Questionnaire for Males

IRMA

/ Strongly Disagree / Disagree / Neutral / Agree / Strongly Agree
1) A woman who is raped while she is drunk is at least somewhat responsible. / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
2) Although most women wouldn’t admit it, they generally like being physically forced to have sex. / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
3) If a woman is willing to “make out” with a guy, then it’s no big deal if he goes a little further and has sex with her. / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
4) Many women secretly desire to be raped. / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
5) If a woman doesn’t physically fight back, you can’t really say that it was rape. / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
6) Men from nice middle-class homes almost never rape. / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
7) Rape accusations are often used as a way of getting back at men. / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
8) Usually, only women who dress sexy are raped. / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
9) If the rapist doesn’t have a weapon, you really can’t call it a rape. / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
10)Rape is unlikely to happen in a woman’s own neighborhood. / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
11)Women tend to exaggerate how much rape affects them. / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
12)A lot of women lead a man on and then they cry rape. / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
13)A woman who “teases” men deserves anything that might happen. / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
14)When women are raped, it’s often because the way they said “no” was unclear. / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
15)Men don’t usually intend to force sex on a woman, but sometimes they get too sexually carried away. / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
16)A woman who dresses in skimpy clothes should not be surprised if a man tries to force her to have sex. / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
17)Rape happens when a man’s sex drive gets out of control. / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
18)Most rape and sexual assaults are committed by strangers. / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
19)In Illinois, a 15 year-old can give consent to have sex. / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
20)If someone came to me and claimed that they were raped, my first reaction would be to not believe them. / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
A healthy relationship is one in which... / Strongly Disagree / Disagree / Neutral / Agree / Strongly Agree
21)...your partner needs to be with you during all of your free time. / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
22)...your partner gets jealous when you talk to someone else. / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
23)...you are totally committed to making the other person happy. / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
24)...your partner always needs to be touching you. / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
25)...you exchange sex for dinner and a movie or other things that cost money. / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
26)...your partner will do anything to please you. / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5

27)You are at a party and see a girl who is drinking a lot and appears very drunk. You see a guy approaching this girl who begins to lead her away from the party. Of the following, which one would you do?

1. Do nothing; its none of my business.

2. Stay with her, or find a trusted person to stay with her to insure that no one takes advantage of her.

3. Ask her if she needs help.

4. Talk to the guy and ask where he’s taking her.

It isn’t rape if... / Strongly Disagree / Disagree / Neutral / Agree / Strongly Agree
28)...the couple has had sex before. / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
29)...she doesn’t say ‘no’ or struggle. / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
30)...she says ‘no’ but then he talks her into it. / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
31)...he has spent more than $40 on their date. / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
The “What would you do” survey / Very likely / Likely / Not sure / Not likely / Not at all likely
32)How likely are you to stop the first time a girl says ‘no’ to your sexual advances? / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
33)You’ve wanted to have sex with your girlfriend for a long time, but she has always said ‘no.’ One night, you take her to a party where she gets very drunk. How likely are you to have sex with her on that night? / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
34)If you could be assured that no one would know, and that you could in no way be punished, how likely would you be to force a woman to have sex with you? / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
Attitudes/Beliefs/Activism/Accountability / Strongly Disagree / Disagree / Neutral / Agree / Strongly Agree
35)It is men’s responsibility to prevent rape. / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
36)Rape is a women’s issue. / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
37)I should be punished for my actions if a woman says/feels that I have violated her rights sexually. / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
38)Rape hurts all men. / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
39)A man being raped by a man is worse than a woman being rape by a man. / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
40)It is OK to talk a girl into sex. / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
41)Women who are prostitutes can’t get raped. / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
42)Alcohol and drugs lessen my ability to know whether or not someone wants to have sex with me. / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
43)If I rape someone, I will get in trouble for it. / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
44)Men can be victims of rape. / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
45)I enjoy jokes that make fun of women. / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
46)A victim is never responsible for rape. / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
47)Women sometimes provoke or deserve rape. / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
48)It is the woman’s responsibility to set sexual limits. / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
49)If a woman doesn’t say ‘no,’ she is agreeing to have sex. / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
50)It is the man’s responsibility to initiate sex. / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
51)Women like it when men are forceful about sex. / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
52)A man can expect to have sex with a woman after the second or third date. / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
53)Men have to be very persuasive in order to convince a woman to have sex. / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5

Personal Information

A / B / C / D / E
54)Race/Ethnicity / American Indian/
Alaskan Native / Asian / Black or African American / Hispanic or Latino / White
55)Have you ever had a dating partner? / Yes / No
56)How many girlfriends or boyfriends have you had? / 0 / 1 - 3 / 4 - 7 / 8 - 12 / More than 12
57)Do you currently have a steady boyfriend or girlfriend? / Yes / No
58)How long have you been dating this person? / Currently not dating / Less than 1 month / 1 to 3 months / 3 to 8 months / More than 8 months
59)How often do you and your partner spend time together all alone? / Currently not dating / Rarely, we’re usually with others / About once a month / About once a week / Almost daily
A / B / C / D / E