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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Psychol Violence. 2020 Jan;10(1):110–119.

Table 4.

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

Heterosexual
Bisexual
Gay
Type of violence Weighted percentage 95% CI Estimated number of victimsa Weighted percentage 95% CI Estimated number of victimsa Weighted percentage 95% CI Estimated number of victimsa
Contact sexual violenceb 16.8 [15.9, 17.8] 14,803 39.0*,BH [30.7, 48.1] 665 37.7*,GH [31.0, 45.1] 1,059
Rape 1.1 [.9, 1.3]      923 11.3*,BH [7.1, 17.6] 193 14.5*,GH [10.0, 20.6] 407
Completed or attempted forced .7 [.6, .9]      633 9.7*,GH [6.3, 14.7] 272
Completed alcohol/drug-facilitated .5 [.4, .7]      436 9.4*,GH [5.6, 15.4] 264
Made to penetrate someone else 6.1 [5.5, 6.8]   5,368 13.3*,BH [8.7, 19.8] 226 11.5*,GH [7.6, 17.0] 323
Completed or attempted forced 2.0 [1.6, 2.3]   1,715 6.5*,GH [3.8, 11.1] 183
Completed alcohol/drug-facilitated 5.1 [4.5, 5.7]   4,464 12.7*,BH [8.1, 19.2] 216
Sexual coercion 5.6 [5.1, 6.2]   4,958 15.3*,BH [9.7, 23.5] 261 15.9*,GH [11.3, 21.9] 446
Unwanted sexual contact 10.6 [9.9, 11.4]   9,346 25.6*,BH [18.4, 34.4] 436 26.5*,GH [20.6, 33.4] 744
Noncontact unwanted sexual experiences 12.8 [12.0, 13.6] 11,213 29.2*,BH [21.3, 38.6] 498 33.3*,GH [26.8, 40.6] 936
Stalking 5.2 [4.7, 5.9]   4,595 6.9 [4.0, 11.6] 117 11.4*,GH [7.3, 17.5] 321

Note. CI = confidence interval; BH = bisexual men compared with heterosexual men; GH = gay men compared with heterosexual men. Em dash indicates estimate is not reported; relative standard error > 30% or cell size < 20.

a

In thousands.

b

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

*

p < .05.