (SD) |
Median Age |
N | Prevalence (lifetime) |
Mean Age(SD) |
Median Age |
N | p-value | |
| Sexual harassmenta,e |
23.35% | 15.0 (2.2) | 15 | 122 | 17.24% | 15.1 (2.5) | 15 | 84 | .836 |
| Sexual assaulta, b | 9.73% | 16.2 (2.3) | 17 | 29 | 12.45% | 15.9 (3.1) | 16 | 22 | .649 |
| Coercive sexa | 6.40% | 16.8 (1.3) | 16.5 | 8 | 4.23% | 15.8 (4.4) | 16 | 5 | .568 |
| Attempted rapea, c | 7.97% | 16.8 (1.6) | 16 | 36 | 3.41% | 16.6 (3.2) | 18 | 13 | .813 |
| Rapea, d | 3.59% | 16.3 (2.1) | 16 | 28 | 2.20% | 16.5 (2.6) | 16 | 12 | .786 |
a
Age of first perpetration asked of youth who reported perpetration at Wave 6
b
Age of first perpetration asked of youth in Waves 4 and 5 if attempted rape or rape were not also reported
c
Age of first perpetration asked of youth at Waves 4 and 5 if rape was not also reported
d
Age of first perpetration asked of youth at Waves 4 and 5
e
Includes perpetration face-to-face and via technology (online, text messaging)
Data are weighted as the aim is to report prevalence rates.