Rape Resistance Survey

Rape is non-consensual oral, anal or vaginal penetration through the threat of force or bodily injury or after intentionally incapacitating the victim with alcohol or drugs. Attempted rape is a violent and illegal act which should not be delegitimized because there was no penetration. The violence involved in an attempted rape is legitimate and can have the same impact on the survivor as a completed rape.

1. What year was the most recent incident of rape or attempted rape by a male which you have experienced?
• Rape      Attempted Rape
2. The rest of this survey will refer to the most recent rape OR attempted rape you mentioned above. Was your most recent rape/attempted rape experience committed by a:
   • Stranger
   • Date
   • Acquaintance
   • Friend
   • Boyfriend
   • Spouse
   • Family Member
   • Other, please specify   
3. Was the assailant
   • the same race as you.
   • a different race than you.
4. Where were you when the rape/attempted rape occurred?
   • Your Home
   • His Home
   • Public Place
   • Party
   • Bar or Nightclub
   • Automobile
   • Other, please specify   
5. We are interested in learning how perpetrators gain access to their victims. Please describe his behavior leading up to and just before the attack.
6. We are interested in learning more about the “point of knowledge” that women experience just before an attack. Was there a point at which you knew he intended to rape you? If so, how did you know?
7. What was your first response once you thought he intended to rape you?
8. What was your greatest fear during the attack?
   • Death
   • Being raped
   • Being hurt or maimed
   • Harm to family/children
   • Loss of reputation
   • Loss of employment
   • Other, please specify   
9. Did you use any resistance strategies to try to stop the attack? Please list all verbal and physical means you used, whether or not they were successful. (Please skip to question 13 if you chose not to resist, or were unconscious and unable to resist.)
   
10. What did he do that first caused you to begin to resist verbally or physically?
    
11. Which of your resistance strategies do you think were most successful?
    
12. In terms of resistance, would you do anything differently if you had it to do over again?
    
13. If you were unable to resist or you chose not to resist please tell us why.
14. Were you injured as a result of the attack?
• Yes
• No (If no, Skip to question 17)
15. Please describe your injuries?
16. Were you injured because you resisted or did you start resisting because you were being injured?
• Injured because resisted
• Resisted because injured
17. Did you take a self defense course before this incident?
• Yes
• No
18. Did you take a self defense course after this incident?
• Yes
• No
19. Did you talk to anyone else about your experience? (Please check all that apply)
    • Police
    • Mom, sister or other female relative
    • Dad, brother or other male relative
    • Friend
    • Pastor, priest or other clergy
    • Other, please specify   
20. How old were you at the time of the incident?
21. What is your current age?
22. What is your ethnic/racial identification?

• Additional comments for the researchers: