Table 1
Experiences of gender-based violence among sexual minority Canadians, by selected characteristics, Canada, 2018

Table 1
Experiences of gender-based violence among sexual minority Canadians, by selected characteristics, Canada, 2018
Table summary
This table displays the results of Experiences of gender-based violence among sexual minority Canadians. The information is grouped by Selected characteristic (appearing as row headers), Experienced unwanted behaviours in public in the past 12 months, Experienced unwanted behaviours online in the past 12 months, Physical assault since age 15, Sexual assault since age 15, percent and 95% confidence interval, calculated using from and to units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Selected characteristic	Experienced unwanted behaviours in public in the past 12 months			Experienced unwanted behaviours online in the past 12 months			Physical assault since age 15			Sexual assault since age 15
	percent^{Table 1 Note 1}	95% confidence interval		percent^{Table 1 Note 1}	95% confidence interval		percent^{Table 1 Note 1}	95% confidence interval		percent^{Table 1 Note 1}	95% confidence interval
	percent^{Table 1 Note 1}	from	to	percent^{Table 1 Note 1}	from	to	percent^{Table 1 Note 1}	from	to	percent^{Table 1 Note 1}	from	to
Gender
Men^{Table 1 Note †}	40.6	34.6	46.8	32.2	26.3	38.8	47.3	41.0	53.8	25.5	20.8	30.8
Women	68.7^Note *	63.5	73.5	40.5	34.8	46.4	45.3	39.5	51.2	50.4^Note *	44.4	56.4
Gender diverse	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
Age group (years)
15 to 24^{Table 1 Note †}	79.7	71.7	85.9	45.2	36.2	54.6	40.8	32.0	50.2	30.4	23.4	38.5
25 to 34	59.0^Note *	50.2	67.4	38.5	30.3	47.4	50.3	40.9	59.6	44.5^Note *	35.8	53.5
35 to 44	48.0^Note *	38.9	57.4	39.5	30.6	49.1	58.3^Note *	49.1	67.0	50.8^Note *	41.8	59.7
45 to 54	44.5^Note *	35.2	54.1	31.0	23.1	40.3	55.4^Note *	46.1	64.4	40.5	32.1	49.5
55 to 64	32.6^Note *	23.8	43.0	18.8^Note *	11.9	28.4	43.9	34.3	54.0	37.0	28.5	46.4
65 to 74	28.2^Note *	18.1	40.9	10.7^Note *	5.6	19.6	31.2	21.4	43.1	31.9	21.6	44.2
75 and older	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
Visible minority
Yes	58.1	45.7	69.5	32.7	21.8	45.9	30.6^Note *	20.9	42.4	19.7^Note *	13.0	28.5
No^{Table 1 Note †}	56.7	52.3	60.9	37.9	33.6	42.4	50.6	46.1	55.1	43.4	39.1	47.9
Disability
Person with disability	67.3^Note *	61.9	72.3	45.8^Note *	39.6	52.2	55.0^Note *	48.8	60.9	46.0^Note *	40.1	52.0
Person without disability^{Table 1 Note †}	43.9	37.9	50.0	25.3	20.4	30.9	36.4	30.6	42.7	29.2	24.2	34.9
Indigenous identity
Indigenous person	63.2	48.3	75.9	61.8^Note *	46.9	74.8	72.7^Note *	58.4	83.5	65.2^Note *	50.9	77.2
Non-Indigenous person^{Table 1 Note †}	56.8	52.5	61.0	35.2	30.9	39.8	45.0	40.5	49.5	37.1	33.0	41.5
F too unreliable to be published Note * significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05) Return to note * referrer Note † reference category Return to note † referrer Note 1 Percent calculations include missing or not stated responses. For behaviours online and protective measures online, percent calculations exclude those who stated they did not use the Internet in the past 12 months. Return to note 1 referrer Note: Sexual minority refers to those who reported their sexual orientation as gay or lesbian, bisexual, or a sexual orientation not elsewhere classified. Reliable data on gender diverse victims and victims whose sexual orientation is not elsewhere classified are unavailable due to small counts. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 1000. Source: Statistics Canada, Survey of Safety in Public and Private Spaces.

Date modified:: 2020-09-09

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Table 1
Experiences of gender-based violence among sexual minority Canadians, by selected characteristics, Canada, 2018

Table 1 Experiences of gender-based violence among sexual minority Canadians, by selected characteristics, Canada, 2018

Table 1
Experiences of gender-based violence among sexual minority Canadians, by selected characteristics, Canada, 2018