Table 2.
Sexual victimization in percent by gender, coercive strategy, relationship constellation, and type of sexual act since age 14
| Victim—perpetrator relationship | Sexual activity | Coercive strategy (%, n in parentheses) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Use/threat of physical force | Exploitation of inability to resist | Verbal pressure | Overall (at least one yes response per row) | ||||||
| Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | ||
| (Ex-)partner | Touching | 14.4 (109) | 6.5 (27)** | 9.9 (75) | 6.0 (25) | 13.7 (103) | 8.3 (34) | 24.4 (183) | 14.4 (59)** |
| Attempt. penetration | 9.3 (70) | 3.6 (15) | 6.6 (50) | 4.1 (17) | 11.9 (89) | 5.8 (24) | 17.5 (131) | 9.5 (39)** | |
| Compl. penetration | 5.9 (44) | 1.7 (7) | 4.8 (38) | 2.2 (9) | 9.4 (71) | 6.1 (25) | 13.3 (99) | 7.6 (31)* | |
| Other (e.g., oral sex) | 5.7 (43) | 2.4 (10) | 3.9 (29) | 1.9 (8) | 8.4 (63) | 3.9 (16) | 12.2 (91) | 5.9 (24)** | |
| Total (Ex-)partner | 17.4 (131) | 7.1 (29)** | 11.9 (89) | 6.8 (28) | 18.4 (138) | 12.1 (50) | 29.8 (222) | 17.6 (71)** | |
| Friend/Acquaintance | Touching | 18.9 (142) | 9.3 (39)** | 18.2 (137) | 7.5 (31)** | 11.3 (85) | 6.0 (25) | 31.1 (233) | 16.1 (67)** |
| Attempt. penetration | 7.2 (54) | 4.0 (17) | 8.2 (62) | 2.7 (11) | 6.1 (46) | 3.9 (16) | 14.1 (105) | 7.2 (30)** | |
| Compl. penetration | 3.7 (28) | 1.9 (8) | 5.2 (39) | 2.67(11) | 3.9 (29) | 2.2 (9) | 8.8 (65) | 4.4 (18) | |
| Other (e.g., oral sex) | 5.3 (40) | 2.4 (10) | 5.7 (43) | 2.2 (9) | 5.3 (40) | 2.4 (10) | 11.0 (82) | 4.9 (20)** | |
| Total friend/acquaintance | 20.7 (156) | 11.0 (46)** | 20.1 (151) | 9.2 (39)** | 12.5 (94) | 7.3 (30) | 34.0 (254)* | 18.7 (77)* | |
| Stranger | Touching | 30.7 (231) | 10.6 (45)** | 25.1 (188) | 12.3 (51)** | 8.4 (63) | 3.3 (14) | 39.4 (295) | 18.8 (78)** |
| Attempt. penetration | 6.3 (47) | 2.6 (11) | 6.0 (45) | 1.4 (6) | 3.5 (26) | 1.9 (8) | 9.5 (70) | 4.1 (17) | |
| Compl. penetration | 2.1 (16) | 1.2 (5) | 2.5 (19) | 1.2 (5) | 0.9 (7) | 1.2 (5) | 3.7 (27) | 2.7 (11) | |
| Other (e.g., oral sex) | 3.4 (26) | 2.4 (10) | 4.0 (30) | 2.1 (9) | 2.0 (15) | 1.2 (5) | 5.4 (40) | 4.6 (19) | |
| Total stranger | 32.8 (247) | 12.3 (51)** | 26.6 (200) | 13.3 (55)** | 8.9 (67) | 3.9 (18) | 41.5 (311) | 20.6 (85)** | |
| Total coercive strategy | 45.5 (342) | 20.8 (85)** | 38.9 (291) | 21.2 (87)** | 28.9 (217) | 17.0 (70)** | 62.1 (464) | 37.5 (152)** | |
Multiple responses were possible. Figures in bold denote cell sizes with frequencies > 20 for which χ2 tests for significant gender differences were conducted, based on a corrected significance level of .05/33 tests = critical p < .002. * p < .002; ** p < .001