2019 acs graduate Student Survey Report

Responses
Yes (verbal, physical, both) 
8.5 
10.7* 
5.1
No
84.6
81.7
89.6
Unsure
6.9
7.7
5.3
Female 
respondents 
(n=992)
Male 
respondents 
(n=760)
All 
(N=1,835)
Table 3.3.5.1. Experienced “General” Harassment 
% of Total Number of Records
*p<0.05
Responses
Yes (verbal, physical, both) 
7.2 
9.5* 
2.9
No
87.5
84.8
92.8
Unsure
5.3
5.7
4.3
Female 
respondents 
(n=1,020)
Male 
respondents 
(n=765)
All 
(N=1,877)
Table 3.3.5.2. Experienced Sexual Harassment, by Gender (N=1,785)
% of Total Number of Records
*p<0.05

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4.1 
87.3 
8.5*
7.7 
88.4 
3.9
Race 
Asian (n=363) 
White (n=1,267)
Underrepresented Groups (n=99) 
8.1 
84.8 
7.1
(Table 3.3.5.3). This correlation did not show any significant differences among students who 
reported having been harassed among the three groups.
Students who responded that they had been sexually harassed were asked about their actions 
in response to the harassment (Table 3.3.5.4). The majority of students responded that they 
told a colleague (25.1% of females and 22.5% of males) or a friend/family member outside of 
the organization (24.1% of females and 20.0% of males). However, 36.2% of students reported, 
“I kept quiet” as a result of the harassment (16.2% of females and 20.0% of males). Only 1.6% 
of the students responded that they left the organization because of sexual harassment. 
However, since we are surveying current graduate students, it is possible that the number of 
individuals leaving the organization as a result is higher. This study did not find any significant 
differences between the responses of female and male students.
Table 3.3.5.3. Experienced Sexual Harassment, by Race (N=1,799)
Yes (verbal, 
physical, both)
No
Unsure
Underrepresented groups includes American Indians or Alaskan Natives, Black or African Americans, and Native 
Hawaiian or other Pacific Islanders
*A significant difference was found between Asian respondents and White respondents who selected “Unsure” (p=0.00192)