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 most likely to speak to about this.

	%
A close friend	17
My spouse or partner	47
Another family member	12
A charity or helpline	2
The police	10
A medical professional (eg a doctor or nurse)	2
A social worker	0
Other (please write in)	<0.5
I would not feel comfortable speaking about it	4
I don't know	5

 

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	17
My spouse or partner	47	47
Another family member	9	15
A charity or helpline	2	2
The police	12	9
A medical professional (eg a doctor or nurse)	2	2
A social worker	0	0
Other (please write in)	0	1
I would not feel comfortable speaking about it	4	4
I don't know	6	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	*	18	14	18	19	14
My spouse or partner	*	56	60	50	51	48
Another family member	*	10	8	6	4	5
A charity or helpline	*	1	2	2	2	2
The police	*	5	3	6	8	13
A medical professional (eg a doctor or nurse)	*	2	3	3	3	2
A social worker	*	1	0	1	0	0
Other (please write in)	*	0	0	0	1	0
I would not feel comfortable speaking about it	*	3	4	8	6	7
I don't know	*	4	5	7	5	8

* indicates that the number of people in this category is too small to allow percentages to be calculated.

 

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Results for people of different religions

	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
A close friend	13	17	20
My spouse or partner	50	45	47
Another family member	11	13	12
A charity or helpline	2	2	2
The police	11	9	11
A medical professional (eg a doctor or nurse)	1	2	2
A social worker	0	0	0
Other (please write in)	1	<0.5	<0.5
I would not feel comfortable speaking about it	3	5	3
I don't know	7	5	3

 

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