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Appendix D: Selected Surveys Measuring Rape: An Overview
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... Appendix D Selected Surveys Measuring Rape: An Overview T his appendix presents details, compiled by the panel, for eight sur veys that have measured rape. Five of the surveys are discussed in Chapters 5 and 6: • National Crime Victimization Survey • National Women's Study • National Violence Against Women Study • National College Women Sexual Victimization Study • National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey The other three surveys are not discussed in the report: • National Survey of Inter-Gender Relationships • National Women's Study: Replicate • Campus Sexual Assault Study The material for each begins with a table that details the design and estimate(s)
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... . NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMIZATION SURVEY The National Crime Victimization Survey is an ongoing survey of the Bureau of Justice Statistics (see Chapter 4)
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... 12 and older incident report Sexual assault: including (In past 6 months) verbal threats Hierarchical scoring procedure used in incident report to classify type of victimization, if any, that occurred TABLE D-2  National Crime Victimization Survey: Concept and Description Concept Description Rape and Rape includes psychological coercion as well as physical force.
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... . SOURCE: Data from Bureau of Justice Statistics (n.d.-d)
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... . SOURCE: Data from Bureau of Justice Statistics (n.d.-d)
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... Random digit them with family or dialing to select Wave 2: friends." households within 1-year follow-up each area Wave 3: n = 2,008 a cross- 2-year follow-up section of all adult women (ages 18 and older) n = 2,000 an over sample of younger women between the ages of 18 and 34 SOURCE: Data from Kilpatrick, Edmunds, and Seymour (1992)
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... TABLE D-4 National Women's Study: Concept and Description Concept Description Forcible rape Rape was defined as "an event that occurred without the woman's consent which involved the use of force or threat of force, and involved sexual penetration of victim's vagina, mouth or rectum." The critical elements of forcible rape: 1. use of force or threat of force 2.
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... 214 ESTIMATING THE INCIDENCE OF RAPE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT SOURCE: Data from Kilpatrick, Edmunds, and Seymour (1992)
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... APPENDIX D 215 NATIONAL VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN STUDY The National Violence Against Women Study was mandated by Congress in the 1994 Violence Against Women Act (see Chapter 5)
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... . TABLE D-6  National Violence Against Women Study: Concept and Description Concept Description Forcible rape Rape was defined as "an event that occurred without the victim's consent, which involved the use of force or threat of force, and involved sexual penetration of victim's vagina, or anus by penis, tongue, fingers, or object, or the victim's mouth by penis.
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... Question(s) Estimate Completed Single stage Five single Single-stage Percentage and attempted items classification forcible rape Behaviorally process, with no Estimated specific separate incident counts report (Lifetime prevalence of rape)
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... . NATIONAL COLLEGE WOMEN SEXUAL VICTIMIZATION STUDY The National College Women Sexual Victimization Study was conducted in 1997, supported by the National Institute of Justice (see Chapter 5)
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... 20, 21, 22) penetration Threats of each of the and above Hierarchical physical scoring procedure contact; used in incident physical report to classify force used type of crime, or if any, that threatened occurred with physical force TABLE D-8  National College Women Sexual Victimization Study: Concept and Definitions Concept Definitions Completed Rape Unwanted completed penetration by physical force or the threat of physical force.
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... 220 ESTIMATING THE INCIDENCE OF RAPE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT Data from Fisher et al.
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... APPENDIX D 221 Data from Fisher et al.
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... 222 ESTIMATING THE INCIDENCE OF RAPE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT Data from Fisher et et al.
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... APPENDIX D 223 Data from Fisher et al.
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... 224 ESTIMATING THE INCIDENCE OF RAPE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT Data from Fisher et al.
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... APPENDIX D 225 NATIONAL INTIMATE PARTNER AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE SURVEY The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey is supported by the National Institute of Justice and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It was first fielded in 2010; the two agencies plan to conduct it on a regular basis (see Chapter 5)
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... 226 ESTIMATING THE INCIDENCE OF RAPE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT TABLE D-9 The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey: Design and Estimates Design Data Collection Population/ Sampling Design, Framing Research Sample Size, Mode of of Survey Design Age Range Administration Context Cross-section Adults in United States Computer-assisted Health (ages 18 and older) telephone interviewing A dual-frame sampling strategy including both landline and cell phones in 50 states National random digit dialing n = 18,049 Male population: 77,814,000 Female population: 139,808,000 SOURCE: Data from Black et al.
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... Sexual coercion (Prevalence of rape in the 12 Unwanted sexual months prior contact to taking the survey) Noncontact unwanted sexual experiences
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... In NISVS, sexual coercion refers to unwanted vaginal, oral, or anal sex after being pressured in ways that included being worn down by someone who repeatedly asked for sex or showed they were unhappy; feeling pressured by being lied to, being told promises that were untrue, or having someone threaten to end a relationship or spread rumors; and sexual pressure due to someone using his or her influence or authority. Unwanted sexual contact Unwanted sexual contact is defined as unwanted sexual experiences involving touch but not sexual penetration, such as being kissed in a sexual way or having sexual body parts fondled or grabbed.
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... 229 SOURCE:SOURCE: Black et al.
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... TABLE D-11  The National Survey of Inter-Gender Relationships: Design and Estimates Design Data Collection Population/ Sampling Design, Research Sample Size, Mode of Framing of Survey Design Age Range Administration Context Cross-section Probability sample of Self-report Sexual experience 4-year colleges and questionnaire survey universities Two stages: (1) selection of institution; (2)
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... Question(s) Estimate Sexual contact (by One stage: Multiple Single-stage Percentage verbal coercion, behaviorally single items classification Frequencies misuse of authority, specific with no Mean (SD)
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...   9. Have you had sexual intercourse when you didn't want to because a man threatened or used some degree of physical force (twisting your arm, holding you down, etc.)
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... They are followed by the list of screening questions used in the survey.
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... (2) Adult women enrolled in 4-year institutions of higher education in United States/classification of sample by nine regions and sample released to be dialed in proportion to the national census representation of college women n = 2,000; n = 253 different schools (ages 18 to 67 years, mean = 20.1)
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... Estimate Drug- and alcohol- Single stage See following For one Lifetime and facilitated rape pages reported 2005 annual Behaviorally incident or prevalence Incapacitated rape specific if more than estimates for one, most U.S. population Forcible rape (Lifetime and recent of women, and past year separately for prevalence of college women rape)
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... is when the perpetrator facilitated rape deliberately gives the victim drugs without her permission or tries to get her drunk, and then commits an unwanted sexual act against her involving oral, anal, or vaginal penetration. The victim is passed out or awake but too drunk or high to know what she is doing or to control her behavior.
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... The person making the unwanted sexual advances can be male or female.
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... • Did you suffer serious physical injuries, minor injuries, or no physi cal injuries as a result of the incident? • Did this incident involve oral penetration, anal penetration, or vaginal penetration?
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... APPENDIX D 239 CAMPUS SEXUAL ASSAULT STUDY The Campus Sexual Assault Study was conducted in 2006 with support from the National Institute of Justice. The results were published in Krebs et al.
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... 240 ESTIMATING THE INCIDENCE OF RAPE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT TABLE D-14  Campus Sexual Assault Study: Design and Estimates Design Data Collection Population/ Sampling Design, Research Sample Size, Mode of Framing of Survey Design Age Range Administration Context Cross-section Undergraduate students Web-based survey Nonconsensual or enrolled at least three unwanted sexual quarters time during contact experience 2005-2006 academic year at two large public universities Probability sample Total n = 5,446 Males: n = 1,375 Females: n = 5,446 (ages 18-25) SOURCE: Data from Krebs et al.
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... Estimate Physically forced One stage: Responses Single-stage Percentages sexual assault behaviorally from classification specific items multiple with no Frequencies Incapacitated sexual items used separate assault (Before you began incident college) report (Since you began college)
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... . Incapacitated sexual Assaults occurring when a victim is unable to provide consent or assault stop what is happening because she is passed out, drugged, drunk, incapacitated, or asleep.
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... APPENDIX D 243 SOURCE: Data from Krebs et al.
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... 244 ESTIMATING THE INCIDENCE OF RAPE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT SOURCE: Data from Krebs et al.
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... APPENDIX D 245 SOURCE: Data from Krebs etet al.(2007)


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