began college began college
Has anyone had sexual contact with you by using physical force or threatening to physically harm you?
o
Yes
o
No [V9]
o
Yes
o
No [V3] Has anyone attempted but not succeeded in having sexual contact with you by using or threatening to use physical force against you?
o
Yes
o
No [V10]
o
Yes
o
No [V4] [If V3, V4, V9, or V10=99]
Please answer these questions. Your response is important to the success of the study.
The next set of questions ask about your experiences with unwanted sexual contact while you were unable to provide consent or stop what was happening because you were passed out, drugged, drunk, incapacitated, or asleep. These situations might include times that you voluntarily consumed alcohol or drugs and times that you were given drugs without your knowledge or consent.
Before you began college Since you began college
Has someone had sexual contact with you when you were unable to provide consent or stop what was happening because you were passed out, drugged, drunk, incapacitated, or asleep? This question asks about incidents that you are certain happened.
o
Yes
o
No [V11]
o
Yes
o
No [V5] Have you suspected that someone has had sexual contact with you when you were unable to provide consent or stop what was happening because you were passed out, drugged, drunk, incapacitated, or asleep? This question asks about events that you think (but are not certain) happened.
o
Yes
o
No [V12]
o
Yes
o
No [V6] [If V5, V6, V11, or V12=99]
Please answer these questions. Your response is important to the success of the study.
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So, to be counted in the 19.8%, a respondent would have had to be a woman and a senior, and answer
“Yes” to either V3 or V5.
Then, through a series of follow-up questions, researchers learn about the nature of the unwanted sexual contact for completed incidents. For example, to determine whether it was rape or sexual battery, we ask:
“
V3b. [If V3=yes] When
[if V3a1a=no or 99, fill “
the person
”; if V3a1a=yes, fill “
any of the people
”]
had sexual contact with you by using or threatening you with physical force, which of the following happened? Please check all that apply.
