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Occurrences of sexual harassment are usually studied at the job site level. Yet there is evidence to indicate that sexual harassment occurs in a number of disparate job settings and affects all types of victims. In this research we document the incidence and attributes of sexual harassment in a state level population using four years of a specially devised victimization survey. In this paper we present the findings regarding the victims, offenders, and the nature and prevalence of such harassment in a rural mountain state. We found that for all four years, almost 20% of working people in Idaho experienced some form of sexual or gender harassment each year. Moreover, the rate of that harassment remained somewhat constant throughout the study periods. We also found that young, unmarried women were the most likely victims of sexual or gender harassment in this statewide study.
Acknowledgements
This research was funded in part by national STOP grant monies and by contributions from the Idaho Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence and the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. The authors bear sole responsibility for any errors of commission or omission contained herein. We are grateful to the other members of the Idaho Research and Analysis Consortium who were instrumental in creating and administering this survey. We are also grateful to Boise State University and the University of Idaho for their support and assistance with this research.