An oft-quoted 1998 study by the National Institute of Justice and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that one in every six women and one in 33 men in the United States has at one time or another been the victim of rape or attempted rape. An oft-quoted 1998 study by the National Institute of Justice and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that one in every six women and one in 33 men in the United States has at one time or another been the victim of rape or attempted rape.