Table 11
Reasons for not reporting targeted sexualized or discriminatory behaviours to someone in authority, Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Regular Force members, past 12 months, 2016 Table 11
Reasons for not reporting targeted sexualized or discriminatory behaviours to someone in authority, Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Regular Force members, past 12 months, 2016

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Table 11
Reasons for not reporting targeted sexualized or discriminatory behaviours to someone in authority, Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Regular Force members, past 12 months, 2016
Table summary
This table displays the results of Reasons for not reporting targeted sexualized or discriminatory behaviours to someone in authority. The information is grouped by Reason for not reporting behaviour (appearing as row headers), Overall targeted sexual or discriminatory behaviours, Types of behaviours , Sexualized behaviours, Discriminatory behaviours, Overall targeted sexual behaviours, Inappropriate communication, Sexually explicit materials, Physical contact or suggested sexual relations, Overall targeted discriminatory behaviours, Discrimination based on sex and Discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Reason for not reporting behaviour^{Table 11 Note 1}	Overall targeted sexual or discriminatory behaviours^{Table 11 Note 2}	Types of behaviours
		Sexualized behaviours				Discriminatory behaviours
		Overall targeted sexual behaviours^{Table 11 Note 3}	Inappropriate communication^{Table 11 Note 4}	Sexually explicit materials^{Table 11 Note 5}	Physical contact or suggested sexual relations^{Table 11 Note 6}	Overall targeted discriminatory behaviours^{Table 11 Note 7}	Discrimination based on sex^{Table 11 Note 8}	Discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity^{Table 11 Note 9}
	percent
Someone in authority found out another way	3	3	2	2^{Note E: Use with caution}	3	2	2	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Behaviour stopped	21	20	16	10	22	12	11	11^{Note E: Use with caution}
Resolved on my own	38	36	32	20	40	27	27	21
Someone told me not to report	2	1	1	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	2	2	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Not serious enough	54	53	52	44	40	40	40	19
Changed jobs	3	3	2	Note F: too unreliable to be published	3	3	3	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Person(s) responsible changed jobs	3	3	2	Note F: too unreliable to be published	3	3	3	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Unaware of what to do, where to go or who to ask for help	4	3	2	Note F: too unreliable to be published	3	5	5	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Concerns about formal complaint process	8	7	6	5	7	11	10	17
Afraid of negative consequences	15	13	12	10	15	23	23	33
Did not believe it would make a difference	26	22	21	21	22	40	40	48
Other	45	43	43	34	21	28	27	24
^E use with caution F too unreliable to be published Note 1. Includes CAF members who stated that they did not report the incident(s) to someone in authority. Return to note 1 referrer Note 2. Includes personally experiencing at least one type of sexualized or discriminatory behaviour in the past 12 months. Return to note 2 referrer Note 3. Includes personally experiencing at least one type of sexualized behaviours in the past 12 months. Return to note 3 referrer Note 4. Includes sexual jokes, unwanted sexual attention, inappropriate sexual comments, inappropriate discussion about sex life. Return to note 4 referrer Note 5. Includes displaying, showing or sending sexually explicit messages or materials, or directing others to view sexually explicit materials online, or taking and/or posting inappropriate or sexually suggestive photos or videos of CAF members without consent. Return to note 5 referrer Note 6. Includes indecent exposure, repeated pressure for dates or sexual relationships, unwelcome physical contact, offering workplace benefits for engaging in sexual activity or being mistreated for not engaging in sexual activity. Return to note 6 referrer Note 7. Includes personally experiencing at least one type of discriminatory behaviours, based on sex, sexual orientation or gender identity in the past 12 months. Return to note 7 referrer Note 8. Includes suggestions that specific people do not act like a man or woman is supposed to act; someone being insulted, mistreated, ignored or excluded because they are a man or a woman; or comments that people are either not good at a particular job or should be prevented from having a particular job because they are a man or a woman. Return to note 8 referrer Note 9. Includes someone being insulted, mistreated, ignored or excluded because of their sexual orientation or assumed sexual orientation, or because they are (or are assumed to be) transgender. Return to note 9 referrer Note: Respondents were asked to indicate all reasons for not reporting behaviour(s) to someone in authority; therefore, percentages do not add to 100. Percent calculations exclude missing responses. Source: Statistics Canada, Survey on Sexual Misconduct in the Canadian Armed Forces, 2016.

Date modified:: 2016-11-28

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