Table 10A
Characteristics of persons responsible for targeted sexual behaviours against Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Regular Force members in the past 12 months, 2016 Table 10A
Characteristics of persons responsible for targeted sexual behaviours against Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Regular Force members in the past 12 months, 2016

Archived Content

Information identified as archived is provided for reference, research or recordkeeping purposes. It is not subject to the Government of Canada Web Standards and has not been altered or updated since it was archived. Please "contact us" to request a format other than those available.

Table 10A
Characteristics of persons responsible for targeted sexual behaviours against Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Regular Force members in the past 12 months, 2016
Table summary
This table displays the results of Characteristics of persons responsible for targeted sexual behaviours against Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Regular Force members in the past 12 months. The information is grouped by Characteristics of persons responsible (appearing as row headers), Types of behaviour , Sexual jokes , Unwanted sexual attention, Inappropriate sexual comments, Inappropriate discussion about sex life, Displaying, showing, or sending sexually explicit messages or materials, Taking and/or posting inappropriate or sexually suggestive photos or videos of any CAF members, without consent , Indecent exposure or inappropriate display of body parts, Repeated pressure from the same person for dates or sexual relationships, Unwelcome physical contact or getting too close and Offering workplace benefit for engaging in sexual activity or being mistreated for not engaging in sexual activity , calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Characteristics of persons responsible	Types of behaviour
	Sexual jokes	Unwanted sexual attention	Inappropriate sexual comments	Inappropriate discussion about sex life	Displaying, showing, or sending sexually explicit messages or materials	Taking and/or posting inappropriate or sexually suggestive photos or videos of any CAF members, without consent	Indecent exposure or inappropriate display of body parts	Repeated pressure from the same person for dates or sexual relationships	Unwelcome physical contact or getting too close	Offering workplace benefit for engaging in sexual activity or being mistreated for not engaging in sexual activity
	percent
Type of person responsible^{Table 10A Note 1}
Canadian Armed Forces member(s)	96	91	92	93	89	62	90	91	89	80
Foreign military member(s)	9	7	5	5	8	Note F: too unreliable to be published	5^{Note E: Use with caution}	Note F: too unreliable to be published	4	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Department of National Defence civilian(s) or contractor(s)	30	19	19	20	16	18^{Note E: Use with caution}	9	7	14	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Other	21	10	14	16	16	Note F: too unreliable to be published	10	6^{Note E: Use with caution}	5	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Don't know	3	5	6	6	10	36	9	5	4	15^{Note E: Use with caution}
Number of persons responsible
Lone	10	31	22	17	21	15	37	66	57	42
Two or more	30	28	30	35	34	31	25	17	21	29
Varied - sometimes one person; other times two or more	41	29	33	34	30	17^{Note E: Use with caution}	23	10	14	13^{Note E: Use with caution}
Don't know	19	12	14	13	15	37	16	7	8	17^{Note E: Use with caution}
Sex of person responsible
Always men	27	56	46	39	49	31	55	70	60	58
Always women	3	9	6	4	3	Note F: too unreliable to be published	9	18	15	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Combination of men and women	69	33	45	53	43	39	28	9	22	24
Don't know	1	3	4	4	5	21	8	4^{Note E: Use with caution}	3	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Relationship to person responsible^{Table 10A Note 1}^{Table 10A Note 2}
Supervisor or higher rank	59	50	53	52	45	50	32	43	44	73
Peer	83	55	68	74	75	55	72	50	52	40
Subordinates, either in or outside chain of command	48	32	35	39	41	37	31	25	25	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Other	22	15	14	13	15	27	11	11	10	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Don't know	5	9	8	6	5	Note F: too unreliable to be published	7	3^{Note E: Use with caution}	5	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Rank of person responsible^{Table 10A Note 1}^{Table 10A Note 3}
Junior Non-Commissioned Member	80	69	75	78	87	74	85	66	62	53
Senior Non-Commissioned Member	63	51	53	53	45	48	31	29	40	59
Junior Officer	41	27	30	33	28	36	19	19	20	20
Senior Officer	21	14	15	15	11	24^{Note E: Use with caution}	7	10	13	16^{Note E: Use with caution}
Other	5	3	3	4	6	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	2	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Don't know	5	7	6	4	3	Note F: too unreliable to be published	5	Note F: too unreliable to be published	3	Note F: too unreliable to be published
^E use with caution F too unreliable to be published Note 1. Respondents were asked to select all characteristics which applied for all instances; therefore, percentages do not add to 100. Return to note 1 referrer Note 2. Respondents who did not know the type of person responsible are excluded. Return to note 2 referrer Note 3. Includes only those respondents who identified a Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) member as at least one of the persons responsible. Return to note 3 referrer Note: Includes behaviours which occurred in the military workplace or outside the military workplace involving military members (Canadian Armed Forces or foreign) and/or Department of National Defence employees or contractors. Percent calculations exclude missing responses. Source: Statistics Canada, Survey on Sexual Misconduct in the Canadian Armed Forces, 2016.

Date modified:: 2016-11-28

Language selection

Search and menus

Search

Archived Content

Archived Content

Note of appreciation

Standards of service to the public

Copyright