Table 9A
Canadian Armed Forces Regular Force members who experienced targeted sexualized behaviours in the past 12 months, by selected characteristics of persons responsible and types of behaviour, 2018


Table 9A
Canadian Armed Forces Regular Force members who experienced targeted sexualized behaviours in the past 12 months, by selected characteristics of persons responsible and types of behaviour, 2018
Table summary
This table displays the results of Canadian Armed Forces Regular Force members who experienced targeted sexualized behaviours in the past 12 months. The information is grouped by Selected characteristics of persons responsible (appearing as row headers), Types of behaviour , Sexual jokes , Unwanted sexual attention, Inappropriate sexual comments, Inappropriate discussion about sex life, Displaying, showing, or sending sexually explicit messages or materials, Taking or posting inappropriate or sexually suggestive photos or videos of any Canadian Armed Forces members, without consent , 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 , calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Selected characteristics of persons responsible Types of behaviour
Sexual jokes Unwanted sexual attention Inappropriate sexual comments Inappropriate discussion about sex life Displaying, showing, or sending sexually explicit messages or materials Taking or posting inappropriate or sexually suggestive photos or videos of any Canadian Armed Forces members, without consent 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 Offering workplace benefits for engaging in sexual activity or being mistreated for not engaging in sexual activity
percent
Type of person responsibleTable 9A Note 1
Canadian Armed Forces member(s) 94 88 90 91 92 74 90 90 90 75
Foreign military member(s) 10 8 7 6 9 Note F: too unreliable to be published 8Note E: Use with caution 6Note E: Use with caution 3 Note F: too unreliable to be published
Department of National Defence civilian(s) or contractor(s) 27 19 18 20 15 Note F: too unreliable to be published 11 11 13 Note F: too unreliable to be published
Other 21 14 12 13 16 Note F: too unreliable to be published 8Note E: Use with caution 6Note E: Use with caution 6 Note F: too unreliable to be published
Don't know 3 6 7 6 7 Note F: too unreliable to be published 8Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published 3 Note F: too unreliable to be published
Number of persons responsible
Lone 16 38 29 24 29 33 46 67 61 54
Two or more 30 27 32 35 28 Note F: too unreliable to be published 27 16 21 Note F: too unreliable to be published
Varied - sometimes one person; other times multiple people 38 25 25 30 30 Note F: too unreliable to be published 14 11 10 Note F: too unreliable to be published
Don't know 17 10 13 12 13 27Note E: Use with caution 13 6Note E: Use with caution 7 Note F: too unreliable to be published
Sex of person responsible
Always men 32 59 48 38 50 50 60 68 62 55
Always women 3 12 6 6 5 Note F: too unreliable to be published 11 19 16 Note F: too unreliable to be published
Combination of men and women 62 26 40 51 40 Note F: too unreliable to be published 23 9 19 23Note E: Use with caution
Don't know 3 4 5 4 5 Note F: too unreliable to be published 6Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published 3 Note F: too unreliable to be published
Relationship to targeted memberTable 9A Note 1Table 9A Note 2
Supervisor or higher rank 54 50 53 52 45 48 37 44 46 75
Peer 79 55 68 71 71 63 67 50 49 35
Subordinate - either in or outside chain of command 42 31 33 38 38 Note F: too unreliable to be published 29 24 22 Note F: too unreliable to be published
Other 21 15 12 13 15 Note F: too unreliable to be published 11 12 10 Note F: too unreliable to be published
Don't know 6 8 6 5 6 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 5 Note F: too unreliable to be published
Rank of person responsibleTable 9A Note 1Table 9A Note 3
Junior Non-Commissioned Member 78 67 74 77 84 82 83 69 57 48
Senior Non-Commissioned Member 58 50 49 50 45 42 33 33 39 69
Junior Officer 36 25 25 27 21 Note F: too unreliable to be published 17 20 18 25Note E: Use with caution
Senior Officer 19 16 14 14 10 Note F: too unreliable to be published 7Note E: Use with caution 11 12 Note F: too unreliable to be published
Other 4 3Note E: Use with caution 4 3 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
Don't know 6 8 6 5 5 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 4 Note F: too unreliable to be published
E use with caution
F too unreliable to be published
Note 1

Respondents were asked to indicate all characteristics which applied for all instances; therefore, percentages do not add to 100.

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Note 2

Excludes respondents who did not know the type of person responsible.

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Note 3

Includes respondents who identified at least one Canadian Armed Forces member as responsible.

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Note: Differences are not necessarily statistically significant. Includes those who experienced (targeted, directed at them personally) sexualized 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 calculations 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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