Table 13
Students at Canadian postsecondary schools who were sexually assaulted in a postsecondary setting in the past 12 months, by type of impact and gender, 2019


Table 13
Students at Canadian postsecondary schools who were sexually assaulted in a postsecondary setting in the past 12 months, by type of impact and gender, 2019
Table summary
This table displays the results of Students at Canadian postsecondary schools who were sexually assaulted in a postsecondary setting in the past 12 months. The information is grouped by Type of impact (appearing as row headers), Men, Women, percent and 95% confidence interval, calculated using from and to units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Type of impact MenTable 13 Note † Women
percent 95% confidence interval percent 95% confidence interval
from to from to
Emotional impacts
More cautious or aware 28.1 22.0 35.2 60.0Note * 56.1 63.7
Upset 29.6 23.1 37.0 57.6Note * 53.5 61.5
Annoyed 44.8 37.3 52.5 54.7Note * 50.6 58.7
Angry 27.2 21.0 34.5 53.5Note * 49.6 57.4
Frustrated 37.1 30.1 44.8 51.3Note * 47.4 55.2
Confused 40.1 33.0 47.6 43.6 39.6 47.7
In shock or disbelief 24.2 18.4 31.2 40.4Note * 36.5 44.5
Anxious 19.2 14.0 25.8 40.2Note * 36.3 44.3
Hurt or disappointed 17.5 12.6 23.9 38.9Note * 35.1 42.8
Fearful 14.7 9.9 21.2 38.0Note * 34.2 42.1
Ashamed 13.5 8.9 19.8 34.4Note * 30.6 38.3
Guilty 9.2 5.7 14.5 28.4Note * 25.0 32.1
Less trustful of others 25.7 19.6 32.8 50.9Note * 46.9 54.8
Experiencing lowered self-esteem 10.2 6.5 15.7 25.5Note * 22.3 29.0
Depressed 8.9 5.4 14.4 20.5Note * 17.5 23.9
Experiencing suicidal thoughts Note F: too unreliable to be published Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 7.8 5.9 10.3
Other emotional impact 8.3 5.0 13.4 9.1 7.1 11.7
Not much of an emotional impact 29.8 23.6 37.0 12.7Note * 10.3 15.7
No emotional impact at all 16.6 11.6 23.2 3.4Note * 2.2 5.2
Impacts on school experience
Avoid specific buildings at school 6.4 3.5 11.3 17.6Note * 14.7 21.0
Use drugs or alcohol to cope 10.3 6.4 16.2 13.1 10.6 16.1
Get help from a mental health professional Note F: too unreliable to be published Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 12.5 10.0 15.5
Change time of travel to or from school 6.7 3.8 11.7 10.9 8.6 13.8
Change route to school 4.8 2.5 8.9 9.3Note * 7.2 12.0
Stop going to any classes 6.9 3.9 11.9 9.1 7.1 11.7
Ask for extensions 5.5 2.9 10.4 7.3 5.4 9.7
Drop a class or classes 5.5 2.8 10.5 4.8 3.3 6.9
Try to change class schedule Note F: too unreliable to be published Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 4.5 3.0 6.6
Change where they live Note F: too unreliable to be published Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 4.1 2.8 6.1
Ask to reschedule exams Note F: too unreliable to be published Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 3.9 2.6 5.9
Change program Note F: too unreliable to be published Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note F: too unreliable to be published Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Change school Note F: too unreliable to be published Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note F: too unreliable to be published Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Drop out of school Note F: too unreliable to be published Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note F: too unreliable to be published Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
... not applicable
F too unreliable to be published
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Note: Includes postsecondary students aged 18 to 24 (17 to 24 in Quebec) as of December 31, 2018 in the Canadian provinces who were sexually assaulted in the past 12 months. Includes incidents which occurred in the postsecondary setting, including on campus or off campus (if they occurred during travel to or from school, during an official or unofficial event organized by someone affiliated with the school, or during paid or unpaid employment, work placements or volunteer work associated with postsecondary studies). The categories "women" and "men" include cisgender and transgender women and men. Percent calculations are based on unrounded estimates and include missing responses. Respondents were able to provide information on multiple incidents; therefore, percentages do not add to 100. Confidence intervals should be interpreted as follows: If the survey were repeated many times, then 95% of the time (or 19 times out of 20), the confidence interval would cover the true population value.
Source: Statistics Canada, Survey on Individual Safety in the Postsecondary Student Population.
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