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According to the study, which surveyed more than 10,000 men from six countries (Bangladesh, China, Cambodia, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and Papua New Guinea), around a quarter of all men admitted that they’ve sexually assaulted a woman, reports the AP. In most cases the victim was their wife or girlfriend, but one in ten said that they’ve raped someone who wasn’t their partner.

The key to getting men to open up was that they were not specifically asked about rape. Instead, they were asked in a sideways way. “The word “rape” was not used in the questions, but the men were asked if they had ever forced a woman to have sex when she wasn’t willing or if they had ever forced sex on someone who was too drunk or drugged to consent.”

The surveys were not carried out in the United States, which makes it difficult to compare across cultures. But, according to the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress, “one in twelve male students surveyed had committed acts that met the legal definitions of rape or attempted rape.” And, according to the AAETS, only two percent of “acquaintance rapes” get reported to police.

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