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A substantial majority of Americans (81%) view sexual assault in the military as an extremely or very important issue. But the public does not believe the problem of sexual assault is a bigger problem in the military than outside it.<\/p>\n\n

A majority (54%) say instances of sexual assaults in the military represent individual acts of misconduct, while 40% believe they result from underlying problems in the military’s culture.<\/p>\n\n

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Just 11% say the problem of sexual assaults is more of a problem inside the military than in society overall. About a quarter (23%) say the assaults are more of a problem outside the military, while 63% say it is about the same in the military and society at large.<\/p>\n\n

The public is evenly divided over whether the better way to handle the problem of sexual assault in the military is for Congress to make changes in military laws (45%) or to let military leaders to address the problem internally (44%).<\/p>\n\n

About half of Americans (52%) have a great deal or fair amount of confidence that military leaders will make the right decisions when it comes to the problem of sexual assault in the military. Read more<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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