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Table 1 Unwanted Sexual Contact Victimization (USCV) Before College and During (First 3 Months) of College Within Gender Identity, Sexual Identity, and Racial/Ethnic Groups (Nā€‰=ā€‰250,359)

From: 3-month prevalence of unwanted sexual contact victimization in a national sample of college students: differences by race, gender identity, and sexual identity

Demographic

USCV

USCV

Before College

(First 3 Months)

% (n)

% (n)

Gender Identity***

Ā Ā 

ā€ƒWoman

24.7% (33,812)

4.5% (6194)

ā€ƒMan

6.5% (5887)

1.5% (1381)

ā€ƒTransgender Woman

23.6% (61)

7.4% (19)

ā€ƒTransgender Man

37.9% (230)

7.9% (48)

ā€ƒGenderqueer/Gender non-conforming/Other Gender

40.6% (938)

7.4% (172)

ā€ƒPNA

15.4% (311)

4.6% (93)

Sexual Identity***

Ā Ā 

ā€ƒHeterosexual

14.8% (24,879)

2.8% (4775)

ā€ƒGay

22.7% (741)

4.0% (130)

ā€ƒLesbian

32.5% (815)

3.6% (91)

ā€ƒBisexual

40.5% (6569)

6.7% (1091)

ā€ƒQueer/Pansexual/Questioning/Other

33.2% (2547)

5.5% (422)

ā€ƒAsexual

12.8% (872)

2.7% (185)

ā€ƒPNA

13.9% (1013)

3.0% (219)

ā€ƒMultiple sexual identities

34.2% (628)

9.0% (166)

Race/Ethnicity***

Ā Ā 

ā€ƒWhite

19.0% (25,442)

3.7% (4954)

ā€ƒBlack/African American

15.9% (2882)

3.4% (617)

ā€ƒLatino

17.8% (4335)

2.9% (712)

ā€ƒAIAN/NHPI

19.6% (227)

5.3% (61)

ā€ƒAsian

9.9% (2668)

2.2% (579)

ā€ƒMultiracial

21.9% (5209)

3.6% (857)

  1. Notes. *** Denotes statistically significant group differences at pā€‰<.001. Significant differences noted between groups for race/ethnicity (X2ā€‰=ā€‰1874.49, dfā€‰=ā€‰10; pā€‰<.001; phiā€‰=ā€‰0.09), gender identity (X2ā€‰=ā€‰15919.83, dfā€‰=ā€‰10; pā€‰<.001; phiā€‰=ā€‰0.26), and sexual identities (X2ā€‰=ā€‰10580.92, dfā€‰=ā€‰14; pā€‰>.001; phiā€‰=ā€‰0.22). USCV ā€œduring collegeā€ capture rates within (approximately) the first 3 months of college as pre- and post-tests were administered within the first three months of enrollment. Totals reflect percentage of students within gender and sexual identities and racial groups reporting unwanted sexual contact victimization (USCV). Students who selected two or more sexual identities (e.g., lesbian and queer; asexual and questioning) were coded as having multiple sexual identities. AIAN/NHPIā€‰=ā€‰American Indian or Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander. GNCā€‰=ā€‰gender non-conforming. PNAā€‰=ā€‰prefer not to answer