Report on the AAU Campus Climate Survey on Sexual Assault and Sexual Misconduct
The University of Virginia
Authors
David Cantor, Westat Bonnie Fisher, University of Cincinnati Susan Chibnall, Westat Carol Bruce, Westat Reanne Townsend, Westat Gail Thomas, Westat Hyunshik Lee, Westat
September 21 2015
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Table of Contents Section Page
1 Introduction ......................................................................................... 1 2 Methodology ........................................................................................ 1 2.1
Brief Description of the Sampling Procedure for the University of Virginia ................................................................ 4
Brief Description of the Weighting Procedure for the University of Virginia ................................................................ 6 3 Survey Results ...................................................................................... 9 3.1
Campus Climate around Sexual Assault and Sexual Misconduct .............................................................................. 9
Resources Related to Sexual Assault and Sexual Misconduct ............................................................................ 1
Frequency and Nature of Victimization by Physical Force or Incapacitation .......................................................... 1
Frequency and Nature of Victimization Due to Coercion or Absence of Affirmative Consent ........................................
Frequency and Nature of Sexual Harassment, Intimate Partner Violence, and Stalking ............................................... 25 Appendixes 1 Instrument Development ..................................................................
2 Human Subjects Protections and Safeguards .................................. 105 3 Results by Individual Status Code .................................................... 116 4 Non-response Bias Analysis ............................................................. 119 5 Email Invitations and Reminders ..................................................... 129
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1. Introduction
This report describes the results of the 2015
Campus Climate Survey on Sexual Assault and Sexual Misconduct
administered at the University of Virginia. The project was designed to address the concerns related to the incidence and prevalence of sexual assault and sexual misconduct at the University of Virginia. There were three overall goals of the survey. One was to estimate the incidence and prevalence of different forms of nonconsensual sexual contact, harassment, stalking, and intimate partner violence. The second goal was to collect information on student views related to the climate surrounding sexual assault and misconduct. The third goal was to assess student knowledge and evaluation of school resources and procedures when responding to instances of sexual assault and sexual misconduct. Addressing each of these goals will help the University of Virginia create a safer and more accepting campus environment. The University of Virginia participated as part of a consortium of 27 colleges and universities organized by the American Association for Universities (AAU). The research firm Westat led the design effort, carried out the survey, and conducted the analysis presented in this report. The content and methodology of the survey was developed in consultation with a committee of university representatives from the participating schools. This report includes a description of the survey design and methodology used to conduct the survey, as well as empirical results. For this report we have included descriptive information for selected tables.
2. Methodology
2.1 Instrument Development
In early November 2014, the AAU Survey Design Team was formed and started on the survey development process. (For a list of Design Team members, see Table A1, Appendix 1.) The team met weekly, sometimes twice a week, to review progress and discuss sections of the questionnaire. Throughout the survey design process, the team received more than 700 comments about the survey for consideration, including those from the Survey Design Team and study coordinators. Disagreements were resolved by consensus. In addition, college students provided feedback on the instrument by participating in: (1) two rounds of cognitive testing conducted at Westat; and (2) pilot administration groups conducted at four participating institutions of higher education (IHEs).
