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Canadian Armed Forces Regular Force and Primary Reserve members who were sexually assaulted in the past 12 months, by gender and selected characteristics of perpetrators, 2018

Regular Force—Perpetrator is a peer Regular Force—Perpetrator is a supervisor / someone of higher rank Regular Force—Lone perpetrator¹ Primary Reserve—Perpetrator is a peer¹ Primary Reserve—Perpetrator is a supervisor / someone of higher rank¹ ² Primary Reserve—Lone perpetrator¹ 0 20 40 60 80 100 % Female victimsFemale victims Male victims Male victims
1.
Estimate for female victims is significantly different from estimate for male victims (p < 0.05).
2.
Estimate for male victims: use with caution.
Note(s):
Includes those who were sexually assaulted in the past 12 months. Includes sexual assaults which occurred in the military workplace and outside the military workplace involving military members (Canadian Armed Forces or foreign) and/or Department of National Defence civilians or contractors.
Source(s):
Survey on Sexual Misconduct in the Canadian Armed Forces (5235).

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This is a bar clustered chart.

Canadian Armed Forces Regular Force and Primary Reserve members who were sexually assaulted in the past 12 months, by gender and selected characteristics of perpetrators, 2018, %
  Female victims Male victims
Regular Force—Perpetrator is a peer 47 54
Regular Force—Perpetrator is a supervisor / someone of higher rank 38 34
Regular Force—Lone perpetrator¹ 90 73
Primary Reserve—Perpetrator is a peer¹ 46 65
Primary Reserve—Perpetrator is a supervisor / someone of higher rank¹ ² 51 36
Primary Reserve—Lone perpetrator¹ 90 77
1.
Estimate for female victims is significantly different from estimate for male victims (p < 0.05).
2.
Estimate for male victims: use with caution.
Note(s):
Includes those who were sexually assaulted in the past 12 months. Includes sexual assaults which occurred in the military workplace and outside the military workplace involving military members (Canadian Armed Forces or foreign) and/or Department of National Defence civilians or contractors.
Source(s):
Survey on Sexual Misconduct in the Canadian Armed Forces (5235).
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