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Table 3 Types of perpetrator tactics used for women who reported completed rape (n = 211) and attempted rape (n = 246) since age 14 years

From: Sexual violence in the lives of first-year university women in Canada: no improvements in the 21st century

Type

Frequency (%)

95% CI

Any type

Frequency (%†)

95% CI

Completed rape

     

Alcohol/drug only

107 (50.7)

(44.0, 57.5)

Any alcohol/drug

168 (79.6)

(74.2, 85.1)

Force only

37 (17.5)

(12.4, 22.7)

Any force

102 (48.3)

(41.6, 55.1)

Alcohol/drug and force*

50 (23.7)

(18.0, 29.4)

Any threats

17 (8.1)

(4.4, 11.7)

Threats only

1 (0.5)

(0.0, 2.6)

More than one type

66 (31.3)

(25.0, 37.5)

Alcohol/drug and threats*

1 (0.5)

(0.0, 2.6)

   

Force and threats*

5 (2.4)

(0.8, 5.4)

   

Alcohol/drug, force, and threats*

10 (4.8)

(2.3, 8.5)

   

Attempted rape

     

Alcohol/drug only

133 (54.1)

(47.8, 60.3)

Any alcohol/drug

194 (78.9)

(73.8, 84.0)

Force only

44 (17.9)

(13.1, 22.7)

Any force

109 (44.3)

(38.1, 50.5)

Alcohol/drug and force*

49 (19.9)

(14.9, 24.9)

Any threats

20 (8.1)

(4.7, 11.5)

Threats only

2 (0.8)

(0.1, 2.9)

More than one type

67 (27.2)

(21.7, 32.8)

Alcohol/drug and threats*

2 (0.8)

(0.1, 2.9)

   

Force and threats*

6 (2.4)

(0.9, 5.2)

   

Alcohol/drug, force, and threats*

10 (4.1)

(2.0, 7.3)

   
  1. CI = Confidence interval.
  2. *The category may represent more than one type of tactic in a single incident or across multiple incidents. †Percentages do not add to 100 because women may have had multiple types.