A is mildly drunk, B severely. B is too drunk to give consent. Disagree They have sex. Next day B states rape occurred. Should A be held responsible for rape? A significant number of rapes reported to the police are false allegations Being drunk when having sex increases the likelihood of a false rape allegation Women who regret sex when drunk are more likely to report a false rape allegation Women are more interested in sex when drunk compared to when sober A woman who has drank alcohol and is drunk, should hold some responsibility for a rape/assault that may then happen Have sex with: Consent is about having the freedom to choose to have sex No A and B are severely drunk. A is too drunk to establish if consent is present. B is too drunk to consent. They have sex. Next day B states rape occurred. How would you describe this? Non hazardous Hazardous Undecided Agree Disagree Undecided Agree Disagree Undecided Agree Disagree Undecided Agree Disagree Undecided Agree Disagree Undecided Agree Opposite sex Same sex Both sexes Unsure Yes Consensual Rape A mid- point N (%) 244 (30.5) 555 (69.5) 197 (24.3) 161(19.9) 453 (55.9) 353 (43.6) 184 (22.7) 273 (33.7) 108 (13.3) 65 (8.0) 637 (78.6) 243 (30.0) 100 (12.3) 467 (57.7) 324 (40.1) 96 (11.9) 388 (48.0) 497 (61.8) 60 (7.5) 247 (30.7) N (%) 224 (87.5) 22 (8.6) 10 (3.9) 35 (13.7) 54 (21.2) 166 (65.1) 47 (18.4) 10 (3.9) 160 (62.7) N (%) 196 (37.1) 333 (62.9) 139 (25.8) 117 (21.7) 283 (52.5) 211 (39.2) 132 (24.5) 195 (36.2) 58 (10.8) 42 (7.8) 438 (81.4) 145 (27.0) 69 (12.8) 324 (60.2) 215 (40.1) 76 (14.2) 245 (45.7) 311 (58.2) 49 (9.2) 174 (32.6) N (%) 184 (91.5) 13 (6.5) 4 (2.0) 26 (12.9) 50 (24.8) 126 (62.4) 35 (17.5) 10 (5.0) 119 (59.5) 36 (18.0) Male students Gunby et al. BMC Public Health 2012, 12:216 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/216 Variable Alcohol consumption Table 3 Bivariate comparison of factors associated with students experiencing alcohol-related non-consensual sex, by sex Category Total Never experienced Experienced alcohol-related non- alcohol-related consensual sex non-consensual sex Female students Undecided 38 (14.9) 2 (3.6) 10.72 0.013 Only variables which differed significantly by experience of alcohol related non-consensual sex are displayed. Page 7 of 12 X2 P 7.50 0.023 7.10 0.029 8.85 0.012 222 (82.2) 31.30 < 0.001 78 (28.7) 12.40 0.002 199 (73.2) 9.49 0.009 N (%) 48 (17.8) 58 (21.3) 44 (16.2) 170 (62.5) 142 (52.2) 52 (19.1) 50 (18.4) 23 (8.5) 98 (36.0) 31 (11.4) 143 (52.6) 109 (40.1) 20 (7.4) 143 (52.6) 186 (68.9) 11 (4.1) N (%) 40 (72.7) 9 (17.0) 4 (7.5) 40 (75.5) 12 (21.8) 0 (0.0) 41 (74.5) 73 (27.0) 11.34 0.003 9 (16.4) 6 (10.9) 15.46 < 0.001 7.49 0.024