If you were a victim of gender-based violence or abuse, which three of the following, would you be most likely to report it to?
Please rank these from 1 to 3, in order of who you would report this to first, then second and then third.
This table shows who respondents would be most likely to report to.

	%
A close friend or family member	28
My spouse or partner	45
A charity helpline	2
The police	14
A medical professional (eg a doctor or nurse)	2
An educational professional (eg a teacher)	0
A religious leader	0
Other (please write in)	0
I would not feel comfortable discussing or reporting it	5
I don't know	2

 

Go to results for men and women, people of different religions, and people of different ages.
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Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
A close friend or family member	23	33
My spouse or partner	42	48
A charity helpline	2	2
The police	19	10
A medical professional (eg a doctor or nurse)	2	3
An educational professional (eg a teacher)	0	0
A religious leader	0	0
Other (please write in)	1	0
I would not feel comfortable discussing or reporting it	7	3
I don't know	3	1

 

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Results for people of different ages

	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
A close friend or family member	53	28	19	29	22	24
My spouse or partner	30	51	56	45	46	37
A charity helpline	0	0	5	2	2	3
The police	8	10	13	14	18	22
A medical professional (eg a doctor or nurse)	0	2	3	2	3	4
An educational professional (eg a teacher)	0	0	0	0	0	0
A religious leader	0	0	0	1	0	0
Other (please write in)	0	1	0	1	0	0
I would not feel comfortable discussing or reporting it	7	5	2	5	5	7
I don't know	2	2	1	1	4	3

 

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Results for people of different religions

	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
A close friend or family member	33	22	30
My spouse or partner	47	47	40
A charity helpline	1	2	3
The police	9	18	16
A medical professional (eg a doctor or nurse)	2	3	2
An educational professional (eg a teacher)	0	0	0
A religious leader	0	0	0
Other (please write in)	0	1	0
I would not feel comfortable discussing or reporting it	5	5	5
I don't know	2	2	3

 

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