Armed Forces 2002
Sexual Harassment Survey
Armed Forces 2002
Sexual Harassment Survey
February 25, 2004February 25, 2004
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Study Methodology
y Survey Design
− Survey designed to allow comparisons to 1995 survey
− Topics covered include demographics, workplace information, gender-
related experiences in the military, and personnel policies and
practices; other topics were included on this survey (e.g., mentoring,
leadership), but are reported separately
y Survey Administration
− Paper-and-pencil with Web option
− Sample size: 60,415
− Population consisted of all active-duty members of Army, Navy, Marine
Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard below the rank of admiral or
general, with at least 6 months of active-duty service
− Data collection December 2001-April 2002
− Response rate 36%
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2002 Measures
y Core measure consists of 19 items representing a spectrum of
unprofessional, gender-related behaviors (including a write-in that is not
included in measure)
y SH measure has 12 behavioral items plus 1 labeling item
− 12 items that measure unprofessional, gender-related behaviors
− And, one item that asks Service members, "Do you consider ANY of these
behaviors which YOU MARKED AS HAPPENING TO YOU in Question 55 to
have been sexual harassment?”
02WGR Q55, Q56
Unwanted Sexual Unwanted Sexual
AttentionAttention
(4)(4)
Crude/Offensive Crude/Offensive
BehaviorBehavior
(4)(4)
Sexual CoercionSexual Coercion
(4)(4)
Sexual Sexual
HarassmentHarassment
(12)(12)
Sexist BehaviorSexist Behavior
(4)(4)
Sexual AssaultSexual Assault
(2)(2)
Any IncidentAny Incident
(19)(19)
Other SexOther Sex--RelatedRelated
(1)(1)
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31
8
2
23
5
1
63
42
13
45
27
8
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Crude/Offensive Behavior Unwanted Sexual Attention Sexual Coercion
Males - 1995 Males - 2002 Females - 1995 Females - 2002
Components of Sexual Harassment
Measure, by Year
y Reported experiences of Crude/Offensive Behavior and Unwanted Sexual Attention decreased
for women and men between 1995 and 2002
Margin of error does not exceed ±3
02WGR Q55, Q56
95SHS Q71, Q72
Percent Who Experienced Behavior in Past 12 Months
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Sexual Harassment Incident Rates,
by Service and Year
y In 2002, nearly a quarter of women reported experiencing Sexual Harassment (24%)
− For women, Air Force members reported experiences at lowest rate (18% vs. 24-29%)
y Reported incident rates declined between 1995 and 2002 for women and men
− Largest improvement for Marine Corps women (57% vs. 27%)
8 8 9 9 7 5
46
53
42
57
40 42
3 3 3 3 3 4
24
29 26 27
18
24
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Total
DoD
Army Navy Marine
Corps
Air
Force
Coast
Guard
Total
DoD
Army Navy Marine
Corps
Air
Force
Coast
Guard
MALES
FEMALES
Margin of error does not exceed ±5
Males - 1995
Males - 2002
Females - 1995
Females - 2002
Percent Who Experienced Behavior in Past 12 Months and Labeled Behavior Sexual Harassment
02WGR Q55, Q56
95SHS Q71, Q72
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Percent of Members Reporting Sexist Behavior,
by Service and Year
y For women, Air Force members reported experiencing the lowest rate of Sexist Behavior (40%);
Marine Corps members reported experiencing the highest rate (64%)
− Largest percentage-point decline from 1995 to 2002 for Air Force women (59% vs. 40%)
15 16 14 15 15 14
63
67
62
77
59
65
17 18 18 17
14
18
50
53
56
64
40
56
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Total
DoD
Army Navy Marine
Corps
Air
Force
Coast
Guard
Total
DoD
Army Navy Marine
Corps
Air
Force
Coast
Guard
Margin of error does not exceed ±6
MALES
FEMALES
02WGR Q55
95SHS Q71
Males - 1995
Males - 2002
Females - 1995
Females - 2002
Percent Who Experienced Behavior in Past 12 Months
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Percent of Members Reporting
Sexual Assault, by Service and Year
• For women, the decrease in the Sexual Assault rate was significant across all Services—with the
greatest decline occurring for Army women (9% vs. 3%)
1 2
6 9 6 9 4 41 1 3 3 3
5 2 20*1*1*1* 1*1*1*1*
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Total
DoD
Army Navy Marine
Corps
Air Force Coast
Guard
Total
DoD
Army Navy Marine
Corps
Air Force Coast
Guard
* Low precision and/or unweighted denominator size between 30 and 59.
MALES FEMALES
02WGR Q55
95SHS Q71
Males - 1995
Males - 2002
Females - 1995
Females - 2002
Percent Who Experienced Behavior in Past 12 Months
Margin of error does not exceed ±2
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46
54
44
51
51
73
38
37
37
35
35
23
16
10
19
14
13
4
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
During duty hours - 2002
During duty hours - 1995
At work - 2002
At work - 1995
At a military installation - 2002
At a military installation - 1995
All of it Some of it None of it
Where and When Situation Occurred for Women,
by Year
y Fewer women reported in 2002 than in 1995 that all of the behaviors occurred during duty hours,
at a military installation, and at work
− Women in each of the Services were at least 20 percentage points less likely to indicate in 2002 than in
1995 that all the behaviors occurred on a military installation—this decline was significant for women in each
of the paygrades
y For women in 2002, junior enlisted members were the least likely, and senior officers were the
most likely, to report all their experiences occurred at work and during duty hours
Margin of error does not exceed ±2
02WGR Q59
95SHS Q74, Q75, Q76
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14
7
4
10
46
58
11
43
55
40
54
60
50
25
15
54
34
29
52
32
30
47
32
26
37
68
80
36
20
13
37
25
15
13
14
14
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Sexual Assault
Sexual Harassment Only
Sexist Behavior Only
Sexual Assault
Sexual Harassment Only
Sexist Behavior Only
Sexual Assault
Sexual Harassment Only
Sexist Behavior Only
Sexual Assault
Sexual Harassment Only
Sexist Behavior Only
All of it Some of it None of it
Where and When Situation Occurred for Women,
by Type
y Situations involving sexual assault (in combination with other behaviors) are less likely than those
only involving sexist behavior or sexual harassment to occur on an installation, at work, or during
duty hours
− And more likely to occur in local communities around installations
− There were too few cases of sexual assault to analyze separately from also experiencing other behaviors
Margins of error for Sexist Behavior/Sexual Harassment do not exceed ±3
02WGR Q59
At a military installation
During duty hours
At work
In local community
Margin of error for Sexual Assault does not exceed ±9
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New Measure of Perceived
Gender-Related Discrimination
y Investigation into Army’s Aberdeen situation indicated that gender
discrimination was a pervasive issue
− DMDC developed measure of perceived racial/ethnic discrimination in the
workplace and included measure in 1996 Equal Opportunity Survey (EOS)
− Dimensions included: Evaluations, Assignments, and Career
y Based on results from 1996 EOS, gender version of measure developed and
included in this survey
*Q54L and Q54M were combined into one item
AssignmentAssignment
4 Items4 Items
EvaluationEvaluation
4 Items4 Items
CareerCareer
4 Items4 Items
Discrimination*Discrimination*
12 Items12 Items
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11 12 12
17
8 128 9 9 12 5
109 11 8
13
6
12
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Total DoD Army Navy Marine Corps Air Force Coast Guard
Evaluation Assignment Career
Gender-Related Discrimination For
Women, by Service
y Marine Corps women reported highest incident rate of Evaluation (17%); Air Force women
reported lowest incident rate of Evaluation (8%)
y Air Force women reported lowest Assignment incident rate (5% vs. 9-12%)
y Air Force (6%) and Navy (8%) women reported a lower rate of Career than women in other
Services (11-13%)
Percent of Females Who Experienced Behavior in Past 12 Months
Margin of error does not exceed ±2; Margin of error for Marine Corps and Coast Guard does not exceed ±4
02WGR Q54
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5 6 5 3 4 52 3 3 2 22 2 2 2 2 2* 1*
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Total DoD Army Navy Marine Corps Air Force Coast Guard
Evaluation Assignment Career
Gender-Related Discrimination For
Men, by Service
y For men, rate of Evaluation was twice as high as Assignment and Career
y Two percent of men reported experiencing Assignment and Career
Percent of Males Who Experienced Behavior in Past 12 Months
Margin of error does not exceed ±4
02WGR Q54
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Effectiveness of Training
y At least 75% of women and men agreed their Service’s sexual harassment
training effectively conveyed the following:
− a good understanding of what words and actions are considered sexual
harassment (both 90%)
− behaviors that are offensive to others and should not be tolerated (both 92%)
− sexual harassment reduces the cohesion and effectiveness of your Service as a
whole (females 89%, males 90%)
− sexual harassment makes it difficult for Service members to perform their duties
(females 90%, males 91%)
− useful tools for dealing with sexual harassment (females 83%, males 84%)
− information about policies, procedures, and consequences of sexual harassment
(both 91%)
− it is safe to complain about unwanted, sex-related attention (females 76%, males
83%)
02WGR Q82
Percent Who Had Training
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67
75
65
75
65
74
25
19
30
21
29
21
8
6
5
4
5
4
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Immediate Supervisor - 1995
Immediate Supervisor - 2002
Senior Installation Leadership - 1995
Senior Installation Leadership - 2002
Senior Service Leadership - 1995
Senior Service Leadership - 2002
Yes Don't Know No
1995 and 2002 Comparison
Please Give Your Opinion About Whether the Persons Below Make Honest and Reasonable Efforts
To Stop Sexual Harassment, Regardless of What Is Said Officially.
Margin of error does not exceed ±2
02WGR Q79
95SHS Q110
Leadership Efforts To Stop
Sexual Harassment, by Year
y Between 1995 and 2002, there was an increase in the number of Service members who reported
that each of the three leadership levels was trying to stop sexual harassment