This statistic shows the results of a survey conducted in the United States from 2006 to 2018 on respondents' fear of being sexually assaulted. The results were sorted by gender. During the survey in 2018, some 4 percent of male respondents stated they frequently or occasionally worry about being sexually assaulted, while 36 percent of female respondents stated the same.
Share of Americans who worry about being sexually assaulted from 2006 to 2018, by gender
Share of respondents who worry frequently or occasionally
Method of interview
Telephone interview
Supplementary notes
The source worded the original question as follows: "How often do you, yourself, worry about the following things -- frequently, occasionally, rarely or never?
How about -- Being sexually assaulted".
*Total number of respondents. This statistic only shows those who responded with "frequently" or "occasionally".
The source does not provide the exact number of respondents or the date of survey for previous years.
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Gallup. (November 12, 2018). Share of Americans who worry about being sexually assaulted from 2006 to 2018, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/787898/share-of-americans-who-worry-about-being-sexually-assaulted-gender/
Gallup. "Share of Americans who worry about being sexually assaulted from 2006 to 2018, by gender." Chart. November 12, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/787898/share-of-americans-who-worry-about-being-sexually-assaulted-gender/
Gallup. (2018). Share of Americans who worry about being sexually assaulted from 2006 to 2018, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/787898/share-of-americans-who-worry-about-being-sexually-assaulted-gender/
Gallup. "Share of Americans Who Worry about Being Sexually Assaulted from 2006 to 2018, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/787898/share-of-americans-who-worry-about-being-sexually-assaulted-gender/
Gallup, Share of Americans who worry about being sexually assaulted from 2006 to 2018, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/787898/share-of-americans-who-worry-about-being-sexually-assaulted-gender/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of Americans who worry about being sexually assaulted from 2006 to 2018, by gender [Graph], Gallup, November 12, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/787898/share-of-americans-who-worry-about-being-sexually-assaulted-gender/
