| Risk factor | Weighted no.†‡ (%) of participants (95% CI)§ n = 8900 | Total weighted no.‡ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No lifetime sexual assault | Lifetime non-military-related sexual assault | Lifetime military-related sexual assault | ||
| Age group, yr | ||||
| < 30 | 1780 (68.5) (62.1-74.9) | 460 (17.7) (12.5-22.9) | 340 (13.1) (8.3-17.9) | 2600 |
| 30-39 | 1740 (58.8) (52.8-64.7) | 760 (25.7) (20.3-31.1) | 460 (15.5) (11.5-19.6) | 2960 |
| ≥ 40 | 1840 (55.1) (49.8-60.4) | 940 (28.1) (23.2-33.1) | 580 (17.4) (13.5-21.2) | 3340 |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| White | 4820 (60.9) (57.3-64.4) | 1860 (23.5) (20.3-26.6) | 1240 (15.7) (13.1-18.2) | 7920 |
| Other | 540 (55.1) (44.1-66.1) | 300 (30.6) (20.3-41.0) | 140 (14.3) (7.0-21.6) | 980 |
| Marital status | ||||
| Single (never married) | 1220 (53.0) (46.5-60.5) | 560 (24.6) (18.4-30.8) | 520 (22.8) (16.9-28.7) | 2280 |
| Married/common-law | 3420 (62.0) (57.8-66.1) | 1340 (24.4) (20.5-28.0) | 760 (13.8) (11.1-16.6) | 5500 |
| Widowed/divorced/separated | 720 (64.3) (54.4-74.2) | 260 (23.2) (14.1-32.4) | 120 (10.7) (4.9-16.5) | 1120 |
| Region | ||||
| Atlantic | 1060 (65.4) (58.0-72.8) | 380 (23.5) (16.9-30.0) | 180 (11.1) (6.3-15.9) | 1620 |
| Quebec | 780 (65.0) (55.9-74.1) | 280 (23.3) (15.3-31.3) | 140 (11.7) (5.2-18.1) | 1200 |
| Central/Ontario | 2380 (61.3) (56.2-66.5) | 960 (24.7) (20.1-29.4) | 540 (13.9) (10.5-17.3) | 3880 |
| Western | 1160 (52.3) (45.2-59.3) | 540 (24.3) (18.0-30.6) | 520 (23.4) (17.6-29.3) | 2220 |
| Rank category¶ | ||||
| Junior noncommissioned member | 2760 (59.5) (54.2-64.8) | 1320 (28.4) (23.5-33.4) | 580 (12.5) (9.0-16.0) | 4640 |
| Senior noncommissioned member | 1180 (58.4) (52.4-64.4) | 420 (20.8) (15.9-25.7) | 420 (20.8) (15.9-25.7) | 2020 |
| Officer | 1440 (63.7) (58.3-69.2) | 440 (19.5) (15.1-23.9) | 380 (16.8) (12.5-21.1) | 2260 |
| Element | ||||
| Army | 2400 (60.0) (54.9-65.1) | 1000 (25.0) (20.4-29.6) | 620 (15.5) (11.8-19.2) | 4000 |
| Navy | 940 (60.3) (52.6-68.0) | 320 (20.5) (14.3-26.7) | 300 (19.2) (13.0-25.5) | 1560 |
| Air Force | 2040 (61.1) (55.5-66.6) | 860 (25.7) (20.6-30.9) | 460 (13.8) (10.1-17.4) | 3340 |
| Ever deployed | ||||
| No | 2860 (64.4) (59.3-69.5) | 1040 (23.4) (18.8-28.0) | 540 (12.2) (8.8-15.5) | 4440 |
| Yes | 2500 (56.1) (51.6-60.5) | 1140 (25.6) (21.7-29.5) | 840 (18.8) (15.3-22.3) | 4460 |
| No. of types of lifetime nonsexual trauma, mean (95% CI) | 2.10 (1.91-2.29) | 3.96 (3.55-4.37) | 4.90 (4.32-5.45) | 2.99 (2.80-3.18) |
Note: CI = confidence interval.
*Cases representing 0.2% of the population were excluded because of missing values.
†Weighted to the entire Canadian Regular Force in service in September 2012. To protect the identity of respondents, Statistics Canada permits the release only of weighted cell counts, which must be rounded to the nearest 20. We calculated prevalence rates using these rounded cell counts.
‡Totals may not add up owing to rounding.
§Except where noted otherwise.