the article states "15,152 women and 12,419 men completed the survey. The response rate was 7.6%" and completion rate was 50%. Addressed in the limitations section is the question of low response rate: "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) researchers also conducted an indepth analysis and found evidence supporting the representativeness of the data despite low response rates."

"In the United States, an estimated 19.3% of women and 1.7% of men have been raped during their lifetimes" and "An estimated 43.9% of women and 23.4% of men experienced other forms of sexual violence during their lifetimes". "