Table 2 
Canadian Armed Forces Regular Force members who personally experienced sexualized or discriminatory behaviour in the 12 months preceding the survey, by type of behaviour, 2016, 2018, and 2022 

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Canadian Armed Forces Regular Force members who personally experienced sexualized or discriminatory behaviour in the 12 months preceding the survey, by type of behaviour, 2016, 2018, and 2022
  2016 2018 20221
  %%%
Total 17.2* 15.4* 18.6
Sexual jokes 12.9 10.6* 12.4
Unwanted sexual attention 3.8* 3.1* 4.9
Inappropriate sexual comments 5.2* 4.2* 6.5
Inappropriate discussion about sex life 2.5* 5.1* 7.4
Displaying, showing, or sending sexually explicit messages or materials 2.4 2.2* 2.7
Taking or posting inappropriate or sexually suggestive photos or videos of any Canadian Armed Forces members, without consent 0.3 0.2* 0.4
Indecent exposure or inappropriate display of body parts 1.4 1.0* 1.5
Repeated pressure from the same person for dates or sexual relations 1.1* 1.2* 2.0
Unwelcome physical contact or getting too close 4.1* 3.7* 6.4
Offering workplace benefits for engaging in sexual activity or being mistreated for not engaging in sexual activity 0.3* 0.2* 0.5
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 act 3.9* 3.4* 5.9
Someone being insulted, mistreated, ignored, or excluded because they are a man or a woman 2.3* 2.2* 4.4
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 woman 2.1* 1.9* 3.6
Someone being insulted, mistreated, ignored, or excluded because of their sexual orientation or assumed sexual orientation 0.7* 0.6* 1.6
Someone being insulted, mistreated, ignored, or excluded because they are, or are assumed to be, transgender 0.2* 0.2* 0.5
*
significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05)
Note(s):
Includes those who experienced (targeted, directed at them personally) sexualized or discriminatory behaviours in the 12 months preceding the survey. 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. Percent calculations are based on unrounded estimates and exclude missing responses.
Source(s):
Survey on Sexual Misconduct in the Canadian Armed Forces, 2016, 2018, and 2022 (5235).

Table note 1

Reference category.
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