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 second most likely to speak to about this.

	%
A close friend	23
My spouse or partner	10
Another family member	23
A charity or helpline	6
The police	16
A medical professional (eg a doctor or nurse)	9
A social worker	1
I would not feel comfortable speaking about it	7
I don't know	6

 

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Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
A close friend	22	24
My spouse or partner	11	9
Another family member	17	30
A charity or helpline	7	4
The police	17	15
A medical professional (eg a doctor or nurse)	8	10
A social worker	1	0
I would not feel comfortable speaking about it	9	4
I don't know	8	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	17	28	28	22	20	21
My spouse or partner	8	12	10	8	12	9
Another family member	42	29	23	13	24	20
A charity or helpline	8	3	4	6	7	6
The police	5	12	20	19	16	18
A medical professional (eg a doctor or nurse)	18	6	4	14	7	9
A social worker	0	1	0	1	1	0
I would not feel comfortable speaking about it	2	5	5	10	6	9
I don't know	0	5	6	7	6	8

 

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Results for people of different religions

	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
A close friend	20	21	28
My spouse or partner	11	9	10
Another family member	25	25	20
A charity or helpline	6	5	7
The police	13	20	15
A medical professional (eg a doctor or nurse)	11	6	11
A social worker	1	0	0
I would not feel comfortable speaking about it	6	9	4
I don't know	7	5	5

 

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