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Gender, Men

27.8% of men were age 10 or younger when they first experienced rape.

SOURCE | BLACK, M. C., BASILE, K. C., BREIDING, M. J., SMITH, S .G., WALTERS, M. L., MERRICK, M. T., STEVENS, M. R. (2011). THE NATIONAL INTIMATE PARTNER AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE SURVEY (NISVS): 2010 SUMMARY REPORT. RETRIEVED FROM THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION, NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL

Women

1 in 4 women have experienced rape or attempted rape during their lifetimes, according to several national U.S. surveys.

SOURCE | FISHER ET AL. 2000; KOSS ET AL. 1987; TJADEN AND THOENNES 2000 FISHER, B. S., CULLEN, F. T., & TURNER, M. G. (2000). THE SEXUAL VICTIMIZATION OF COLLEGE WOMEN (NCJ PUBLICATION NO. 182369). WASHINGTON DC: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. KOSS, M. P., GIDYCZ, C. A., &WISNIEWSKI, N. (1987). THE SCOPE OF RAPE: INCIDENCE AND PREVALENCE OF SEXUAL AGGRESSION AND VICTIMIZATION IN A NATIONAL SAMPLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENTS. JOURNAL OF CONSULTING AND CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY, 55, 162–170. TJADEN, P., & THOENNES, N. (2000). FULL REPORT OF THE PREVALENCE, INCIDENCE, AND CONSEQUENCES OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN: FINDINGS FROM THE NATIONAL VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN SURVEY (NCJ PUBLICATION NO. 183781). WASHINGTON, DC: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.

Age, Men, Race, Women

1 in 10 elderly persons suffer abuse, including sexual abuse, within a one-year period. Among those aged 60 and over, the lifetime prevalence of sexual assault is 7%.

SOURCE | ACIERNO, RON & HERNANDEZ-TEJADA, MELBA & AMSTADTER, ANANDA & RESNICK, HEIDI & STEVE, KENNETH & MUZZY, WENDY & KILPATRICK, DEAN. (2009). PREVALENCE AND CORRELATES OF EMOTIONAL, PHYSICAL, SEXUAL, AND FINANCIAL ABUSE AND POTENTIAL NEGLECT IN THE UNITED STATES: THE NATIONAL ELDER MISTREATMENT STUDY. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 100. 292-7. 10.2105/AJPH.2009.163089.

General

The estimated societal cost of short-term lost productivity is $110 billion due to intimate partner violence, sexual violence, or stalking, across the lifetimes of all survivors.

SOURCE | CORA PETERSON, PHD, YANG LIU, PHD, MARCIE-JO KRESNOW, MS, CURTIS FLORENCE, PHD, MELISSA T. MERRICK, PHD, SARAH DEGUE, PHD, AND COLBY N. LOKEY, MS. SHORT-TERM LOST PRODUCTIVITY PER VICTIM: INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE, SEXUAL VIOLENCE, OR STALKING. AM J PREV MED. 2018 JULY ; 55(1): 106–110.

Race, Women

It is nearly 5 times more likely for Black women who have experienced sexual violence to test positive for Human Papillomavirus (HPV) at the 12 month follow-up compared to those who don’t identify as survivors of sexual violence.

SOURCE | “WINGOOD, G. M., SETH, P., DICLEMENTE, R. J., & ROBINSON, L. S. (2009). ASSOCIATION OF SEXUAL ABUSE WITH INCIDENT HIGH-RISK HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTION AMONG YOUNG AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN. SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE, 36, 784- 786. DOI:10.1097/OLQ.0B013E3181B3567E “

Men, Youth

27.8% of men were age 10 or younger when they first experienced rape.

SOURCE | BLACK, M. C., BASILE, K. C., BREIDING, M. J., SMITH, S .G., WALTERS, M. L., MERRICK, M. T., STEVENS, M. R. (2011). THE NATIONAL INTIMATE PARTNER AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE SURVEY (NISVS): 2010 SUMMARY REPORT. RETRIEVED FROM THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION, NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL

Women

1 in 4 women have experienced rape or attempted rape during their lifetimes, according to several national U.S. surveys.

SOURCE | FISHER ET AL. 2000; KOSS ET AL. 1987; TJADEN AND THOENNES 2000 FISHER, B. S., CULLEN, F. T., & TURNER, M. G. (2000). THE SEXUAL VICTIMIZATION OF COLLEGE WOMEN (NCJ PUBLICATION NO. 182369). WASHINGTON DC: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. KOSS, M. P., GIDYCZ, C. A., &WISNIEWSKI, N. (1987). THE SCOPE OF RAPE: INCIDENCE AND PREVALENCE OF SEXUAL AGGRESSION AND VICTIMIZATION IN A NATIONAL SAMPLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENTS. JOURNAL OF CONSULTING AND CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY, 55, 162–170. TJADEN, P., & THOENNES, N. (2000). FULL REPORT OF THE PREVALENCE, INCIDENCE, AND CONSEQUENCES OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN: FINDINGS FROM THE NATIONAL VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN SURVEY (NCJ PUBLICATION NO. 183781). WASHINGTON, DC: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.

Men, Women

1 in 10 elderly persons suffer abuse, including sexual abuse, within a one year period. Among those aged 60 and over, the lifetime prevalence of sexual assault is 7%.

SOURCE | ACIERNO, RON & HERNANDEZ-TEJADA, MELBA & AMSTADTER, ANANDA & RESNICK, HEIDI & STEVE, KENNETH & MUZZY, WENDY & KILPATRICK, DEAN. (2009). PREVALENCE AND CORRELATES OF EMOTIONAL, PHYSICAL, SEXUAL, AND FINANCIAL ABUSE AND POTENTIAL NEGLECT IN THE UNITED STATES: THE NATIONAL ELDER MISTREATMENT STUDY. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 100. 292-7. 10.2105/AJPH.2009.163089.

LGBTQ

27.8% of men were age 10 or younger when they first experienced rape.

SOURCE | BLACK, M. C., BASILE, K. C., BREIDING, M. J., SMITH, S .G., WALTERS, M. L., MERRICK, M. T., STEVENS, M. R. (2011). THE NATIONAL INTIMATE PARTNER AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE SURVEY (NISVS): 2010 SUMMARY REPORT. RETRIEVED FROM THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION, NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL

Gender, Women

1 in 4 women have experienced rape or attempted rape during their lifetimes, according to several national U.S. surveys.

SOURCE | FISHER ET AL. 2000; KOSS ET AL. 1987; TJADEN AND THOENNES 2000 FISHER, B. S., CULLEN, F. T., & TURNER, M. G. (2000). THE SEXUAL VICTIMIZATION OF COLLEGE WOMEN (NCJ PUBLICATION NO. 182369). WASHINGTON DC: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. KOSS, M. P., GIDYCZ, C. A., &WISNIEWSKI, N. (1987). THE SCOPE OF RAPE: INCIDENCE AND PREVALENCE OF SEXUAL AGGRESSION AND VICTIMIZATION IN A NATIONAL SAMPLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENTS. JOURNAL OF CONSULTING AND CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY, 55, 162–170. TJADEN, P., & THOENNES, N. (2000). FULL REPORT OF THE PREVALENCE, INCIDENCE, AND CONSEQUENCES OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN: FINDINGS FROM THE NATIONAL VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN SURVEY (NCJ PUBLICATION NO. 183781). WASHINGTON, DC: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.

Men, Women

1 in 10 elderly persons suffer abuse, including sexual abuse, within a one year period. Among those aged 60 and over, the lifetime prevalence of sexual assault is 7%.

SOURCE | ACIERNO, RON & HERNANDEZ-TEJADA, MELBA & AMSTADTER, ANANDA & RESNICK, HEIDI & STEVE, KENNETH & MUZZY, WENDY & KILPATRICK, DEAN. (2009). PREVALENCE AND CORRELATES OF EMOTIONAL, PHYSICAL, SEXUAL, AND FINANCIAL ABUSE AND POTENTIAL NEGLECT IN THE UNITED STATES: THE NATIONAL ELDER MISTREATMENT STUDY. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 100. 292-7. 10.2105/AJPH.2009.163089.

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