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 third most likely to report to.

	%
A close friend or family member	17
My spouse or partner	4
A charity helpline	12
The police	30
A medical professional (eg a doctor or nurse)	22
An educational professional (eg a teacher)	1
A religious leader	4
Other (please write in)	0
I would not feel comfortable discussing or reporting it	5
I don't know	7

 

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	20	13
My spouse or partner	4	4
A charity helpline	12	11
The police	25	34
A medical professional (eg a doctor or nurse)	21	23
An educational professional (eg a teacher)	0	1
A religious leader	5	3
Other (please write in)	0	0
I would not feel comfortable discussing or reporting it	5	5
I don't know	8	5

 

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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	8	14	22	17	16	18
My spouse or partner	4	7	4	5	3	1
A charity helpline	12	14	10	10	11	12
The police	36	33	36	28	24	23
A medical professional (eg a doctor or nurse)	20	19	16	27	24	25
An educational professional (eg a teacher)	0	0	1	0	1	1
A religious leader	3	3	2	3	3	8
Other (please write in)	0	0	0	0	0	0
I would not feel comfortable discussing or reporting it	9	6	2	3	6	5
I don't know	8	4	5	6	10	7

 

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Results for people of different religions

	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
A close friend or family member	15	17	19
My spouse or partner	3	5	4
A charity helpline	15	10	11
The police	28	28	31
A medical professional (eg a doctor or nurse)	25	22	19
An educational professional (eg a teacher)	1	1	1
A religious leader	2	8	2
Other (please write in)	0	0	0
I would not feel comfortable discussing or reporting it	4	4	7
I don't know	8	5	7

 

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