Sexual harassment among employees and students at a large Swedish university: who are exposed, to what, by whom and where – a cross-sectional prevalence study

Table 4 Prevalence of sexual harassment ever experienced^a, by background factors. Students; N = 9667

	Women				Men				Non-binary			All
	Tot	Yes		p**	Tot			Tot	Yes			Tot			Tot
Background factors (n of missing)	n	n	%	p**	n	n	%	p	n	n	%	n	n	%	p
Age
18–25	4689	1392	29.7		2752	318	11.6		47	15	31.9	7488	1725	23.0
26–30	797	180	22.6		472	61	12.9		11	2	18.2	1280	243	19.0
31–40	347	37	10.7		207	14	6.8		8	2	25.0	562	53	9.4
≥ 41	222	16	7.2		113	6	5.3		2	1	50.0	337	23	6.8
Total	6055	1625	26.8	< 0.001	3544	399	11.3	0.02	68	20	29.4	9667	2044	21.1	< 0.001
Country of birth (6)
Sweden	4759	1333	28.0		2854	332	11.6		47	13	27.7	7660	1678	21.9
Nordic country (outside Sweden)	161	36	22.4		65	4	6.2		3	0	0	229	40	17.5
Europe (outside Nordic countries)	558	132	23.7		290	36	12.4		12	4	33.3	860	172	20.0
Outside Europe	574	122	21.3	< 0.001	332	27	8.1	0.13	6	3	50.0	912	152	16.7	< 0.001
International student (21)
Yes	794	176	22.2		402	36	9.0		8	4	50.0	1204	216	17.9
No	5249	1447	27.6	0.001	3133	363	11.6	0.12	60	16	26.7	8442	1826	21.6	0.003

^**P values for chi square regarding difference between subcategories. NB these could not be calculated for the non-binary group due to low number of participants
^a‘Ever experienced’ Experienced at least once during one’s time as a student at Lund University

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