Table 3
Unwanted behaviours in public spaces and online in the past 12 months, by gender and selected characteristic of victim, provinces, 2018

Table 3
Unwanted behaviours in public spaces and online in the past 12 months, by gender and selected characteristic of victim, provinces, 2018
Table summary
This table displays the results of Unwanted behaviours in public spaces and online in the past 12 months. The information is grouped by Selected characteristic of victim (appearing as row headers), Unwanted sexual behaviour in public spaces, Unwanted behaviour online, Women, Men, percent and 95% confidence interval, calculated using from and to units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Selected characteristic of victim	Unwanted sexual behaviour in public spaces						Unwanted behaviour online^{Table 3 Note 1}
	Women			Men			Women			Men
	percent	95% confidence interval		percent	95% confidence interval		percent	95% confidence interval		percent	95% confidence interval
	percent	from	to	percent	from	to	percent	from	to	percent	from	to
Age group (years)
15 to 24^{Table 3 Note †}	60.8	56.4	64.9	23.7^Note **	20.4	27.3	32.8	28.8	37.0	19.7^Note **	16.5	23.3
25 to 34	50.0^Note *	47.1	52.9	20.6^Note **	18.0	23.4	23.8^Note *	21.3	26.6	11.9^Note ***	10.2	13.9
35 to 44	34.7^Note *	32.4	37.0	12.6^Note ***	11.1	14.3	17.8^Note *	16.2	19.6	13.5^Note ***	11.8	15.4
45 to 54	26.5^Note *	24.4	28.8	11.3^Note ***	9.8	12.9	14.5^Note *	12.9	16.2	14.4^Note *	12.7	16.3
55 to 64	18.6^Note *	17.0	20.4	7.3^Note ***	6.3	8.3	11.2^Note *	9.9	12.7	11.5^Note *	10.0	13.1
65 to 74	13.5^Note *	12.0	15.0	7.1^Note ***	6.0	8.4	10.7^Note *	9.2	12.3	11.3^Note *	9.7	13.2
75 and older	7.9^Note *	6.4	9.7	6.3^Note *	4.7	8.5	10.3^Note *	7.9	13.2	10.0^Note *	8.0	12.3
Indigenous identity
Indigenous person	39.8^Note *	35.0	44.9	20.5^Note ***	15.7	26.2	30.2^Note *	25.3	35.6	19.5^Note ***	14.3	26.1
First Nations	40.0^Note *	32.6	48.0	15.7^Note **	10.5	23.0	33.8^Note *	26.2	42.2	23.9	14.6	36.5
Métis	39.6^Note *	32.8	46.8	24.7^Note ***	17.4	33.8	30.0^Note *	23.2	37.8	17.5^Note **	12.3	24.3
Inuk	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	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	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Multiple Indigenous identities or specific group not stated	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	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	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Non-Indigenous person^{Table 3 Note †}	31.5	30.5	32.5	13.1^Note **	12.3	13.9	18.0	17.1	19.1	13.4^Note **	12.5	14.3
Visible minority
Yes^{Table 3 Note †}	34.8	31.8	38.0	15.7^Note **	13.7	17.9	17.9	15.2	20.9	14.3^Note **	12.5	16.4
No	31.0^Note *	30.0	32.0	12.6^Note ***	11.8	13.5	18.5	17.6	19.5	13.3^Note **	12.4	14.2
Immigrant status
Immigrant^{Table 3 Note †}	27.6	25.2	30.2	12.7^Note **	11.2	14.3	15.7	13.5	18.3	12.7^Note **	11.3	14.3
Non-immigrant	33.0^Note *	31.9	34.2	13.7^Note **	12.8	14.7	19.2^Note *	18.2	20.3	13.9^Note **	12.9	14.9
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual^{Table 3 Note †}	30.5	29.5	31.6	12.5^Note **	11.6	13.3	17.5	16.6	18.5	13.0^Note **	12.1	13.8
Gay or lesbian	50.7^Note *	41.6	59.8	38.2^Note ***	31.1	45.8	21.0	14.0	30.4	27.6^Note *	20.9	35.3
Bisexual^{Table 3 Note 2}	76.5^Note *	69.6	82.2	41.5^Note ***	30.3	53.6	49.7^Note *	41.8	57.6	40.3^Note *	29.4	52.3
Sexual orientation, n.e.c.^{Table 3 Note 3}	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	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	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Not stated	23.8^Note *	18.7	29.9	14.1^Note **	9.8	19.9	14.6	10.5	19.8	12.3	7.6	19.3
Disability
Person with disability^{Table 3 Note †}	38.8	37.2	40.4	18.2^Note **	16.6	20.0	26.8	25.0	28.6	19.1^Note **	17.4	20.8
Person without disability	27.3^Note *	26.0	28.6	11.3^Note ***	10.4	12.2	13.1^Note *	12.1	14.3	11.3^Note ***	10.4	12.3
Employed in past 12 months
Yes^{Table 3 Note †}	36.9	35.6	38.2	13.4^Note **	12.5	14.4	20.3	19.1	21.6	13.7^Note **	12.7	14.7
No	21.9^Note *	20.4	23.4	13.5^Note **	11.8	15.4	13.7^Note *	12.3	15.1	13.3	11.6	15.1
Educational status
Currently attending school^{Table 3 Note †}	56.9	52.9	60.7	25.1^Note **	21.6	29.0	29.4	25.8	33.3	18.9^Note **	15.7	22.5
Not currently attending school	27.9^Note *	26.9	28.9	11.8^Note ***	11.0	12.6	16.5^Note *	15.5	17.4	12.8^Note ***	12.0	13.7
Marital status
Married or common-law^{Table 3 Note †}	26.0	24.7	27.3	9.8^Note **	9.0	10.6	13.0	12.0	14.1	12.1	11.2	13.0
Separated, divorced, or widowed	20.1^Note *	18.7	21.7	10.1^Note **	8.5	11.8	18.1^Note *	16.4	19.9	15.7^Note *	13.5	18.1
Single, never married	53.8^Note *	51.2	56.4	22.2^Note ***	20.1	24.4	30.9^Note *	28.4	33.5	16.5^Note ***	14.6	18.5
F too unreliable to be published Note * significantly different from reference category only (p < 0.05) Return to note * referrer Note significantly different from estimate for women only (p < 0.05) Return to note referrer Note * significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05) and estimate for women (p < 0.05) Return to note * referrer Note † reference category Return to note † referrer Note 1 Excludes respondents who reported that they did not use the Internet in the past 12 months. Return to note 1 referrer Note 2 Includes persons who reported being, for example, pansexual, omnisexual or polysexual. Return to note 2 referrer Note 3 n.e.c.: not elsewhere classified. Includes persons who reported being, for example, asexual, demisexual or sapiosexual. Return to note 3 referrer Note: Excludes data from Yukon, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut, which will be published at a later date. Source: Statistics Canada, Survey of Safety in Public and Private Spaces.

Date modified:: 2019-12-05

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Table 3
Unwanted behaviours in public spaces and online in the past 12 months, by gender and selected characteristic of victim, provinces, 2018

Table 3 Unwanted behaviours in public spaces and online in the past 12 months, by gender and selected characteristic of victim, provinces, 2018

Table 3
Unwanted behaviours in public spaces and online in the past 12 months, by gender and selected characteristic of victim, provinces, 2018