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HEDS Sexual Assault Climate Survey 2015

In March 2015, 黑料网 participated in the Higher Education Data Sharing (HEDS) Consortium鈥檚 Sexual Assault Campus Climate Survey.

 

This page contains descriptive language of sexual assault and other gender-based violence that may be triggering to survivors and others.

In March 2015, 黑料网 participated in the Higher Education Data Sharing (HEDS) Consortium鈥檚 . We wanted to learn our students鈥 perceptions of 黑料网鈥檚 climate for unwanted sexual contact and sexual assault, how 黑料网 responds to sexual assaults, and whether and how often they have experienced unwanted sexual contact or sexual assault. We are sharing the results in order to engage the campus community in informed discussion about how to address this complex and difficult issue.

This page shares a summary of the survey results, including items of highest concern (find the full data set here).


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Survey Information

Timing, Distribution Method, and Scope

  • Administered electronically to all students February 23, 2015 - March 16, 2015
  • Responses were anonymous
  • All demographic information was voluntarily self-reported; therefore, not all counts add up to total who responded.
  • Women are overrepresented in the sample (70%)
  • Not a random sample, so it is difficult to generalize to our undergraduate population; the purpose of the survey was rather to inform about respondents鈥 experiences and perceptions

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Response Rate

  • 718 students = 25.5% of 黑料网 students
  • Benchmark: Indicates aggregate average of responses; 21,403 respondents from 54 private four-year institutions
  • Response rate at 黑料网 is comparable to that of benchmark institutions

Class year breakdown

2015 29.7%
(211 Respondents)
2016 22.1%
(157 Respondents)
2017 23.5%
(167 Respondents)
2018 24.7%
(176 Respondents)

Gender breakdown

Men Women
29.5%
(210 respondents)
70.5%
(502 respondents)

Race/ethnicity breakdown

African American/Black 3.9%
(28 Respondents)
Asian American/Asian 3.2%
(23 Respondents)
Hispanic/Latino/a 6.5%
(47 Respondents)
White 75.5%
(542 Respondents)
Two or more races 4.2%
(30 Respondents)
Not a US citizen or permanent resident 5.6%
(40 Respondents)
Unknown 1.1%
(8 Respondents)

Sexual orientation breakdown

Asexual 2.1%
(15 Respondents)
Bisexual 4.4%
(31 Respondents)
Gay 1.3%
(9 Respondents)
Heterosexual 87.2%
(621 Respondents)
Lesbian 1.4%
(10 Respondents)
Pansexual 0.8%
(6 Respondents)
Queer 0.4%
(3 Respondents)
Questioning 2.1%
(15 Respondents)
Fill in 0.3%
(2 Respondents)

Summary of Findings

These findings are a summary of the survey results, including items of highest concern.

Views on General Climate at 黑料网

Students 鈥渟trongly agree鈥 or 鈥渁gree鈥 with the following

Statement 黑料网 Benchmark
Faculty, staff, and administrators at 黑料网 are genuinely concerned about students鈥 welfare 83.0%
(592 respondents)
86.1%
Students at 黑料网 are genuinely concerned about the welfare of other students. 56.1%
(401 respondents)
73.9%
I feel safe on this campus. 84%
(600 respondents)
84.4%

Views on Sexual Assault at 黑料网

Students 鈥渟trongly agree鈥 or 鈥渁gree鈥 that the number of sexual assaults [at 黑料网] is low

黑料网 Benchmark
29.4%
(210 respondents)
52.7%

Information and Education

Students received information or education from 黑料网 on...

Statement 黑料网 Benchmark
What sexual assault is and how to recognize it 89.3%
(636 respondents)
78.7%
How to report an incident of sexual assault 81.2%
(578 respondents)
63%
Procedures for investigating a sexual assault 62.6%
(446 respondents)
37.1%
Actions you can take to help prevent sexual assault 83.8%
(597 respondents)
72.4%

Unwanted Sexual Contact

Unwanted sexual contact, defined:

Such as someone making sexual comments about your body; someone making unwelcome sexual advances, propositions, or suggestions to you; or someone telling you sexually offensive jokes or kidding about your sex or gender-specific traits.

Such as sending you sexual emails, texts, or pictures; posting sexual comments about you on blogs or social media; showing you sexually offensive pictures or objects; leering at you or making lewd gestures towards you; or touching oneself sexually in front of you.

Such as someone briefly groping you, rubbing sexually against you, pinching you, or engaging in any other brief inappropriate or unwelcome touching of your body.

How often have you experienced the following forms of unwanted sexual contact while you were [at 黑料网]?

Unwanted conduct Frequency 黑料网 Benchmark
Verbal behaviors At least once 71.5%
(489 respondents)
54.2%
Never 28.5%
(195 respondents)
45.8%
Nonverbal behaviors At least once 32.3%
(221 respondents)
23.3%
Never 67.7%
(463 respondents)
76.7%
Brief physical contact At least once 63.2%
(432 respondents)
39.8%
Never 36.8%
(252 respondents)
60.2%

Sexual Assault

Have you been sexually assaulted* [at 黑料网]?

Response 黑料网 Benchmark
Yes 11.9%
(85 Respondents; 80 Women)
7.4%
Suspect I was, but not certain 5.6%
(40 Respondents; 36 Women)
3.1%

*Sexual assault includes touching of a sexual nature, oral sex, vaginal sex, anal sex, anal or vaginal penetration with a body part other than a penis or tongue, or by an object, like a bottle or candle.

The following questions were only answered by 85 respondents that answered 鈥測es鈥 to 鈥淪ince starting at 黑料网, have you been sexually assaulted while you were on campus or while you were off campus during an event or program sponsored by 黑料网?鈥

Acts During Sexual Assault

When you were sexually assaulted, which of the following happened? (Check all that apply)

Sexual act 黑料网 Benchmark
Touching of a sexual nature 95.2%
(80 Respondents)
89.4%
Oral sex 25.0%
(21 Respondents)
24.3%
Vaginal sex 48.8%
(41 Respondents)
41.1%
Anal sex 3.6%
(3 Respondents)
4.2%
Anal or vaginal penetration by body part other than penis, or tongue, or by an object 7.1%
(6 Respondents)
8.6%

This incident of sexual assault involved...

  黑料网 Benchmark
[Threat of] physical force, or using coercion/intimidation 31.7%
(26 Respondents)
33.2%
[Use of] physical force against you 58.8%
(47 Respondents)
45.4%
Other people drinking alcohol 94.0%
(78 Respondents)
73.6%
Other people using drugs 22.0%
(18 Respondents)
19.3%
Your drinking alcohol 89.2%
(74 Respondents)
63.7%

Timing

When in your academic career did the sexual assault occur?

First year 44.0%
(37 Respondents)
Second year 23.8%
(20 Respondents)
Third year 15.5%
(13 Respondents)
Fourth year 3.6%
(3 Respondents)
Summer, but on campus or at 黑料网 event 6.0%
(5 Respondents)
Other 7.1%
(6 Respondents)

Location

Location of sexual assault

Residential building 73.5%
(61 Respondents)
Nonresidential building 10.8%
(9 Respondents)
Off-campus (but not at another college or university) 15.7%
(13 Respondents)

Relationship to Assailant

Relationship to people who sexually assaulted you (check all that apply)

Stranger 31.0%
(26 Respondents)
Non-romantic friend 52.4%
(44 Respondents)
Casual date or hookup 27.4%
(23 Respondents)
Current romantic partner 2.4%
(2 Respondents)
Ex-romantic partner 2.4%
(2 Respondents)
Other 3.6%
(3 Respondents)

Full Results

This page shares a summary of the survey results, including items of highest concern. The full set of survey results is also available on the Office of Institutional Analysis survey page.

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Response

These findings are serious and troubling. They are not just numbers, but the voices of our students. We are actively working to educate students and prevent sexual assault in our community. But while 黑料网 has supported a number of programs to confront these problems, there is still much more to be done.

  • Online sexual violence prevention training is mandatory for new students, all student leaders, and student-athletes
  • Led successful effort to establish Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) coverage for Hamilton

Go to Haven landing page

Haven is a sexual violence resource center that provides confidential care, support, advocacy, and trauma-informed clinical services for survivors.