Table 3
Selected characteristics of work-related inappropriate sexualized behaviours experienced in the past 12 months, by category of behaviour and gender, 2020

Table 3
Selected characteristics of work-related inappropriate sexualized behaviours experienced in the past 12 months, by category of behaviour and gender, 2020
Table summary
This table displays the results of Selected characteristics of work-related inappropriate sexualized behaviours experienced in the past 12 months. The information is grouped by Selected characteristics (appearing as row headers), Inappropriate verbal or non-verbal communication, Sexually explicit materials, Physical contact or suggested sexual relations, Women, Men, percent and 95% confidence interval, calculated using from and to units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Selected characteristics	Inappropriate verbal or non-verbal communication^{Table 3 Note 1}						Sexually explicit materials^{Table 3 Note 2}						Physical contact or suggested sexual relations^{Table 3 Note 3}
	Women^{Table 3 Note †}			Men			Women^{Table 3 Note †}			Men			Women^{Table 3 Note †}			Men
	percent	95% confidence interval		percent	95% confidence interval		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	percent	from	to	percent	from	to
Location of incident
At the workplace^{Table 3 Note ‡}	88	85	91	88	84	91	75^{Note E: Use with caution}	61	85	81^{Note E: Use with caution}	73	87	93	89	95	87	76	93
At a work site or office building	83	79	85	76^Note *	70	81	70^{Note E: Use with caution}	56	81	77^{Note E: Use with caution}	67	84	86	81	89	77	65	85
In a parking lot or outdoor space	10	8	13	16^Note *	12	21	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	5^{Note E: Use with caution}	2	12	9	5	14	7	3	16
In lodging provided by work	2	1	4	7^Note *	4	10	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	3	1	6	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published
At a public or private place outside of work	20^Note **	17	24	21^Note **	17	25	8^{Note E: Use with caution} ^Note **	4	16	12^{Note E: Use with caution} ^Note **	7	21	18^Note **	14	24	21^Note **	13	32
Online or over the phone	8^Note **	6	11	9^Note **	6	14	29^{Note E: Use with caution} ^Note **	18	43	27^{Note E: Use with caution} ^Note **	18	38	3^Note **	2	6	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Other	4^Note **	2	6	3^Note **	2	5	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
Number of perpetrators
Always one^{Table 3 Note 4}	39	35	43	26^Note * ^Note **	22	31	59^{Note E: Use with caution}	48	70	48^{Note E: Use with caution}	37	60	71	66	76	64	53	75
Always two or more^{Table 3 Note 5}	26^Note **	23	30	39^Note *	33	45	27^{Note E: Use with caution} ^Note **	17	39	36^{Note E: Use with caution}	26	47	15^Note **	12	19	24^Note **	15	37
It varied	27^Note **	24	31	23^Note **	19	28	10^{Note E: Use with caution} ^Note **	5	17	12^{Note E: Use with caution} ^Note **	8	19	11^Note **	8	15	9^Note **	5	17
Don't know	8^Note **	6	10	11^Note **	8	15	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	3^Note **	2	5	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Gender of perpetrators
Always men only^{Table 3 Note 6}	56	52	60	37^Note *	32	42	67^{Note E: Use with caution}	56	77	66^{Note E: Use with caution}	55	75	78	73	83	33^Note *	23	44
Always women only^{Table 3 Note 7}	10^Note **	8	13	12^Note **	9	15	13^{Note E: Use with caution} ^Note **	7	22	11^{Note E: Use with caution} ^Note **	5	21	7^Note **	5	10	51^Note *	40	62
Combination of men and women	32^Note **	28	36	49^Note * ^Note **	44	55	19^{Note E: Use with caution} ^Note **	12	29	22^{Note E: Use with caution} ^Note **	15	31	14^Note **	10	18	16	10	25
Don't know	1^Note **	1	2	2^Note **	1	4	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
Relationship to perpetrator
Co-worker	69	65	73	84^Note *	79	88	86^{Note E: Use with caution}	76	92	90^{Note E: Use with caution}	83	94	63	57	68	82^Note *	73	89
Co-worker in a position of authority over respondent	23^Note **	20	27	21^Note **	16	26	28^{Note E: Use with caution} ^Note **	18	40	22^{Note E: Use with caution} ^Note **	14	33	22^Note **	17	27	30^Note **	19	43
Co-worker under the authority of the respondent	6^Note **	4	8	9^Note * ^Note **	7	12	11^{Note E: Use with caution} ^Note **	6	22	9^{Note E: Use with caution} ^Note **	5	16	4^Note **	2	6	13^Note * ^Note **	8	20
Any other co-worker^{Table 3 Note ‡}	56	51	60	74^Note *	69	79	65^{Note E: Use with caution}	54	75	74^{Note E: Use with caution}	63	82	45	39	51	62^Note *	51	72
A contractor or consultant at respondent's work	4^Note **	3	6	6^Note **	4	9	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	3^Note **	2	5	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published
A client, patient, or customer at respondent's work	37^Note **	33	41	13^Note * ^Note **	10	18	18^{Note E: Use with caution} ^Note **	11	29	8^{Note E: Use with caution} ^Note * ^Note **	4	14	36	30	41	15^Note * ^Note **	9	24
Someone else associated with work	10^Note **	8	12	8^Note **	6	12	11^{Note E: Use with caution} ^Note **	6	20	8^{Note E: Use with caution} ^Note **	4	17	9^Note **	6	13	5^Note **	2	10
Other^{Table 3 Note 8}	7^Note **	5	9	6^Note **	3	11	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	4^Note **	2	7	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Don't know	1^Note **	1	3	2^Note **	1	5	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
Bystanders present
Always or sometimes^{Table 3 Note ‡}	73	69	76	72	67	77	50^{Note E: Use with caution}	39	62	66^Note *	55	75	70	65	75	70	60	79
No	22^Note **	19	26	22^Note **	18	28	39^{Note E: Use with caution} ^Note **	28	52	26^Note **	18	36	24^Note **	19	29	26^Note **	18	37
Don't know	4^Note **	3	7	5^Note **	3	8	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	6^Note **	4	9	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Bystanders intervened^{Table 3 Note 9}
Always or sometimes	31^Note **	26	36	19^Note * ^Note **	14	24	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	22^{Note E: Use with caution} ^Note **	13	35	27^Note **	21	34	10^{Note E: Use with caution} ^Note * ^Note **	5	19
No^{Table 3 Note ‡}	63	58	68	74^Note *	68	79	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	71^{Note E: Use with caution}	56	82	69	62	76	82^{Note E: Use with caution}	68	90
Don't know	6^Note **	4	9	7^Note **	4	11	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	4^Note **	2	7	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published
^E use with caution F too unreliable to be published Note * significantly different from reference category † (p < 0.05) Return to note * referrer Note significantly different from reference category ‡ (p < 0.05) Return to note referrer Note † reference category Return to note † referrer Note ‡ reference category Return to note ‡ referrer Note 1 Includes sexual jokes, unwanted sexual attention, inappropriate sexual comments, and inappropriate discussion about sex life. Return to note 1 referrer Note 2 Includes displaying, showing, or sending sexually explicit messages or materials, and taking or posting inappropriate or sexually suggestive photos or videos of co-workers without consent. Return to note 2 referrer Note 3 Includes indecent exposure or inappropriate display of body parts, repeated pressure from the same person for dates or sexual relations, unwelcome physical contact or getting too close, and offering workplace benefits for engaging in sexual activity or being mistreated for not engaging in sexual activity. Return to note 3 referrer Note 4 Reference category for "women who experienced inappropriate verbal and non-verbal communication", "women who experienced sexually explicit materials", "men who experienced sexually explicit materials", "women who experienced physical contact or suggested sexual relations", and "men who experienced physical contact or suggested sexual relations". Return to note 4 referrer Note 5 Reference category for "men who experienced inappropriate verbal and non-verbal communication". Return to note 5 referrer Note 6 Reference category for "women who experienced inappropriate verbal and non-verbal communication", "men who experienced inappropriate verbal and non-verbal communication", "women who experienced sexually explicit materials", "men who experienced sexually explicit materials", and "women who experienced physical contact or suggested sexual relations". Return to note 6 referrer Note 7 Reference category for "men who experienced physical contact or suggested sexual relations". Return to note 7 referrer Note 8 Includes intimate partners. Return to note 8 referrer Note 9 Includes those workers who said that bystanders were sometimes or always present. Return to note 9 referrer Note: Includes those who experienced (targeted, directed at them personally) sexualized behaviours in the past 12 months. Includes behaviours which occurred in the workplace and outside the workplace involving coworkers. The terms "women" and "men" include trans and cisgender women and men. Percent calculations are based on unrounded estimates and exclude missing responses. Source: Statistics Canada, Survey on Sexual Misconduct at Work.

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Table 3
Selected characteristics of work-related inappropriate sexualized behaviours experienced in the past 12 months, by category of behaviour and gender, 2020

Table 3 Selected characteristics of work-related inappropriate sexualized behaviours experienced in the past 12 months, by category of behaviour and gender, 2020

Table 3
Selected characteristics of work-related inappropriate sexualized behaviours experienced in the past 12 months, by category of behaviour and gender, 2020