Table 5
Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Regular Force members seeing, hearing or experiencing sexualized or discriminatory behaviours in the past 12 months, 2016
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| Type of behaviour seen, heard, or experienced | Overall | Frequency | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 time | 2 to 4 times | 5 to 9 times | 10 or more times | |||
| number | percent | percent | ||||
| Total sexualized or discriminatory behaviour | 44,920 | 80 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period |
| Total sexualized behaviour | 44,390 | 79 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period |
| Inappropriate verbal or non-verbal communication | 44,060 | 78 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period |
| Sexual jokes | 42,780 | 76 | 10 | 31 | 13 | 46 |
| Unwanted sexual attention | 10,340 | 18 | 31 | 41 | 11 | 16 |
| Inappropriate sexual comments | 21,900 | 39 | 24 | 42 | 13 | 21 |
| Inappropriate discussion about sex life | 18,860 | 34 | 25 | 40 | 13 | 23 |
| Sexually explicit materials | 7,640 | 14 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period |
| Displaying, showing, or sending sexually explicit messages or materials | 7,120 | 13 | 32 | 37 | 12 | 19 |
| Taking and/or posting inappropriate or sexually suggestive photos or videos of any CAF members, without consent | 1,870 | 3 | 47 | 33 | 8 | 12 |
| Physical contact or sexual relations | 8,650 | 15 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period |
| Indecent exposure or inappropriate display of body parts | 3,710 | 7 | 45 | 34 | 7 | 13 |
| Repeated pressure from the same person for dates or sexual relationships | 1,970 | 4 | 43 | 35 | 8 | 14 |
| Unwelcome physical contact or getting too close | 5,830 | 10 | 40 | 40 | 9 | 11 |
| Offering workplace benefit for engaging in sexual activity or being mistreated for not engaging in sexual activity | 910 | 2 | 42 | 35 | 8 | 15 |
| Total discriminatory behaviour | 18,820 | 34 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period |
| Discrimination on the basis of sex | 17,740 | 32 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period |
| Suggestions that people do not act like a man or woman is supposed to act | 12,350 | 22 | 29 | 42 | 10 | 18 |
| Someone being insulted/mistreated/ignored/excluded because of their sex | 6,360 | 11 | 37 | 36 | 11 | 16 |
| Comments that people are either not good at a particular job or should be prevented from having a particular job because of their sex | 9,880 | 18 | 37 | 41 | 9 | 12 |
| Discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity | 5,720 | 10 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period |
| Someone being insulted/mistreated/ignored/excluded because of their sexual orientation or assumed sexual orientation | 4,630 | 8 | 43 | 37 | 7 | 12 |
| Someone being insulted/mistreated/ignored/excluded because they are (or assumed to be) transgender | 2,980 | 5 | 47 | 33 | 8 | 12 |
| .. not available for a specific reference period Note: Includes behaviours which occurred in the military workplace or outside the military workplace involving military members (Canadian Armed Forces or foreign) and/or Department of National Defence employees or contractors. Excludes behaviours that respondents heard about from someone else (e.g., something that a friend confided in them). All estimates have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percent calculations are based on unrounded estimates and exclude missing responses. Source: Statistics Canada, Survey on Sexual Misconduct in the Canadian Armed Forces, 2016. |
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