Table 6
Canadian Armed Forces Regular Force members who witnessed or experienced sexualized or discriminatory behaviours in the past 12 months, by selected characteristics and types of behaviour, 2018

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Table 6
Canadian Armed Forces Regular Force members who witnessed or experienced sexualized or discriminatory behaviours in the past 12 months, by selected characteristics and types of behaviour, 2018
Table summary
This table displays the results of Canadian Armed Forces Regular Force members who witnessed or experienced sexualized or discriminatory behaviours in the past 12 months. The information is grouped by Selected characteristics of members (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 and Discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, calculated using number and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Selected characteristics of members	Total sexualized or discriminatory behaviours^{Table 6 Note 1}		Sexualized behaviours				Discriminatory behaviours
			Total sexualized behaviours^{Table 6 Note 2}	Inappropriate verbal or non-verbal communication^{Table 6 Note 3}	Sexually explicit materials^{Table 6 Note 4}	Physical contact or suggested sexual relations^{Table 6 Note 5}	Total discriminatory behaviours^{Table 6 Note 6}	Discrimination on the basis of sex^{Table 6 Note 7}	Discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity^{Table 6 Note 8}
	number	percent
Environmental command
Canadian Army^{Table 6 Note †}	15,140	70	69	68	15	13	26	25	7
Royal Canadian Navy	5,630	75^Note *	74^Note *	73^Note *	12^Note *	17^Note *	30^Note *	29^Note *	10^Note *
Royal Canadian Air Force	8,760	71^Note *	70^Note *	69	11^Note *	12^Note *	26	25	7
Military Personnel Command	3,220	68	66^Note *	65^Note *	8^Note *	13	28^Note *	26	8^Note *
Other	6,360	69	67	66^Note *	8^Note *	11^Note *	24^Note *	23^Note *	5^Note *
Gender
Women	6,010	75^Note *	72^Note *	71^Note *	11^Note *	23^Note *	40^Note *	38^Note *	12^Note *
Men^{Table 6 Note †}	32,800	70	69	68	12	11	24	23	6
Gender diverse^{Table 6 Note 9}	100	76	73	66	31^Note *	29^Note *	45^Note *	40^Note *	26^Note *
Indigenous identity^{Table 6 Note 10}
Indigenous (First Nations, Métis, Inuit) person	1,490	67^Note *	65^Note *	63^Note *	13	14	27	25	9^Note *
Non-Indigenous person^{Table 6 Note †}	37,560	71	69	68	12	13	26	25	7
Persons with disabilities
Persons with disabilities	1,570	72	69	67	14^Note *	18^Note *	33^Note *	32^Note *	12^Note *
Persons without disabilities^{Table 6 Note †}	37,430	70	69	68	12	13	26	25	7
Visible minority
Visible minority	2,660	70	68	67	14^Note *	16^Note *	31^Note *	30^Note *	10^Note *
Non-visible minority^{Table 6 Note †}	36,360	71	69	68	12	13	26	25	7
Rank
Junior Non-Commissioned Member^{Table 6 Note †}	21,640	73	72	71	16	16	28	27	8
Senior Non-Commissioned Member	8,840	66^Note *	65^Note *	64^Note *	9^Note *	9^Note *	21^Note *	20^Note *	5^Note *
Junior Officer	5,040	74	72	71	8^Note *	13^Note *	31^Note *	30^Note *	7^Note *
Senior Officer	3,610	65^Note *	61^Note *	60^Note *	4^Note *	8^Note *	23^Note *	22^Note *	4^Note *
Age group
24 years and younger	3,390	73^Note *	72^Note *	71^Note *	19^Note *	19^Note *	30^Note *	28^Note *	9^Note *
25 to 29 years	7,810	76^Note *	75^Note *	74^Note *	17^Note *	17^Note *	32^Note *	31^Note *	8^Note *
30 to 34 years	8,340	74^Note *	73^Note *	72^Note *	13^Note *	14^Note *	29^Note *	28^Note *	7^Note *
35 to 39 years	6,980	71^Note *	70^Note *	69^Note *	12^Note *	12^Note *	26^Note *	25^Note *	7^Note *
40 to 44 years	5,050	68^Note *	67^Note *	65^Note *	9^Note *	11^Note *	22^Note *	21^Note *	6
45 to 49 years	3,770	65^Note *	63^Note *	62^Note *	7^Note *	9^Note *	22^Note *	21^Note *	5^Note *
50 years and older^{Table 6 Note †}	3,810	59	57	56	6	8	20	19	6
Total	39,150	70	69	68	12	13	26	25	7
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 witnessed (saw or heard) or 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 witnessed (saw or heard) or 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 or indecent 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 5 referrer Note 6 Includes those who witnessed (saw or heard) or 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 The gender diverse population include those who report a gender other than male or female, those who report being unsure of their gender, those who report being both male and female and those who report being neither male nor female. Return to note 9 referrer Note 10 The specific survey question asked “Are you an Aboriginal person, that is, First Nations, Métis, or Inuk (Inuit)?”. Return to note 10 referrer Note: Includes those who witnessed (saw or heard) or 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. Excludes behaviours that respondents heard about from someone else (e.g., something that a friend confided in them). All estimates of numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Estimates are rounded independently; therefore, the sum of the rounded categories may not equal the rounded total. Percent calculations are based on unrounded estimates and exclude missing responses. Source: Statistics Canada, Survey on Sexual Misconduct in the Canadian Armed Forces, 2018.

Date modified:: 2019-05-22

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Canadian Armed Forces Regular Force members who witnessed or experienced sexualized or discriminatory behaviours in the past 12 months, by selected characteristics and types of behaviour, 2018

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Table 6
Canadian Armed Forces Regular Force members who witnessed or experienced sexualized or discriminatory behaviours in the past 12 months, by selected characteristics and types of behaviour, 2018