Results of the study show that 1 in 59 U.S. adults (2.7 million women and 978,000 men) experienced unwanted sexual activity in the 12 months preceding the survey and that 1 in 15 U.S. adults (11.7 million women and 2.1 million men) have been forced to have sex during their lifetime. SV is a public health problem among youth and young adults, especially young women. The study’s finding suggests that policymakers and program planners at the State and Federal level need this information to understand the problem and to direct resources toward those populations in greatest need of primary prevention. Such resources should be focused on children and adolescents. Data were collected from the National Violence Against Women Survey (NVAWS), and the ICARIS-2 telephone survey of English- or Spanish-speaking adults (age 18 and older). Tables, references