 Levels of fear of rape vary among women by age, race/ethnicity, residential area, and other factors, but are especially high for women who have been victims of rape in the past or know victims personally (the latter group may include a significant portion of women, with one study estimating that over half of women know rape victims).Women are socialized from a very young age that rape can happen anywhere, to anyone, at any time.They are taught that they should always be aware of the possibility of rape and protect themselves it.