Year:
2026
Module: Gender Based Violence
Variable: GVTYPV
Gender-based violence is violence, abuse and harm directed against a person because of that person's gender, or violence that affects people of a particular gender disproportionately.
Based on this definition, and regardless of your gender, have you personally experienced any of the following in the last year because of your gender? [Multiple Response Table]
| |
%
|
| Physical violence (e.g. Being beaten, slapped, pushed, or restrained) |
7 |
| Sexual violence (e.g. Upskirting, unwanted touching, being coerced into sexual acts) |
8 |
| Psychological violence (e.g. Being insulted, stalked, harassed, controlled against your will, or threatened with violence |
17 |
Online violence (e.g. Receiving threats online or via social media, online trolling, or being sent or being asked for intimate images against your will) |
14 |
| Other types of violence |
1 |
| None of these |
67 |
| I don’t know |
7 |
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Results
for men and women
| |
%
|
| | Male | Female |
| Physical violence (e.g. Being beaten, slapped, pushed, or restrained) |
9 |
6 |
| Sexual violence (e.g. Upskirting, unwanted touching, being coerced into sexual acts) |
2 |
12 |
| Psychological violence (e.g. Being insulted, stalked, harassed, controlled against your will, or threatened with violence |
10 |
21 |
Online violence (e.g. Receiving threats online or via social media, online trolling, or being sent or being asked for intimate images against your will) |
10 |
17 |
| Other types of violence |
1 |
2 |
| None of these |
77 |
61 |
| I don’t know |
5 |
7 |
Results
for people of different religions
| |
%
|
| | Catholic | Protestant | No religion |
| Physical violence (e.g. Being beaten, slapped, pushed, or restrained) |
6 |
7 |
8 |
| Sexual violence (e.g. Upskirting, unwanted touching, being coerced into sexual acts) |
7 |
8 |
10 |
| Psychological violence (e.g. Being insulted, stalked, harassed, controlled against your will, or threatened with violence |
14 |
19 |
18 |
Online violence (e.g. Receiving threats online or via social media, online trolling, or being sent or being asked for intimate images against your will) |
12 |
15 |
17 |
| Other types of violence |
2 |
2 |
1 |
| None of these |
69 |
68 |
66 |
| I don’t know |
7 |
6 |
6 |
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