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

	%
A close friend	18
My spouse or partner	2
Another family member	15
A charity or helpline	10
The police	23
A medical professional (eg a doctor or nurse)	12
A social worker	2
Other (please write in)	0
I would not feel comfortable speaking about it	10
I don't know	9

 

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	17	18
My spouse or partner	2	2
Another family member	13	17
A charity or helpline	9	11
The police	20	25
A medical professional (eg a doctor or nurse)	12	13
A social worker	2	1
Other (please write in)	1	0
I would not feel comfortable speaking about it	13	7
I don't know	11	7

 

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Results for people of different ages

	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
A close friend	20	16	25	14	18	15
My spouse or partner	0	3	2	3	2	1
Another family member	11	18	19	11	13	16
A charity or helpline	11	7	12	14	6	11
The police	31	27	16	21	24	22
A medical professional (eg a doctor or nurse)	12	12	9	14	15	11
A social worker	0	2	1	1	3	2
Other (please write in)	3	0	0	0	0	0
I would not feel comfortable speaking about it	13	6	8	13	9	11
I don't know	0	9	8	9	10	12

 

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Results for people of different religions

	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
A close friend	18	20	15
My spouse or partner	2	2	1
Another family member	15	15	16
A charity or helpline	10	9	11
The police	24	21	22
A medical professional (eg a doctor or nurse)	13	11	14
A social worker	1	2	3
Other (please write in)	0	0	1
I would not feel comfortable speaking about it	10	12	7
I don't know	8	9	9

 

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