Lifetime and Current Sexual Assault and Harassment Victimization Rates of Active Duty United States Air Force Women A national telephone survey of a stratified random sample of Active Duty United States Air Force Women was conducted in 1996 using the same telephone survey as used in Kilpatrick’s National Women’s Study (Kilpatrick, 1994) to assess sexual assault or harassment within the past year, within the military career to date, and lifetime. A sample of 2,018 subjects completed the survey. Findings indicated that the prevalence of rape was twice as high as Kilpatrick’s study, 47% of sample have been victims of rape, molestation, or attempted sexual assault, and the majority of both initial rapes (75 %) and most recent rapes (56%) involved assault when subject was a civilian. Lifetime prevalence of sexual harassment in the sample was 23%. Main findings indicate that early intervention programs are needed as a sizable minority of women entering the U.S. Air Force are sexual assault and harassment victims.
Principal Investigators: Deborah Bostock (USAF Medical Center) / James Daley
Project Dates: 1996 - 1997
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