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.
This table shows who respondents would be most likely to speak to about this.

	%
A close friend	19
My spouse or partner	51
Another family member	8
A charity or helpline	2
The police	7
A medical professional (eg a doctor or nurse)	2
A social worker	0
Other (please write in)	0
I would not feel comfortable speaking about it	5
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	18	20
My spouse or partner	50	53
Another family member	6	11
A charity or helpline	1	2
The police	9	5
A medical professional (eg a doctor or nurse)	2	3
A social worker	1	0
Other (please write in)	0	0
I would not feel comfortable speaking about it	8	3
I don't know	7	4

 

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Results for people of different ages

	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
A close friend	37	18	14	18	19	14
My spouse or partner	33	56	60	50	51	48
Another family member	23	10	8	6	4	5
A charity or helpline	0	1	2	2	2	2
The police	5	5	3	6	8	13
A medical professional (eg a doctor or nurse)	0	2	3	3	3	2
A social worker	0	1	0	1	0	0
Other (please write in)	0	0	0	0	1	0
I would not feel comfortable speaking about it	2	3	4	8	6	7
I don't know	0	4	5	7	5	8

 

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Results for people of different religions

	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
A close friend	19	14	25
My spouse or partner	50	55	49
Another family member	10	8	7
A charity or helpline	2	2	1
The police	4	8	8
A medical professional (eg a doctor or nurse)	3	2	2
A social worker	1	0	0
Other (please write in)	0	0	0
I would not feel comfortable speaking about it	6	6	3
I don't know	6	5	4

 

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