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 second most likely to speak to about this.

	%
A close friend	25
My spouse or partner	12
Another family member	24
A charity or helpline	5
The police	17
A medical professional (eg a doctor or nurse)	6
A social worker	<0.5
Other (please write in)	0
I would not feel comfortable speaking about it	5
I don't know	6

 

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	23	26
My spouse or partner	10	13
Another family member	22	26
A charity or helpline	6	5
The police	19	15
A medical professional (eg a doctor or nurse)	7	6
A social worker	1	0
Other (please write in)	0	0
I would not feel comfortable speaking about it	5	4
I don't know	7	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	*	26	26	27	26	25
My spouse or partner	*	9	12	11	7	10
Another family member	*	37	22	22	19	19
A charity or helpline	*	2	7	8	4	5
The police	*	13	16	14	20	24
A medical professional (eg a doctor or nurse)	*	8	5	7	9	8
A social worker	*	1	0	0	1	1
Other (please write in)	*	0	0	0	0	0
I would not feel comfortable speaking about it	*	3	7	5	4	2
I don't know	*	2	7	5	10	7

* 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	21	26	28
My spouse or partner	13	10	12
Another family member	28	22	24
A charity or helpline	3	6	8
The police	17	19	13
A medical professional (eg a doctor or nurse)	6	5	8
A social worker	1	0	0
Other (please write in)	0	0	0
I would not feel comfortable speaking about it	4	6	4
I don't know	7	6	3

 

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