Table 2
Self-reported sexual assault, by sex of victim and socioeconomic characteristics, Canada, 2014

Table 2
Self-reported sexual assault, by sex of victim and socioeconomic characteristics, Canada, 2014
Table summary
This table displays the results of Self-reported sexual assault. The information is grouped by Characteristics (appearing as row headers), Women, Men and Total, calculated using rate units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Characteristics	Women	Men	Total
Characteristics	rate^{Table 2 Note 1}
Age group
15 to 24 years^{Table 2 Note †}	134^Note **	11^{Note E: Use with caution}	71
25 to 34 years	58^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	Note F: too unreliable to be published	32^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *
35 to 44 years	16^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	Note F: too unreliable to be published	10^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *
45 to 54 years	20^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	Note F: too unreliable to be published	13^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *
55 years and older	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	4^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *
Main activity
Student	127^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note ***	15^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	73^Note *
Other^{Table 2 Note 2}	17^{Note E: Use with caution}	Note F: too unreliable to be published	11^{Note E: Use with caution}
Employed^{Table 2 Note †}	26^Note **	5^{Note E: Use with caution}	14
Aboriginal identity^{Table 2 Note 3}
Aboriginal	113^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	Note F: too unreliable to be published	58^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *
Non-Aboriginal^{Table 2 Note †}	35^Note **	5^{Note E: Use with caution}	20
Marital status
Single, never married	108^Note ***	12^{Note E: Use with caution}	57^Note *
Separated, widowed or divorced	17^{Note E: Use with caution}	Note F: too unreliable to be published	13^{Note E: Use with caution}
Married or common-law^{Table 2 Note †}	12^{Note E: Use with caution}	Note F: too unreliable to be published	7^{Note E: Use with caution}
Sexual orientation^{Table 2 Note 4}
Homosexual or bisexual	155^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	Note F: too unreliable to be published	102^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *
Heterosexual^{Table 2 Note †}	29^Note **	4^{Note E: Use with caution}	17
Disability^{Table 2 Note 5}
Mental or physical	56^Note *	Note F: too unreliable to be published	37^Note *
None^{Table 2 Note †}	29^Note **	4^{Note E: Use with caution}	16
Self-rated mental health
Fair or poor	204^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	Note F: too unreliable to be published	121^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *
Good	48^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	Note F: too unreliable to be published	28^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *
Very good	23^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	Note F: too unreliable to be published	13^{Note E: Use with caution}
Excellent^{Table 2 Note †}	16^{Note E: Use with caution}	Note F: too unreliable to be published	10^{Note E: Use with caution}
Immigrant status
Immigrant	16^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	Note F: too unreliable to be published	10^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *
Non-immigrant^{Table 2 Note †}	42^Note **	5^{Note E: Use with caution}	24
Visible minority status^{Table 2 Note 6}
Visible minority	33^{Note E: Use with caution}	Note F: too unreliable to be published	21^{Note E: Use with caution}
Non-visible minority^{Table 2 Note †}	37^Note **	5	21
Total	37^Note **	5^{Note E: Use with caution}	22
^E use with caution F too unreliable to be published Note * significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05) Return to note * referrer Note estimate for women significantly different from estimate for men (p < 0.05) but not reference category Return to note referrer Note * estimate for women significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05) and estimate for men (p < 0.05) Return to note * referrer Note † reference category Return to note † referrer Note 1 Rates are calculated per 1,000 population aged 15 and older. Return to note 1 referrer Note 2 Includes those who reported their main activity as retired, caring for children, household work, looking for paid work, long-term illness, etc. Return to note 2 referrer Note 3 Includes those who identified as First Nations, Métis or Inuit. The rates of self-reported sexual assault among the different Aboriginal groups are too unreliable to be published individually. Return to note 3 referrer Note 4 Includes those aged 18 and older. Return to note 4 referrer Note 5 Includes those who reported that they have a mental or cognitive condition (e.g., developmental, learning, psychological) or a physical condition (e.g., sensory, mobility)—as well as those who reported that they experience one or more other unspecified health condition expected to last for six months or more—that limits their daily activities. Return to note 5 referrer Note 6 Includes those who reported that they belong to one or more of the following groups: South Asian (e.g., East Indian, Pakistani), Chinese, Black, Filipino, Latin American, Arab, Southeast Asian (e.g., Vietnamese, Cambodian), West Asian (e.g., Iranian, Afghan), Korean, Japanese, etc. Return to note 6 referrer Note: Includes spousal and non-spousal sexual assault. 'Victim' refers to those who reported that they were sexually assaulted in the past 12 months. Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey.

Date modified:: 2017-07-11

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Table 2
Self-reported sexual assault, by sex of victim and socioeconomic characteristics, Canada, 2014

Table 2Self-reported sexual assault, by sex of victim and socioeconomic characteristics, Canada, 2014

Table 2
Self-reported sexual assault, by sex of victim and socioeconomic characteristics, Canada, 2014