Table 1
Canadian Armed Forces Regular Force and Primary Reserve members who were sexually assaulted or experienced targeted sexualized or discriminatory behaviours in the past 12 months, 2018

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Canadian Armed Forces Regular Force and Primary Reserve members who were sexually assaulted or experienced targeted sexualized or discriminatory behaviours in the past 12 months, 2018
	Regular Force	Primary Reserve
	%	%
Type of sexual misconduct
Sexual assault
Total sexual assault1	1.6	2.2
Sexual attack1	0.2	0.5
Unwanted sexual touching1	1.4	1.9
Sexual activity where unable to consent1	0.2	0.4
Targeted sexualized or discriminatory behaviours
Total targeted sexualized or discriminatory behaviours1	15.4	16.9
Inappropriate verbal or non-verbal communication1	12.8	13.6
Sexual jokes	10.6	11.2
Unwanted sexual attention1	3.1	3.5
Inappropriate sexual comments	4.2	4.2
Inappropriate discussion about sex life1	5.1	5.8
Sexually explicit materials	2.3	2.4
Displaying, showing, or sending sexually explicit messages or materials	2.2	2.3
Taking or posting inappropriate or sexually suggestive photos or videos of any Canadian Armed Forces members, without consent2	0.2	0.3
Physical contact or suggested sexual relations1	4.7	6.1
Indecent exposure or inappropriate display of body parts1	1.0	1.6
Repeated pressure from the same person for dates or sexual relations1	1.2	2.0
Unwelcome physical contact or getting too close1	3.7	4.3
Offering workplace benefits for engaging in sexual activity or being mistreated for not engaging in sexual activity2	0.2	0.4
Discrimination on the basis of sex1	4.9	5.7
Suggestions that a man does not act like a man is supposed to act or a woman does not act like woman is supposed to act1	3.4	4.0
Someone being insulted, mistreated, ignored, or excluded because they are a man or a woman1	2.2	2.8
Comments that people are either not good at a particular job or should be prevented from having a particular job because they are a man or a woman1	1.9	2.3
Discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity1	0.7	0.9
Someone being insulted, mistreated, ignored, or excluded because of their sexual orientation or assumed sexual orientation1	0.6	0.9
Someone being insulted, mistreated, ignored, or excluded because they are, or are assumed to be, transgender2	0.2	0.2

Note(s):

Includes those who were sexually assaulted or who experienced (targeted, directed at them personally) sexualized or discriminatory behaviours in the past 12 months. Includes behaviours 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. Percent calculations include those who witnessed the behaviour but did not know if it was directed at them personally.

Source(s):

Survey on Sexual Misconduct in the Canadian Armed Forces (5235).

Date modified:: 2019-05-22

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Table 1
Canadian Armed Forces Regular Force and Primary Reserve members who were sexually assaulted or experienced targeted sexualized or discriminatory behaviours in the past 12 months, 2018

Table 1 Canadian Armed Forces Regular Force and Primary Reserve members who were sexually assaulted or experienced targeted sexualized or discriminatory behaviours in the past 12 months, 2018

Table 1
Canadian Armed Forces Regular Force and Primary Reserve members who were sexually assaulted or experienced targeted sexualized or discriminatory behaviours in the past 12 months, 2018