Table 8
Self-reported sexual and physical assault, by sex of victim and incident characteristics, Canada, 2014

Table 8
Self-reported sexual and physical assault, by sex of victim and incident characteristics, Canada, 2014
Table summary
This table displays the results of Self-reported sexual and physical assault. The information is grouped by Incident characteristics (appearing as row headers), Sexual assault, Physical assault, Women, Men and Total, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Incident characteristics Sexual assault Physical assault
Women MenTable 8 Note † Total Women MenTable 8 Note † Total
percent
Sex of the offenderTable 8 Note 1
Man 99Note * 52Note E: Use with caution 94 70Note * 92 82
Woman Note F: too unreliable to be published 48Note E: Use with caution 6Note E: Use with caution 28Note * 7Note E: Use with caution 18
Age group of the offenderTable 8 Note 1
Under 18 years old 8Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published 10Note E: Use with caution 16Note E: Use with caution 11Note E: Use with caution 13Note E: Use with caution
18 to 24 years 33Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published 31 20Note E: Use with caution 18Note E: Use with caution 19
25 to 34 years 28Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published 27Note E: Use with caution 21Note E: Use with caution 26 23
35 to 44 years 8Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published 8Note E: Use with caution 14Note E: Use with caution 21Note E: Use with caution 18
45 to 54 years 13Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published 12Note E: Use with caution 12Note E: Use with caution 13Note E: Use with caution 12
55 years and older 10Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published 10Note E: Use with caution 14Note E: Use with caution Note * 7Note E: Use with caution 10
Relationship of the offender to the victimTable 8 Note 2
Family Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 11Note E: Use with caution Note * 3Note E: Use with caution 7Note E: Use with caution
Friend, acquaintance or neighbour 51 62 52 38 29 33
Stranger 45 34Note E: Use with caution 44 28Note * 63 47
Other Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 21Note E: Use with caution Note * 4Note E: Use with caution 12
Number of offenders
One 81 67 79 82Note * 69 75
Two Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 10Note E: Use with caution 8Note E: Use with caution
Three or more Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 17Note E: Use with caution 14Note E: Use with caution
Don't know/refusal 11Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published 13Note E: Use with caution 3Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published 3Note E: Use with caution
Location of the incident
Residence of the victim 7Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published 7Note E: Use with caution 29 21Note E: Use with caution 25
Other private residence 23Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published 22Note E: Use with caution 7Note E: Use with caution 9Note E: Use with caution 8Note E: Use with caution
Commercial or institutional establishment 45 27Note E: Use with caution 43 48Note * 35 41
Street or other public place 14Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published 14Note E: Use with caution 15Note E: Use with caution Note * 32 25
Other Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 2
Don't know/refusal 9Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published 12Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Related to the offender's alcohol or drug use
Yes 58Note * 32Note E: Use with caution 54 38Note * 61 51
No 28 36Note E: Use with caution 29 54Note * 32 41
Don't know/refusal 14Note E: Use with caution 32Note E: Use with caution 17Note E: Use with caution 8Note E: Use with caution 8Note E: Use with caution 8
Presence of a weapon
Yes Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 28 38 33
No 89 68 86 70 60 65
Don't know/refusal 10Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published 13Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Caused physical injury
Yes Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 30 23 26
No 92 96 93 70 77 74
E use with caution
F too unreliable to be published
Note *

significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05)

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Note †

reference category

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Note 1

Includes incidents where there was one offender acting alone.

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Note 2

Includes incidents where the victim identified the number of offenders. For incidents with multiple offenders, the relationship is that of the offender with the closest relationship to the victim.

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Note: Includes non-spousal sexual and physical assault. In 2014, nearly all (96%) sexual assault was non-spousal in nature. Excludes spousal sexual and physical assault due to a different methodology used to collect information on characteristics of spousal violence. 'Victim' refers to those who reported that they were sexually or physically assaulted in the past 12 months. Responses of don't know/refusal are included in the calculation of percentages but are not displayed if they represent less than 5% of all responses.
Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey.
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