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iverglas

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45. there's just something about that RAINN

Wed Feb 8, 2012, 07:53 PM

Feb 2012

that puts me off a little. Maybe the complete absence of any analysis.

http://www.ntn24.com/news/news/rape-touches-one-five-us-women

Rape touches one in five US women
AFP.

U.S. (AFP)- Nearly one in five American women have been raped at some time in their lives, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said Wednesday in a disturbing new report on sexual assault in the United States.

Releasing the results of a first-ever 2010 survey of nearly 10,000 women contacted randomly by telephone, the federal agency said 18.3 percent of women had been victims of rape in their lifetimes.

That includes "completed forced penetration, attempted forced penetration, or alcohol/drug facilitated completed penetration," it said in an executive summary of the 113-page report posted on its website (www.cdc.gov).

Just over half of female rape victims (51.1 percent) said they had been targeted by an "intimate partner" -- a current or former partner or spouse -- and 40.8 percent by an acquaintance.

It also found that 1.3 million women had been raped during the year preceding the survey -- a substantially higher number than the 188.380 rapes and sexual assaults cited in a Department of Justice crime survey for 2010.

That's so way far off what the RAINN site says (appreciated if you provide the actual links):

http://www.rainn.org/statistics

Sexual Assault Numbers

Every 2 minutes, someone in the U.S. is sexually assaulted
There is an average of 207,754 victims (age 12 or older) of sexual assault each year

Once again, of course, the survey focused on a very specific form of sexual assault, and does not take into account events like my mother suffered -- which sounds trivial on the retelling ... to someone not paying attention, anyway.

It also appears not to take into account the fact that rape is underreported even in such surveys because women often do not describe what they have experienced as rape, even where it meets an actual legal definition.

And of course that "nearly one in five" refers to the experiences of the women surveyed to the date of the survey, and not subsequently.

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Women say some rape victims should take blame - survey [View all] redqueen Feb 2012 OP

No/Stop should mean No/Stop to BOTH men and women. It doesn't always, but a preponderance of power patrice Feb 2012 #1

It sounds like the results of a poll in a backward male dominated third world country where women libinnyandia Feb 2012 #2

And how do these women think one SHOULD end a date that is going bad? saras Feb 2012 #3

This is Sad. Amazing how we have a blame the victim society. Justice wanted Feb 2012 #4

This too is human nature. WingDinger Feb 2012 #5

those survery results are horrifying. after all these decades of trying to talk, to instruct, about niyad Feb 2012 #6

I doubt the results would be much different among DUers. nt redqueen Feb 2012 #7

a truly sad thing niyad Feb 2012 #8

I believe it would probably be worse here, given our country's backwards attitudes. chrisa Feb 2012 #48

a third of respondants women who flirt are partially responsible for being raped. 2% of rape false seabeyond Feb 2012 #9

"Only 2% of accused rapists are convicted" Lunacee2012 Feb 2012 #14

not to mention the fact a woman can be raped more than once. i was with three friends. 3 rapes seabeyond Feb 2012 #15

Yup, it happens a hell of a lot more then reported. Lunacee2012 Feb 2012 #16

Needs more data One_Life_To_Give Feb 2012 #17

walk downtown, go to college, work.... regardless of social economic environment seabeyond Feb 2012 #18

Maybe, but I would like to see the data say that One_Life_To_Give Feb 2012 #23

I think you are assuming iverglas Feb 2012 #24

the point being, any person does not live all of life in one cloistured little safe environment seabeyond Feb 2012 #26

Guess my life experience is a bit different One_Life_To_Give Feb 2012 #30

and... and for me, as a woman, with friends, mother, nieces, aunts.... that really does not matter seabeyond Feb 2012 #31

that's all lots of fun iverglas Feb 2012 #32

it is interesting and noted, how i said i read 80% and the poster pulls out 20% seabeyond Feb 2012 #33

Mary Koss has decent data but it's old One_Life_To_Give Feb 2012 #35

maybe what you could help us with iverglas Feb 2012 #36

Point is Personal Experiences are Data not Statistics One_Life_To_Give Feb 2012 #37

well you've missed my points iverglas Feb 2012 #40

i will just start the first time i remember. 12, in the lunch line the boy behind me seabeyond Feb 2012 #38

And has that problem been fixed? One_Life_To_Give Feb 2012 #39

let's look at the topic of this thread iverglas Feb 2012 #41

Post 17 One_Life_To_Give Feb 2012 #43

How does this relate to the topic of blaming women for being raped? nt redqueen Feb 2012 #44

there's just something about that RAINN iverglas Feb 2012 #45

the discussion is.... the large portion of our female population being harrassed, assaulted and seabeyond Feb 2012 #42

I will back you up on knowing very few women Lunacee2012 Feb 2012 #46

*Awful.* BlueIris Feb 2012 #10

The defense of the patriarchy is automatic, and not subject to analysis. redqueen Feb 2012 #11

The patriarchy must be very pleased with this. CrispyQ Feb 2012 #12

Gender difference is most interesting One_Life_To_Give Feb 2012 #13

we do this to psychologically protect ourselves. as long as we can blame other women for their rape La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2012 #19

Just like how thinking that if you pee on your rapist, he'll go away. Neoma Feb 2012 #20

well that one is more intentional, i doubt these women realize what they are doing La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2012 #21

Some do... Neoma Feb 2012 #22

I had a little debate with a health professor a few years back I am the OP Feb 2012 #25

yes, i teach both my boys and girls ways to be safe. an yes, the younger professor is right seabeyond Feb 2012 #27

not being concerned about fault ... iverglas Feb 2012 #34

To be fair, it is totally the guy's fault. nt Lunacee2012 Feb 2012 #47

Wait, is this the same study Lunacee2012 Feb 2012 #28

your last sentence made me laugh. losts of serious of late.... in these threads. lots of posters seabeyond Feb 2012 #29