Key questions in the Campus Sexual Assault Study
There are lots of questions in the survey about a range of topics, but eventually all respondents are presented with the following content. Programming language is included in gray so readers can see how the survey functions but respondents did not see it.
“
This section of the interview asks about nonconsensual or unwanted sexual contact you may have experienced. When you are asked about whether something happened since you began college, please think about what has happened since you entered any college or university. The person with whom you had the unwanted sexual contact could have been a stranger or someone you know, such as a family member or someone you were dating or going out with. These questions ask about
[if B0=male, fill “
four 
”, if B0=female, fill “
five
”]
 types of unwanted sexual contact:
o
 forced touching of a sexual nature (forced kissing, touching of private parts, grabbing, fondling, rubbing up against you in a sexual way, even if it is over your clothes)
o
 oral sex
(someone’s mouth or tongue making contact with your genitals or your mouth or tongue making contact with someone else’s genitals)
o
 [If B0=female] 
sexual intercourse (someone’s penis being put in your vagina)
 
o
 ana
l sex (someone’s penis being put in your anus)
 
o
 sexual penetration with a finger or object (someone putting their finger or an object like a bottle or a candle in your
[If B0=female, fill “
vagina or 
”]
 anus. [The bullets above show up on all pages contain
ing items that begin with “V”, preceded by the statement “Unwanted sexual contact includes:”]
”
 Respondents then get asked a series of related questions, which drive the completed and the attempted sexual assault #s, which are:
“
The next sets of questions ask about two additional situations in which you may have experienced unwanted sexual contact:
o
 unwanted sexual contact that involved force or threats of force against you
o
 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 If you have experienced an incident that involved both of these situations at the same time (e.g., you were drugged and then physically forced into sexual contact), please answer affirmatively only for the question that asks about 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. The questions below ask about unwanted sexual contact that involved force or threats of force against you. Force could include someone holding you down with his or her body weight, pinning your arms, hitting or kicking you, or using or threatening to use a weapon against you.
Before you Since you
 
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.
”
 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.
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