Table 2.
Impact | Weighted % | 95% CI | Estimated Number of Victimsc |
---|---|---|---|
Any reported impacta,d | 71.3 | [69.1, 73.5] | 16,400,000 |
Fear | 65.2 | [62.9, 67.4] | 14,984,000 |
Concern for safety | 58.9 | [56.6, 61.2] | 13,549,000 |
Any PTSD symptomse | 56.6 | [54.3, 58.9] | 13,019,000 |
Injury | 35.7 | [33.5, 38.0] | 8,214,000 |
Needed medical care | 25.4 | [23.4, 27.5] | 5,840,000 |
Needed housing services | 7.1 | [5.9, 8.5] | 1,636,000 |
Needed victim’s advocate services | 10.4 | [8.9, 12.0] | 2,384,000 |
Needed legal services | 16.5 | [14.9, 18.2] | 3,788,000 |
Contacted a crisis hotline | 6.9 | [5.7, 8.2] | 1,580,000 |
Missed at least 1 day of work or school | 25.9 | [23.9, 27.9] | 5,948,000 |
Note. NISVS = National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey; CI = confidence interval; PTSD = post-traumatic stress disorder.
Includes experiencing any of the following: being fearful, concerned for safety, any post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms, injury, need for medical care, need for housing services, need for victim’s advocate services, need for legal services, contacting a crisis hotline, and having missed at least 1 day of work or school.
In the NISVS 2010–2012 sample, 99 female victims (or 2.4% of female rape victims) reported having experienced both rape and being made to penetrate someone else.
Rounded to the nearest thousand.
Impact questions were assessed in relation to a specific perpetrator, without regard to the time period in which the impact occurred, and asked in relation to any form of violence: sexual violence, stalking, physical violence, psychological aggression (including expressive aggression and coercive control and entrapment), and control of reproductive/sexual health experienced in that relationship.
Includes nightmares; tried not to think about or avoided reminders of; felt constantly on guard, watchful, or easily startled; and felt numb or detached.