The prevalence of sexual harassment decreased across groups from 2015 to 2021. Compared to 2015, the 2021 instructions for these questions were more explicit in clarifying that participants were being asked specifically about sexually harassing behaviors that occurred in the context of CU-related activities (in person or remote), rather than any sexual harassment participants might have experienced during their time as students at CU. This may account for some of the reduction seen in these rates.
Note that the questions asking about Sexual Harassment appeared earlier in the survey than the other forms of sexual misconduct and as such have higher numbers of responses; a small proportion of student participants exited the survey at or before the point where the questions about the other forms of sexual misconduct were presented.
2015 |
2021 |
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Sexual Harassment |
N |
Freq |
% |
N |
Freq |
% |
Undergraduate Women |
5,519 |
1534 |
28% |
4,364 |
841 |
19% |
Undergraduate Men |
4,821 |
451 |
9% |
3,485 |
181 |
5% |
Graduate Women |
1,168 |
233 |
20% |
1,527 |
95 |
6% |
Graduate Men |
1,428 |
94 |
7% |
1,552 |
35 |
2% |