Table 1.

Lifetime Prevalence of Contact Sexual Violence and Stalking by Any Perpetrator by Sexual Orientation, U.S. Women, National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey 2010 –2012

	Heterosexual			Bisexual			Lesbian
Type of violence	Weighted percentage	95% CI	Estimated number of victims^a	Weighted percentage	95% CI	Estimated number of victims^a	Weighted percentage	95% CI	Estimated number of victims^a
Contact sexual violence^b	36.0	[34.9, 37.1]	33,450	68.8^*^,BH,BL	[62.2, 74.8]	2,079	46.3^*^,LH	[37.4, 55.4]	777
Rape	18.7	[17.8, 19.6]	17,397	46.1^*^,BH,BL	[39.2, 53.1]	1,392	24.7	[16.8, 34.7]	414
Completed or attempted forced penetration	14.0	[13.3, 14.8]	13,049	33.3^*^,BH,BL	[27.3, 40.0]	1,007	18.0	[11.0, 28.0]	301
Completed alcohol/drug-facilitated penetration	8.8	[8.2, 9.5]	8,193	28.2^*^,BH	[22.1, 35.3]	853	—	—	—
Made to penetrate someone else^c	.6	[.4, .7]	517	—	—	—	—	—	—
Sexual coercion	12.8	[12.1, 13.6]	11,954	33.2^*^,BH,BL	[26.7, 40.4]	1,002	17.6	[10.6, 27.8]	295
Unwanted sexual contact	27.4	[26.4, 28.4]	25,498	50.4^*^,BH	[43.4, 57.3]	1,522	39.7^*^,LH	[31.0, 49.1]	666
Noncontact unwanted sexual experiences	31.5	[30.5, 32.6]	29,327	55.5^*^,BH	[48.5, 62.3]	1,676	47.1^*^,LH	[38.1, 56.3]	790
Stalking	15.6	[14.7, 16.4]	14,479	31.9^*^,BH,BL	[25.9, 38.5]	964	19.5	[12.2, 29.8]	327

Note. CI = confidence interval; BH = bisexual women compared with heterosexual women; BL = bisexual women compared with lesbians; LH = lesbians compared with heterosexuals. Em dash indicates estimate is not reported; relative standard error > 30% or cell size < 20.

In thousands.

Contact sexual violence includes rape, being made to penetrate someone else, sexual coercion, and/or unwanted sexual contact.

Including completed or attempted.

p < .05.