Table 9
Canadian Armed Forces Primary Reserve members who experienced targeted sexualized or discriminatory behaviours in the past 12 months, by types of behaviour and impacts of behaviours, 2018

Table 9
Canadian Armed Forces Primary Reserve members who experienced targeted sexualized or discriminatory behaviours in the past 12 months, by types of behaviour and impacts of behaviours, 2018
Table summary
This table displays the results of Canadian Armed Forces Primary Reserve members who experienced targeted sexualized or discriminatory behaviours in the past 12 months. The information is grouped by Impacts of behaviours (appearing as row headers), Total sexualized or discriminatory behaviours, Sexualized behaviours, Discriminatory behaviours, Total sexualized behaviours, Inappropriate verbal or non-verbal communication, Sexually explicit materials, Physical contact or suggested sexual relations, Total discriminatory behaviours, Discrimination on the basis of sex, Discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender, Men , Women and Men , calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Impacts of behaviours	Total sexualized or discriminatory behaviours^{Table 9 Note 1}		Sexualized behaviours								Discriminatory behaviours
			Total sexualized behaviours^{Table 9 Note 2}		Inappropriate verbal or non-verbal communication^{Table 9 Note 3}		Sexually explicit materials^{Table 9 Note 4}		Physical contact or suggested sexual relations^{Table 9 Note 5}		Total discriminatory behaviours^{Table 9 Note 6}		Discrimination on the basis of sex^{Table 9 Note 7}		Discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender^{Table 9 Note 8}
	Men^{Table 9 Note †}	Women	Men^{Table 9 Note †}	Women	Men^{Table 9 Note †}	Women	Men^{Table 9 Note †}	Women	Men^{Table 9 Note †}	Women	Men^{Table 9 Note †}	Women	Men^{Table 9 Note †}	Women	Men^{Table 9 Note †}	Women
	percent
Avoided or wanted to avoid specific people at work
Never	71	27^Note *	76	29^Note *	78	31^Note *	82	36^Note *	63	28^Note *	46	40	47	41	24^{Note E: Use with caution}	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Sometimes	21	44^Note *	19	43^Note *	17	45^Note *	Note F: too unreliable to be published	37	27	43^Note *	39	42	40	41	46^{Note E: Use with caution}	43^{Note E: Use with caution}
Always	7.6	29^Note *	5.5^{Note E: Use with caution}	28^Note *	5.2^{Note E: Use with caution}	24^Note *	Note F: too unreliable to be published	27^{Note E: Use with caution}	9.7^{Note E: Use with caution}	29^Note *	16^{Note E: Use with caution}	19	13^{Note E: Use with caution}	19	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Negative impacts on personal or social life
Never	83	54^Note *	86	58^Note *	86	57^Note *	86	56^Note *	81	60^Note *	64	57	65	58	37^{Note E: Use with caution}	45^{Note E: Use with caution}
Sometimes	13	32^Note *	11	29^Note *	11	32^Note *	12^{Note E: Use with caution}	25^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	15^{Note E: Use with caution}	27^Note *	29	33	29	32	52	44^{Note E: Use with caution}
Always	3.6^{Note E: Use with caution}	14^Note *	2.9^{Note E: Use with caution}	13^Note *	2.4^{Note E: Use with caution}	11^Note *	Note F: too unreliable to be published	19^{Note E: Use with caution}	Note F: too unreliable to be published	12	6.7^{Note E: Use with caution}	9.7	6.0^{Note E: Use with caution}	9.7	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Stayed or wanted to stay away from specific locations on the base, wing, or formation
Never	86	53^Note *	88	55^Note *	89	56^Note *	88	57^Note *	81	54^Note *	70	63	72	64	51	52
Sometimes	9.0	31^Note *	7.8	30^Note *	7.5	30^Note *	Note F: too unreliable to be published	21^{Note E: Use with caution}	12^{Note E: Use with caution}	31^Note *	18	26^Note *	17^{Note E: Use with caution}	25^Note *	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Always	5.4^{Note E: Use with caution}	16^Note *	3.9^{Note E: Use with caution}	15^Note *	3.5^{Note E: Use with caution}	14^Note *	Note F: too unreliable to be published	22^{Note E: Use with caution}	6.6^{Note E: Use with caution}	15^Note *	12^{Note E: Use with caution}	11	12^{Note E: Use with caution}	11	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Stayed or wanted to stay away from the gym on the base, wing, or formation
Never	92	74^Note *	95	75^Note *	95	73^Note *	93	69^Note *	90	79^Note *	79	80	80	80	60	66
Sometimes	5.8	16^Note *	3.9^{Note E: Use with caution}	16^Note *	4.0^{Note E: Use with caution}	18^Note *	Note F: too unreliable to be published	15^{Note E: Use with caution}	8.2^{Note E: Use with caution}	14^Note *	16	14	14^{Note E: Use with caution}	13	40^{Note E: Use with caution}	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Always	2.5^{Note E: Use with caution}	9.7^Note *	Note F: too unreliable to be published	9.0	Note F: too unreliable to be published	9.1	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	6.9^{Note E: Use with caution}	Note F: too unreliable to be published	6.2^{Note E: Use with caution}	Note F: too unreliable to be published	6.2^{Note E: Use with caution}	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Avoided or wanted to avoid the mess
Never	86	59^Note *	89	62^Note *	90	61^Note *	90	56^Note *	83	64^Note *	73	66	74	66	53	55
Sometimes	10	28^Note *	8.6	26^Note *	8.2	27^Note *	Note F: too unreliable to be published	23^{Note E: Use with caution}	15^{Note E: Use with caution}	24^Note *	19	24	19	23	35^{Note E: Use with caution}	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Always	3.5^{Note E: Use with caution}	13^Note *	2.1^{Note E: Use with caution}	13^Note *	2.0^{Note E: Use with caution}	12^Note *	Note F: too unreliable to be published	21^{Note E: Use with caution}	Note F: too unreliable to be published	12	8.4^{Note E: Use with caution}	11	7.3^{Note E: Use with caution}	10	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Missed work or worked fewer hours (i.e., left early or arrived later)
Never	92	78^Note *	94	81^Note *	94	83^Note *	94	71^Note *	94	81^Note *	80	80	80	80	71	60
Sometimes	6.0	15^Note *	4.5^{Note E: Use with caution}	14^Note *	4.9^{Note E: Use with caution}	12^Note *	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	14	14^{Note E: Use with caution}	15	15^{Note E: Use with caution}	15	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Always	2.2^{Note E: Use with caution}	6.7^Note *	Note F: too unreliable to be published	5.4^{Note E: Use with caution}	Note F: too unreliable to be published	4.8^{Note E: Use with caution}	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	4.9^{Note E: Use with caution}	Note F: too unreliable to be published	5.2^{Note E: Use with caution}	Note F: too unreliable to be published	5.2^{Note E: Use with caution}	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Avoided optional work-related social functions
Never	82	56^Note *	86	60^Note *	86	60^Note *	87	48^Note *	79	63^Note *	63	57	65	58	41^{Note E: Use with caution}	54
Sometimes	11	32^Note *	8.9	28^Note *	9.6	30^Note *	Note F: too unreliable to be published	36	9.9^{Note E: Use with caution}	28^Note *	24	33^Note *	23	32^Note *	35^{Note E: Use with caution}	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Always	6.7	13^Note *	5.1^{Note E: Use with caution}	11^Note *	4.2^{Note E: Use with caution}	10^Note *	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	11^{Note E: Use with caution}	9.3^{Note E: Use with caution}	13^{Note E: Use with caution}	9.8	13^{Note E: Use with caution}	9.8	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Negative emotional impacts (i.e., feelings of depression, anxiety, fear, or anger)
Never	80	48^Note *	85	53^Note *	86	53^Note *	82	57^Note *	81	54^Note *	59	46^Note *	60	48^Note *	36^{Note E: Use with caution}	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Sometimes	13	31^Note *	10	30^Note *	10	32^Note *	Note F: too unreliable to be published	25^{Note E: Use with caution}	12^{Note E: Use with caution}	32^Note *	25	36^Note *	27	34	30^{Note E: Use with caution}	60^Note *
Always	6.6	21^Note *	5.0^{Note E: Use with caution}	17^Note *	4.2^{Note E: Use with caution}	16^Note *	Note F: too unreliable to be published	18^{Note E: Use with caution}	7.1^{Note E: Use with caution}	14^Note *	16^{Note E: Use with caution}	18	14^{Note E: Use with caution}	18	34^{Note E: Use with caution}	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Difficulty sleeping
Never	88	73^Note *	91	77^Note *	91	78^Note *	88	69^Note *	87	77^Note *	72	75	73	76	51^{Note E: Use with caution}	58
Sometimes	7.5	19^Note *	5.5	15^Note *	6.0^{Note E: Use with caution}	15^Note *	Note F: too unreliable to be published	16^{Note E: Use with caution}	9.7^{Note E: Use with caution}	15	19	18	20	18	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Always	4.1^{Note E: Use with caution}	8.6^Note *	3.3^{Note E: Use with caution}	7.7^Note *	2.8^{Note E: Use with caution}	6.6^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	8.0^{Note E: Use with caution}	8.6^{Note E: Use with caution}	6.6^{Note E: Use with caution}	6.9^{Note E: Use with caution}	6.6^{Note E: Use with caution}	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Loss of trust in chain of command
Never	80	55^Note *	85	60^Note *	84	58^Note *	85	57^Note *	84	71^Note *	61	58	63	59	44^{Note E: Use with caution}	40^{Note E: Use with caution}
Sometimes	14	26^Note *	11	24^Note *	11	27^Note *	Note F: too unreliable to be published	25^{Note E: Use with caution}	9.3^{Note E: Use with caution}	17^Note *	23	24	22	23	Note F: too unreliable to be published	36^{Note E: Use with caution}
Always	6.2	18^Note *	4.3^{Note E: Use with caution}	16^Note *	4.6^{Note E: Use with caution}	16^Note *	Note F: too unreliable to be published	19^{Note E: Use with caution}	6.8^{Note E: Use with caution}	12	16^{Note E: Use with caution}	18	15^{Note E: Use with caution}	18	28^{Note E: Use with caution}	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Loss of trust in unit
Never	84	62^Note *	87	66^Note *	87	64^Note *	91	60^Note *	89	73^Note *	68	62	71	62	48^{Note E: Use with caution}	44^{Note E: Use with caution}
Sometimes	12	22^Note *	9.5	20^Note *	9.9	23^Note *	Note F: too unreliable to be published	22^{Note E: Use with caution}	5.9^{Note E: Use with caution}	16^Note *	20	22	18^{Note E: Use with caution}	21	Note F: too unreliable to be published	37^{Note E: Use with caution}
Always	4.5^{Note E: Use with caution}	16^Note *	3.1^{Note E: Use with caution}	14^Note *	3.0^{Note E: Use with caution}	14^Note *	Note F: too unreliable to be published	18^{Note E: Use with caution}	5.2^{Note E: Use with caution}	11^Note *	12^{Note E: Use with caution}	17	11^{Note E: Use with caution}	16	26^{Note E: Use with caution}	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Overall impact
Never experienced any of these impacts^{Table 9 Note 9}	63	22^Note *	68	23^Note *	71	24^Note *	70	22^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	53	21^Note *	33	27	34	29	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Stated 'sometimes' for at least one of these impacts	24	41^Note *	22	41^Note *	18	42^Note *	16^{Note E: Use with caution}	45^Note *	31	44^Note *	41	45	43	43	43^{Note E: Use with caution}	63
Stated 'always' for at least one of these impacts	13	37^Note *	10	35^Note *	10	34^Note *	Note F: too unreliable to be published	33^Note *	16^{Note E: Use with caution}	35^Note *	26	28	23	28	48^{Note E: Use with caution}	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 † reference category Return to note † referrer Note 1 Includes those who experienced (targeted, directed at them personally) at least one type of sexualized or discriminatory behaviour. Return to note 1 referrer Note 2 Includes those who experienced (targeted, directed at them personally) at least one type of sexualized behaviour. Return to note 2 referrer Note 3 Includes sexual jokes, unwanted sexual attention, inappropriate sexual comments, and inappropriate discussion about sex life. Return to note 3 referrer Note 4 Includes displaying, showing, or sending sexually explicit messages or materials, and taking or posting inappropriate or sexually suggestive photos or videos of Canadian Armed Forces members, without consent. Return to note 4 referrer Note 5 Includes indecent exposure, 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 5 referrer Note 6 Includes those who experienced (targeted, directed at them personally) at least one type of discriminatory behaviour. Return to note 6 referrer Note 7 Includes suggestions that a man does not act like a man is supposed to act or a woman does not act like a woman is supposed to act; someone being insulted, mistreated, ignored, or excluded because they are a man or a woman; and 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 7 referrer Note 8 Includes someone being insulted, mistreated, ignored, or excluded because of their sexual orientation or assumed sexual orientation, and someone being insulted, mistreated, ignored, or excluded because they are, or are assumed to be, trans. Return to note 8 referrer Note 9 Includes respondents who answered questions about each of the listed impacts. Return to note 9 referrer Note: Includes those who experienced (targeted, directed at them personally) sexualized or discriminatory behaviours in the past 12 months. Includes behaviours which occurred in the military workplace and outside the military workplace involving military members (Canadian Armed Forces or foreign) and/or Department of National Defence civilians or contractors. Percent calculation include those who witnessed the behaviour but did not know if it was directed at them personally. Percent calculations exclude missing responses. Source: Statistics Canada, Survey on Sexual Misconduct in the Canadian Armed Forces, 2018.

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Table 9
Canadian Armed Forces Primary Reserve members who experienced targeted sexualized or discriminatory behaviours in the past 12 months, by types of behaviour and impacts of behaviours, 2018

Table 9 Canadian Armed Forces Primary Reserve members who experienced targeted sexualized or discriminatory behaviours in the past 12 months, by types of behaviour and impacts of behaviours, 2018

Table 9
Canadian Armed Forces Primary Reserve members who experienced targeted sexualized or discriminatory behaviours in the past 12 months, by types of behaviour and impacts of behaviours, 2018