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In reply to the discussion: Women say some rape victims should take blame - survey [View all]One_Life_To_Give
(6,036 posts)Mary Koss has decent data but it's old coming from 1986. http://www.soci270.carvajal.ca/documents/KossTheScopeofRape.pdf That work supports rates of 54% in this Self Reported study. The 20% figure comes from my memory of another self reported study. And it was more or less consistent with a comment upthread disparaging a statistical 1 in 4 (source unknown) with their personal experience.
Personal experience is based on knowledge of maybe a few hundred people, and a intimate knowledge of only a handful. We often times don't know if we are the exception or the rule. Although human nature is to assume our experiences are typical. I am truly sorry about your personal experiences and those of your friends. What statistics tell me, or can tell me, is how universal that experience is.
Not sure what I could have done back in college in the 80's when the Koss study was done. But it would of been nice to know about the scope of the problem then and not 30yrs later.
Peace and apologies for any offense I may have caused.
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