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 second most likely to report to.

	%
A close friend or family member	29
My spouse or partner	18
A charity helpline	7
The police	26
A medical professional (eg a doctor or nurse)	12
An educational professional (eg a teacher)	1
A religious leader	1
I would not feel comfortable discussing or reporting it	3
I don't know	3

 

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	24	34
My spouse or partner	19	17
A charity helpline	8	6
The police	28	25
A medical professional (eg a doctor or nurse)	11	12
An educational professional (eg a teacher)	0	2
A religious leader	2	1
I would not feel comfortable discussing or reporting it	3	2
I don't know	4	2

 

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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	31	30	33	26	27	28
My spouse or partner	21	23	15	17	17	18
A charity helpline	6	7	7	6	8	7
The police	20	22	25	28	30	29
A medical professional (eg a doctor or nurse)	4	11	14	16	12	9
An educational professional (eg a teacher)	7	0	1	1	0	0
A religious leader	3	1	0	2	1	3
I would not feel comfortable discussing or reporting it	3	4	2	2	3	2
I don't know	4	2	3	2	4	3

 

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Results for people of different religions

	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
A close friend or family member	33	25	26
My spouse or partner	19	14	23
A charity helpline	6	7	8
The police	23	32	25
A medical professional (eg a doctor or nurse)	10	15	9
An educational professional (eg a teacher)	1	0	2
A religious leader	1	3	0
I would not feel comfortable discussing or reporting it	3	3	3
I don't know	4	1	4

 

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