Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site qubix.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!houxm!houxz!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!hplabs!hpda!fortune!amd!decwrl!sun!idi!qubix!steven From: steven@qubix.UUCP (Steven Maurer) Newsgroups: net.singles,net.women Subject: Re: comments on Chabot's comments on Driscoll's 'big deal' Message-ID: <1317@qubix.UUCP> Date: Wed, 8-Aug-84 09:13:42 EDT Article-I.D.: qubix.1317 Posted: Wed Aug 8 09:13:42 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 11-Aug-84 01:33:05 EDT References: <2921@decwrl.UUCP>, <1297@qubix.UUCP>, <1861@randvax.UUCP> Organization: Qubix Graphic Systems, Saratoga, CA Lines: 26 [+] >> About 15% of the women in this country will be victims >> of sexual assault during their lives. I've heard this statistic cited quite a few times, but still haven't found out about the "little numbers that isn't there". Like: 1] Who figured out this statistic? The FBI or NOW?? 2] What is "sexual assault" defined as? 3] On what criminal records was the statistic based? 4] What is the average "lifetime" of a woman assumed to be? 5] How was the statistic derived? 6] Are there factors that should be taken into account, but aren't? (like hookers amounting to a large percentage of the victims of assaults?) I am fully prepared to believe a fully backed up statistic, but am far too much a cynic ("How to lie with Statistics") to accept any one-liner bandied about. If anyone has the full details, let me know. Steven Maurer UUCP: decwrl!qubix!steven