Health | domestic violence 1 in 5 Women Have Been Victims of Sexual Assault CDC conducts first study for new annual report By John Johnson Posted Dec 14, 2011 6:29 PM CST Copied File photo (Shutterstock) A new CDC study—the first in what will be annual reports on violence between intimate partners—has some rough numbers, as per Bloomberg and the Washington Post: 1 in 4 women have been physically assaulted by a husband or boyfriend 1 in 5 women have been sexually assaulted at some point in their lives 1 in 6 women have been stalked 1 in 7 men have been physically assaulted by a partner About 1.3 million women were sexually assaulted in the year prior to the study Most who have experienced such violence did so before age 25 “The prevalence of sexual and intimate partner violence is staggering,” says a representative of one advocacy group. Read These Next It's a survival story fit for a sea shanty. For first time, SCOTUS is asked to overturn gay marriage ruling. White House plans sweeping checks of Smithsonian exhibits. Got grandkids? You may want to set up a secret code with them. Report an error